31. http://projects.propublica.org/sopa/
32. http://democrats.senate.gov/2012/01/20/reid-statement-on-intellectual-property-bill/
33. This is to be read in the Mortal Kombat voice.
34. Representative Lofgren said this during the DC screening of our documentary, Silicon Prairie: America’s New Internet Economy.
35. http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2013/01/republican-staffer-fired-for-copyright-memo-talks-to-ars/
36. http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0312/73802.html
37. http://occupywallstreet.net/story/statement-against-sopa and http://www.redstate.com/erick/2011/12/22/stopping-sopa/
38. During a rather difficult time for us in the New York region, Mayor Booker’s humorous tweets became a thing of legend. In response to a tweet from an Irishman complaining about a pothole, he wrote, “Sir, it looks like you live in Dublin, Ireland. I’ve got 99 problems & your ditch ain’t one.” https://twitter.com/CoryBooker/statuses/265520644991619073?tw_i=265520644991619073
1. Seriously. Colonoscopies save lives. If you’re more than fifty years old you should absolutely talk to your doctor about this lifesaving cancer screening test. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/23/health/colonoscopy-prevents-cancer-deaths-study-finds.html?pagewanted=all
2. http://www.adweek.com/internet-2012/internet-powering-local-food-movement-144390
3. http://vimeo.com/59236702
4. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324731304578189794161056954.html
5. This may come as shocking news, but the Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act of 1998 did just that.
6. Here’s what he proposed as article 9: “Monopolies may be allowed to persons for their own productions in literature and their own inventions in the arts for a term not exceeding ___ years but for no longer term and no other purpose.” http://www.founding.com/founders_library/pageID.2184/default.asp
7. In fact, if you go on to do great things after reading this book, please e-mail me so I can take all the credit for it.
8. If you paid more than five figures for this book, immediately seek a refund.
9. My Little Pony protagonist. If you didn’t know, now you do.
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Contents
Cover
Title Page
Welcome
Dedication
A Quick Introductory Note
The Real Introduction to My Book
The World Isn’t Flat; the World Wide Web Is
PART I
CHAPTER ONE
The American Dream Lived Online
CHAPTER TWO
The Story of reddit from College to Condé Nast
CHAPTER THREE
Hipmunk Takes the Agony out of Online Travel Search
PART II
CHAPTER FOUR
Startup MBA Part I—Make Something People Love
CHAPTER FIVE
Startup MBA Part II—Blueprint for Growth
PART III
CHAPTER SIX
Using the Internet’s Power to Make the World Suck Less
CHAPTER SEVEN
Are You Not Entertained?
CHAPTER EIGHT
Mr. Ohanian Goes to Washington
CHAPTER NINE
Dear Graduating Class of 2025
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Newsletters
Copyright
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