In social media, people cannot build big followings organically unless what they are putting out to the world has value.
It's just as valuable to curate content as it is to create it.
I only want to put out the best for myself and my subscribers.
If you look at the history of how information flows, there was a time that newspapers were kind of in the place that Google and Facebook are now - how do we get more people to buy a copy? Then there was a shift in the early 20th century. They needed to do better, and readers and consumers demanded that of them.
Of course, I always try to integrate my life on social media but I would be the last person to post a random picture just to get likes and just so that I can create some social media feed. For me, a post should have some meaning.
When I listen to those tapes now, the real cocaine shows; there's just nothing special about their content.
I respect the audience's intelligence a lot, and that's why I don't try to go for the lowest common denominator.
We're a content company. And if we create the best content, every distributor will want what we have.
I feel like we always kept our core philosophy of making content that we would wanna watch, and there's definitely a different scale we are offering that at today.
I don't limit myself as long as the content is good.
It's not necessarily how many minutes you're on screen, it's the material you have. It's more important what it is you have to do than the amount of time you're there.
Going home helps the content.
I'm a content creator, so I like to read the comments, and I like to engage, because if people aren't interested in what I'm doing, then I'm not doing a good job.
The broader the topic, the easier it is, not only to fill a book, but to set the bar pretty high for really great stuff.
it makes a great difference to a speaker whether he has something to say, or has to say something.
I don't like seeing the stuff that's not polished. It's harder for me to step away from it and watch that.
Bloggers intent on self-expression which renders no service to readers don't get read.
Premium content matters.
I think if you make good, interesting content with compelling story lines and good characters, people will tune into the web for as long as you want them to.
Extreme volume in music very often disguises a lack of actually important content.
I think Facebook has a lot of work to do to make sure people are seeing meaningful things and not garbage.
Everybody needs an editor.
We never want the audience to get bored.
Greatest misconception about Wikipedia: We aren’t democratic. Our readers edit the entries, but we’re actually quite snobby. The core community appreciates when someone is knowledgeable, and thinks some people are idiots and shouldn’t be writing.
Anything I write I ask myself: Is it true, is it entertaining?
