I'm nearly certain that Google accessed my Gmail account after I broke a major story about Google. Michael Arrington accessaccountbreak Change image and share on social
If AOL had ever ordered me to remove a piece of content from the site for any reason, I would have immediately written about it and disclosed the situation to our readers. And if I had ever ordered a writer to remove content, I would have expected that writer to have done the same to me. Michael Arrington aolcontentdisclose share on social
The problem isn't that Silicon Valley is keeping women down or not doing enough to encourage female entrepreneurs. The opposite is true. No, the problem is that not enough women want to become entrepreneurs. Michael Arrington encourageentrepreneurfemale share on social
I'm a creature of startups. For example, I don't want government interference in the startup ecosystem. Michael Arrington creatureecosystemgovernment Change image and share on social
Women in my world are respected as much as men. Michael Arrington manrespectwoman Change image and share on social
I don't claim to be a journalist. I hold myself to higher standards of transparency and disclosure. Michael Arrington claimdisclosurehigh Change image and share on social
I'm worried about privacy - the companies out there gathering data on us, the stuff we do on Twitter, the publicly scrapeable stuff on Facebook. It's amazing how much data there is out there on us. I'm worried that it can be abused and will be abused. Michael Arrington abuseamazecompany share on social
Talking about Apple v. Microsoft without mentioning the Internet and the browser is like talking about WWII without talking about the nuke. Framing the conversation just in terms of open v. closed operating systems, the quality of the hardware or software or who the CEO was, is silly. Michael Arrington applebrowserceo share on social
Our government is just way too interested in mucking around in Silicon Valley by creating and enforcing rules based on little or no understanding of the consequences. Michael Arrington baseconsequencecreate Change image and share on social
Leaving America means renouncing your citizenship, moving out of the country and leaving family and friends behind. You can retain your citizenship if you like, but you'll still be away from loved ones and still be paying taxes. You lose all the good stuff about America and have to keep all the bad stuff. Michael Arrington americabadcitizenship share on social