Om Malik Quotes

Om Malik

Profession : Writer

Birth : September 29, 1966

There's only one way to succeed: Show up, work hard, and do everything right. Regardless of who you might be or what kind of job you may have.

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On my end, I am still surprised that many media organizations are unable to adapt to new media formats and, more importantly, new network behaviors.

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Everybody's trying to repeat the past with the new network, with new devices and new tools. Why not make something brand-new?

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My definition of media? 'Anything which owns attention.' This could be a game or, perhaps, a platform. Ironically, the media tends to associate media with publishing - digital or otherwise - which, in turn, is too narrow a way to consider not only the media but also the reality of the competitive landscape and media-focused innovation.

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Whether it is through stock-market trading or the sale of hotel rooms, the Internet has a way of bringing deflationary forces to all businesses that were hitherto inefficient and involved many middlemen.

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Some media companies that rely on advertising revenue are tying journalist compensation to the traffic their story generates. It doesn't work because it de-prioritizes writing.

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There is better than a good chance that while relaxing on a beach somewhere or sipping a martini in your favorite lounge, you have heard music that makes raise your eyebrow and ask, 'What kind of music is that?'

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If you look at something like Spotify, many record labels are investors in the company. So from that standpoint, the money is all going back into the labels.

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Internet, for all its faults, exposed me to a lot more music.

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Technology is now part of the social fabric; it is what is causing dislocation. It is the cause of fear amongst all of us.

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The digitization of our society is a challenge that is both legislative and philosophical.

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Avoid the spectacle of technology and instead focus on technology and science solving real problems.

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Many companies that become verbs actually end up modifying our behaviors, and companies that modify behaviors end up becoming behemoths.

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In the digital realm, companies are free from the friction of producing physical goods, and as a result, we see companies like Google go from zero dollars in revenues to billions at a much faster rate.

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As someone who has been wrong often, I can tell you one thing for sure: hindsight reminds you of your follies every day.

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Instead of standing in the way, technology is increasingly an enabler of emotion. A message at the wrong time at dinner can turn a gourmet dish into something insipid because of the interruption.

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The lightbulb, the most humble and illuminating of all technologies, when combined with a network connection, transforms itself from being a bulb into a wake-up alarm, a mood alteration mechanism, and in some cases, a cupid's assistant.

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