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Apple and Think Secret

“Being the richest man in the cemetery doesn’t matter to me… Going to bed at night saying we’ve done something wonderful… that’s what matters to me” - Steve Jobs
I’m a little torn on Apple today. On the whole, I’m a huge Apple supporter and for the most part, O believe they are doing a stellar job. But every so often, Job’s and company makes a fatal misstep with PR and does something I don’t like. Such is the case with the shut down of Think Secret.

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What I think of the possible Digg Sale

“I think that the online world has actually brought books back. People are reading because they’re reading the damn screen. That’s more reading than people used to do” - Bill MurrayDigg So I was reading TechCrunch this week about the possible $300 million dollar deal on Digg. Everyone has pretty much said that it is about time for Digg to sell, mainly because they believe that this is as much as Digg could even hope to get considering it low visitor rate in recent days. I for one actually am against the concept of selling and not because I believe Digg is the best Web 2.0 site, but more so that I one of the few that believe the model should not be to gain as many eyeballs as you can and sell high while you’re able, but to creates something else.

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