A compilation of this past week’s Twitter messages – from the serious to the whimsical – from some top names in technology.
“Really quick twitter question: if you were starting a company now, what area would it be in and why?”
– Dylan Collins, founder of various online games/internet companies
“Ireland sells itself as a Gateway to Europe yet for its biggest customers their Gateway to Ireland is London.”
– John Hartnett, founder, Irish Technology Leadership Group
“Pop out to grab a microwavable dinner, then back doing what a CEO (Chief Everything Officer) does #StartUpLife”
– James Whelton, tech entrepreneur and first person to hack the iPod Nano
“G+: What is the value of a tag line? No matter how cool a tag line is these days do we even remember them anymore …”
– Bill Liao, social networking entrepreneur and philanthropist
“Back to San Francisco. Hello, fog.”
– Jack Dorsey, creator, co-founder and executive chairman of Twitter; CEO of Square
“Lectured at UC Berkeley today – my new part time gig!”
– Biz Stone, co-founder of Twitter
“Having one of those ‘this update is taking a suspiciously long time to finish’ moments. There might be shouting.”
– Ben Hammersley, editor at large of the UK edition of WIRED magazine
“Dude on bus is hoping for some sympathy because he got a DUI last night. Wanted to ‘check voicemail’ on my phone. Sorry, no.”
– Matt Galligan, co-founder and chief strategy officer of SimpleGeo