Freelancing Gods 2010

Like a whiteboard, but better: "With IdeaPaint, there’s nothing to throw out. You apply it directly over the existing wall or surface in your office. When you’re ready for something new, just paint over it."

"The core problem publishing solves — the incredible difficulty, complexity, and expense of making something available to the public — has stopped being a problem."

"Management just didn’t and don’t get the internet"

"You must give the customer The Warm Fuzzy Feeling"

"those of us in the business sector have a responsibility to use our energies in ways that don’t just prevent negative consequences, but actually foster positive ones"

"In the digital arena, generative qualities add value to free copies, and therefore are something that can be sold."

Need to remember these guys when I visit New York (and have a design figured out before then!)

"Everyone applauds when Google goes after Microsoft's Office monopoly, seeing it simply as "turnabout's fair play," but when they start to go after web non-profits like Wikipedia, you see where the ineluctible logic leads."

"Here's an idea: make fantastic products and services and stop trying to control the citizen voice. It only comes back to haunt you. Always has, always will."

Useful set of links, not just for freelancers

"The best reason to always build out API's for your product is that it makes it easier for the rest of the world to extend your product or service rather than start competitors."

Going down the comparison table, I can tick 'yes' for almost all confidently, and the rest are 'close enough' for MBO - w00, go us.