“There are essentially two main reasons to hold a phone up at a show. F...” — John Battelle Quote

“There are essentially two main reasons to hold a phone up at a show. First, to capture a memory for yourself, a reminder of the moment you're enjoying. And second, to share that moment with someone - to express your emotions socially. Both seem perfectly legitimate to me.”

“I left 'Wired' before it was sold to Conde Nast and Lycos, so I didn't experience that transition.”

“Advertising and content have always been bound together - in print, on television, and on the web. Sure, you can skip the ad - just flip the page, or press 'ffwd' on your DVR. But great advertising, as I've long argued, adds value to the content ecosystem, and has as much a right to be in the conversation as does the publisher and the consumer.”

“You must capture and keep the heart of the original and supremely able man before his brain can do its best.”

“We no longer have to capture the 'real world' and recreate it online. We simply live and communicate at the same time.”

“Photography is like a moment, an instant. You need a half-second to get the photo. So it's good to capture people when they are themselves.”