Biz Stone: Murdoch's Google veto will "fail fast"

It's worth stepping back a bit and asking exactly what it means for Murdoch to 'fail'. If his web-traffic falls off a cliff and advertising revenue plummets then that might be a sign of failure, but that is highly unlikely to happen. And Murdoch is right in the sense that he needs loyal readers more than 'traffic'. So we may never know whether Murdoch is right or not. In the end, Biz Stone's opinion is about as valid as anyone else's. Cool name though...

By c6ten on 20 Nov 2009

Biz Stone? Seriously?!

He can't really be called that? Surely? He must have changed his name!

Sounds like a video game character!

By Grunthos on 20 Nov 2009

Though, like all, we do love free stuff, Murdoch does have a valid point. And it is nice of Twitter to offer to help - I suppose he's just saying that trying to remain neutral on the whole subject.

Is that the name he was born under? (No, I don't mean he was born under a stone) it just doesn't seem usual to be called this. Maybe he recently had it changed :)

By nicomo on 20 Nov 2009

looks like we both thought of the same thing and you just beat me to it Grunthos ;)

By nicomo on 20 Nov 2009

small minds

I think Biz may be wrong, because in UK we have to many people with small minds who have to be told who to vote for by an Aussie he cant do it in his country but can here,the Sun written by 5 year old for 5 year old's, because they cant read full sentences, and don't yet understand the grown up world, we can see some of them here more interested in your name than the content of your article, they don't understand what you are on about so they resort to what comes naturally to slag off, I agree with your article and think Murdoch is trying to show how powerful he thinks he but he is up against more knowledgeable people and not his Sun readers.

By eagle44 on 22 Nov 2009

small minds

I think Biz may be wrong, because in UK we have to many people with small minds who have to be told who to vote for by an Aussie he cant do it in his country but can here,the Sun written by 5 year old for 5 year old's, because they cant read full sentences, and don't yet understand the grown up world, we can see some of them here more interested in your name than the content of your article, they don't understand what you are on about so they resort to what comes naturally to slag off, I agree with your article and think Murdoch is trying to show how powerful he thinks he but he is up against more knowledgeable people and not his Sun readers.

By eagle44 on 22 Nov 2009

small minds

I think Biz may be wrong, because in UK we have to many people with small minds who have to be told who to vote for by an Aussie he cant do it in his country but can here,the Sun written by 5 year old for 5 year old's, because they cant read full sentences, and don't yet understand the grown up world, we can see some of them here more interested in your name than the content of your article, they don't understand what you are on about so they resort to what comes naturally to slag off, I agree with your article and think Murdoch is trying to show how powerful he thinks he but he is up against more knowledgeable people and not his Sun readers.

By eagle44 on 22 Nov 2009

small minds

I think Biz may be wrong, because in UK we have to many people with small minds who have to be told who to vote for by an Aussie he cant do it in his country but can here,the Sun written by 5 year old for 5 year old's, because they cant read full sentences, and don't yet understand the grown up world, we can see some of them here more interested in your name than the content of your article, they don't understand what you are on about so they resort to what comes naturally to slag off, I agree with your article and think Murdoch is trying to show how powerful he thinks he but he is up against more knowledgeable people and not his Sun readers.

By eagle44 on 22 Nov 2009

eagle44

One post will do, thanks.

Seems you fell into the 'Law of Correction' - in posting about the lack of knowledge of others, you appear not to know how to post only once... ;)
Anyway - no, 'Biz' is not his given name, it's a nickname. Isaac 'Biz' Stone. I've got no idea how he got the nickname though

By greemble on 22 Nov 2009