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    1. “ We don't have an information shortage, we have an attention shortage ”
    2. “ When a vampire sucks your blood, you make new blood. That's different than when a human being eats bacon. The pig's over, it's done. The thing about information is that information is more valuable when people know it. There's an exception for business information and super timely information, but in all other cases, ideas that spread win. I'm not talking about plagiarism, I'm talking about the difference between obscurity and piracy. If the taking is so whole that the original is worth nothing -- like eating bacon -- that's a problem. ”
    3. “ We don't have an information shortage, we have an attention shortage ”
    4. “ When a vampire sucks your blood, you make new blood. That's different than when a human being eats bacon. The pig's over, it's done. The thing about information is that information is more valuable when people know it. There's an exception for business information and super timely information, but in all other cases, ideas that spread win. I'm not talking about plagiarism, I'm talking about the difference between obscurity and piracy. If the taking is so whole that the original is worth nothing -- like eating bacon -- that's a problem. ”

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  2. Seth Godin: Mark Cuban Is Completely Wrong About Aggregators

    Business Insider (Feb 15 2010)

    1. Seth Godin: Mark Cuban Is Completely Wrong About Aggregators "We don't have an information shortage, we have an attention shortage" says Godin. "There's always someone who's going to supply you with information that you're going to curate. The Guggenheim doesn't have a shortage of art. They don't pay you to hang painting for a show, in fact you have to pay for the insurance. Why? Because the Guggenheim is doing a service to the person who's in the museum and the artist who's being displayed." As Godin sees the world, power is shifting from content makers to content curators -- and that ... (Read Full Article)

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