March Quotes

"Making users happy is a suckers game. Pushing the envelope is what makes you a winner." - TechCrunch commenting on Facebooks decision to effectivly go back on some of the changes they made to the site in the wake of thousands of users complaining

"What’s next [for newspapers]? Here’s my marker: within three years we’ll lose a third of the regional press’ editorial capacity in the UK and about the same in their (already dwindled) ad revenues. Presses will stop on 10% of the titles and two nationals will switch to web-only editions on skeletal editorial staff. This is not cyclical. This is not a UK problem." - Danny Meadows-Klue of Digital Strategy Consulting

"This isn't about the end of commerce or the end of marketing or news or entertainment. All of the above are finding new expressions online, and in time will flourish thanks to the very digital revolution that is now ravaging them. The future is bright." - Bob Garfield of Ad Age

"At a time of unprecedented challenge for all print media, many publications have rushed to embrace social networking technologies. Most now offer Twitter feeds of major breaking news headlines, while the Daily Mail recently pioneered an iPhone application providing users with a one-click facility for reporting suspicious behaviour by migrants or gays." - Guardian April Fools