This document provides 50 memorable quotes from SXSW 2015 on a variety of topics related to technology, social media, marketing and business. Some of the key themes that emerge from the quotes include the impact of social media and how it has changed communication; the importance of storytelling and creating engaging content; the speed of technological change and new trends like the Internet of Things, quantified self and more personalized transportation options like Uber and Lyft.
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50 more memorable quotes SXSW 2015
1. Photo: Marc Wathieu [Flickr]
50 most memorable quotes
from SXSW 2015
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2. There were the Internet of Things and
Quantified Self trends but now the Internet of
Body is coming in a few years.
Photo: Samsung Tomorrow [Flickr]
- Ernesto Rodriguez, Hoppe
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3. The success of Social Media was rapid and huge because
it disrupted the way that we communicate among us.
Photo: [StockSnap.io]
- Krystine Batcho, Le Moyne College
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4. Talking about Gamification, I can’t reach 100%
on my Linkedin personal profile.
- AJ Scherbring, Mirum Agency
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Photo: [StockSnap.io]
5. Our time is now so easy to waste. We need to
decide what exactly we want to read online.
Photo: thirtyfootscrew [Flickr]
- Paul Tyma, Refresh
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6. Now is the best time to be a video content creator.
Photo: John Feliese [StockSnap.io]
- Morgan Spurlock, filmmaker, screenwriter
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7. Anonymity in the virtual landscape is much
different than in the real life.
Photo: Benjamin Lehman [Flickr]
- Jason Cranford Teague, Capital One
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8. Empathy is like a muscle that needs to be exercised.
Photo: Morgan Session [Unsplash]
- Sara Konrath, Indiana University
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9. If there is a great story you forget about
the camera, stage and filters. There is only
a great storytelling.
Photo: Jay Wennington [StockSnap.io]
- Morgan Spurlock, filmmaker, screenwriter
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10. To touch is to feel.
Photo: Kalle Gustafsson [Flickr]
- Rohit Thawani, TBWAChiatDay
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Speaking of haptic technology
11. The future of marketing is philanthropy.
Photo: Gates Foundation [Flickr]
- Biz Stone, Super
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12. Mother at home is like the COO -
Chief Operating Officer.
Photo: Vinoth Chandar [Flickr]
- Princess Reema, Alfa International
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13. I saw a guy on the train watching Gladiator on
his phone. I was so dissapointed!
Photo: Jan Vasek [StockSnap.io]
- Morgan Spurlock, filmmaker, screenwriter
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14. Hypocrisy melts my face off.
Photo: Ryan McGuire [StockSnap.io]
- Gary Vaynerchuk, VaynerMedia
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15. The speed of change is unbelievable.
Photo: Stuart Rankin [Flickr]
- Jack Welch , The Jack Welch Management Institute
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Speaking of the progress of technology
16. We overlooked the impact of UBER
on drinking & driving problem.
Photo: Digitaltrends
- Malcolm Gladwell, journalist
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17. We want to have tools that touch us back.
Photo: Ben Husmann [Flickr]
- Rohit Thawani, TBWAChiatDay
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Speaking of haptic technology
18. I think you’ll see some dead unicorns
in Silicon Valley this year.
Photo: Peter Thoeny [Flickr]
- Bill Gurley, Benchmark
”„ Speaking of the Next Tech Bubble
19. You and your mind can disagree.
Photo: Ian Iott [Flickr]
- Martine Rothblatt, United Therapeutics
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20. We need to be the listeners. Not only use
Social Media platforms to shout and publish.
Less posting in case of likes, more in case of cause.
Photo: Elisabetta Foco
- Andrew Yee, Biola University
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21. You need to be very human to be
successful on the web.
Photo: Kat N.L.M. [Flickr]
- Pete Cashmore, Mashable
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22. This is disruptive in the true
meaning of this word.
Photo: Digitaltrends
- Malcolm Gladwell, journalist
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Speaking of Car Sharing trend
23. The Internet is the most important
creation in my life.
Photo: Tony McNeill [Flickr]
- William Goodall, Student, digital native
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24. I use what my friends use.
- Sydney Polinchock, Student, digital native
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Speaking of Social Media apps
25. It’s our fail when we don’t fail.
Photo: Roger [Flickr]
- Astro Teller, Google X
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26. If you do the work that matters,
you are an artist.
Photo: Fons Heijnsbroek [Flickr]
- Jonah Peretti, Buzzfeed
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27. There are so many problems that can be
technologically solved now.
Photo: Ray Sam [Stocksnap.io]
- Eric Schmidt, Google
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28. People don’t mind advertising
if you provide a great content.
Photo: [Flickr]
- Pete Cashmore, Mashable
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29. We must be united. Beliving in the lines
on the globe map is stupid.
Photo: D B Young [Flickr]
- Martine Rothblatt, United Therapeutics
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30. People today want transportation now.
Photo: Israel Sundseth [StockSnap.io]
- Logan Green, Lyft
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31. I can read 2 books in 2 days so I definitely
can pay attention to things.
Photo: Taylor Leopold [Stocksnap.io]
- Sydney Polinchock, Student, digital native
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32. I am a utopian.
Photo: Sam Howitz [Flickr]
- Eric Schmidt, Google
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33. Never focus on clicks and views.
The main metric is share.
Photo: Jim Pennucci [Flickr]
- Jonah Peretti, Buzzfeed
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34. If you have to make tons of progress,
you have to make tons of fails.
Photo: Adam Lederer [Flickr]
- Astro Teller, Google X
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35. For the iPad generation,
print is just a broken touch screen.
Photo: Danny Molyneux [Flickr]
- Kate Stone, Novalia
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36. We don’t have the access to credit cards,
so we hack a lot of things. We all do this.
Photo: Peter Kirkeskov Rasmussen
- William Goodall, Student, digital native
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37. I spent last 10 years on studying the chaos.
Photo: Francisco Barberis [Flickr]
- Jeremy Gutsche, Trendhunter
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38. Flexibility is the new stability.
Photo: Unsplash
- Logan Green, Lyft
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39. On Snapchat you don’t have to
try to be perfect.
Photo: Maurizio Pesce [Flickr]
- Pete Cashmore, Mashable
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40. I’m afraid of people’s
reaction to technology.
Photo: Matthieu Aubry. [Flickr]
- Astro Teller, Google X
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41. Facebook’s business model was
created just to waste your time.
Photo: Younghart [Flickr]
”„ - Paul Tyma, Refresh
42. No one understands Millenials better
than Coca-Cola and Pepsi.
Photo: Sean Loyless [Flickr]
- Jeremy Gutsche, Trendhunter
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