Data Economy Quotes

When the Internet first came into public use, it was hailed as a liberation from conformity, a floating world ruled by passion, creativity, innovation and freedom of information. When it was hijacked first by advertising and then by commerce, it seemed like it had been fully co-opted and brought into line with human greed and ambition.

Data is the new oil? No: Data is the new soil.

Information is currency. ... Power is a place as well as a verb; it is inside the information tent.

Free is really, you know, the gift of Silicon Valley to the world. It's an economic force, it's a technical force. It's a deflationary force, if not handled right. It is abundance, as opposed to scarcity.

People are saying, 'Big Data is the new oil.'

Information wants to be free. Information also wants to be expensive.

Data is the new oil.

When it comes to the internet, when it comes to the United States' technical economy, we have more to lose than any other nation on earth.

The fact is that data are worth a lot of money.