There is people who make stuff with words. There is people who make stuff with programs. And I really believe that that whole creative culture, people didn't realize how creative programming is. And anybody who's done it of course knows… — Tim O'Reilly Copy Share Image
Empowerment of individuals is a key part of what makes open source work, since in the end, innovations tend to come from small groups,… — Tim O'Reilly Copy Share
In social networks, you gain and bestow status through those you associate with. — Tim O'Reilly Copy Share
Programming is how we talk to the machines that are increasingly woven into our lives. If you aren't a programmer, you're like one of… — Tim O'Reilly Copy Share
When you have to prove the value of your ideas by persuading other people to pay for them, it clears out an awful lot… — Tim O'Reilly Copy Share
Anyone who puts a small gloss on a fundamental technology, calls it proprietary, and then tries to keep others from building on it, is… — Tim O'Reilly Copy Share
We often get blinded by the forms in which content is produced, rather than the job that the content does. — Tim O'Reilly Copy Share
It's hard to make something as large as a government change. It's a little bit like building the transcontinental railroad. — Tim O'Reilly Copy Share
We were the first people to do advertising on the Web. I actually saw in 1993 that the ad could be the content, the destination. — Tim O'Reilly Copy Share
Obscurity is a far greater threat to authors and creative artists than piracy. — Tim O'Reilly Copy Share
The thing we should all be looking for are people who want to make a difference. I'm a big believer in the Silicon Valley… — Tim O'Reilly Copy Share
Amazon is now the definitive source for data about whole sets of products - fungible consumer products. EBay is the authoritative source for the… — Tim O'Reilly Copy Share
Everybody's enamored of the iPhone, the Google phone. But the applications are going to change. You know, we're going to start using our phones… — Tim O'Reilly Copy Share
