These are the notable quotes from 140 Twitter Conference Day 1.

From Biz Stone - Co-founder of Twitter

• “creativity is a renewable resource”
• “social alchemy is taking place”
• “we took 2 weeks to build the prototype of Twitter to see if we liked it”
• “twitter is about triumph of humanity, not triumph of technology”
• “tiny bits of information have profound impact”
• “(twitter is) a hybrid between marketing and customer service”
• “the open exchange of information will have a positive global impact”
• “people say, ‘twitter is useless’, well, so is ice cream”
• “Social openness can create great partnerships!”
• “in the 9 minutes it took the AP to verify an earthquake, there were 3600 tweets about it”
• The 140 character limit is based on SMS/Text limits which is usually at 160

From Guy Kawasaki and the “Twitter Strategies” panelists

• From Guy: “if you’re not pissing someone off at one point on Twitter, you’re not making use of it well”
• Guy made an interesting point about repeat tweets spanned out over time have shown to drive traffic.  I tweeted about this via (@marketwire) “guy Kawasaki is making an analogy to how CNN repeats their content over a 24 hr period”
• “It’s the height of arrogance to think if you send your tweet out right away, people will notice.” – Guy Kawasaki
• Guy mentioned how Apple doesn’t use social media.
  • How could a company that connects so many ignore the masses?  I’d love to hear your thoughts in the comments.
• Crisis management is the most important reason a company should be on Twitter
• Twitter is just another conversation mechanism, same fundamentals of marketing in  a different environment.
• Biggest reason Starbucks follows people is for DM opportunities
• Be yourself and be true to who you are – be the voice that is remembered versus the voice that is heard
• “When you wrestle with pigs, you just get dirty.  You can’t control the conversation”
• In regards to Twitter, “the human touch is what is most valuable.  Most unique about Twitter is the link sharing”
• In regards to getting “attacked” on Twitter, a couple responses from the panel stood out
  • From Guy Kawasaki: when Guy gets attacked, he blocks them
  • From Mari Smith: if attacked, don’t give it any energy.  Dwell on the positive people.

From Comedy Panel featuring Tucker Max, Chris Hardwick, Loni Love, The Iron Sheik

• “F— Hulk Hogan, F— Him…” x 50 – The Iron Sheik
• Loni Love interrupts Sheik and says, “Sheik, I like you and I’mma let you finish, but Hulk Hogan was the best” to which The Iron Sheik goes off on another f bomb tirade.  Hilarious.
• “You don’t make time for Twitter, you grout your day with it” – Hardwick
• Loni Love says, “It’s a whole other crowd on Twitter after 1 AM”….Hardwick replies, “Yeah, from Beijing.”
• After The Iron Sheik f bombed the hell out of Hulk Hogan, Hardwick replies, “we were all thinking of F— Hulk Hogan, thanks for saying it.”
• The most brilliant line from Hardwick…the 1-4-4-1 rule.
  • 1 will absolutely love what you said
  • 4 will just like it
  • 4 will hate it
  • 1 will want you to f—ing die
• “If you think about Twitter as a biosphere, then it’s useful.  It’s not just about promoting shows and poop jokes” – Hardwick
• “Kutcher complained about wanting to beat CNN on Twitter, F— you a—ole, there is a war going on” – Hardwick
• During the Q&A session, someone asked the panel if any of the comedians had gotten work using Twitter to which Tucker replies, “I’ve gotten a—, but no jobs.”  Of course, the person asking was serious and responded saying, “Oh…”
• “Might not be important sh–, but it’s important to me” – Tucker Max
• “I hardly ever reply to anyone because I’ve got sh—to do” – Tucker
• “I would be careful with humor for business on Twitter.  If you aren’t offending someone, you probably aren’t funny” – Tucker
• “The blocking feature is the most underrated feature on Twitter.  It’s like you’re a bouncer, blocking everyone” – Tucker

From Gaming Panel

• When you have someone who understands twitter, they should lead the rules of engagement

From Music Panel featuring Chamillionaire

• “I don’t mean to Kanye-you or anything, but…” – Chamillionaire
• From @marketwire – Chamillionaire talked about how he uses twitter to grab attention; also mentioned how he wanted to take control of his acct
• “People underestimate the intelligence of fans.  They’ll tell you what they like.  They’re not stupid.” – Chamillionaire
• “I just want to say thanks to the women.  Most women I’ve seen at a tech conference, and not just eye candy.” – Chamillionaire

From Celebrity Panel featuring Tony Hawk, LeVar Burton, Tyrese, Dr. Drew

• “You are to Twitter as Tila Tequila was to MySpace” – Dr. Drew  to LeVar
• “It’s not like I’m Gary Busey and fans want to put cigarettes out in my forearm” – LeVar
• “Twitter has put my career back in my hands and removed the space between me and my fans.  No gatekeepers.” – LeVar
• “I think more than content, people are looking for connection.” – LeVar
• “Ghost-tweeting is pretty cheesy.  Didn’t even know there was such a term.  Can’t imagine anything more superficial” – Tyrese
• “Tweeting becomes a responsibility to make your followers’ day.” – Tyrese
• When Tyrese talks about his Mayhem comic and marketing, he states, “On the marketing, advertising, and awareness, it doesn’t get any better than Twitter.”
• When Tyrese responds via DM, they tweet it (publically) anyway.
• Tony Hawk on whether he sees himself as a brand, “Yes, I’m a brand…” – I loved the simple, straight-to-the-point answer
• A follow up in regards to being a brand, Tony says, “Kids always call me by my first name and last name – ‘Hey Tony Hawk, Hey Tony Hawk”
• “Twitter is the best focus group.  You get instant raw feedback.  And the 140 characters are a Godsend” – Tony Hawk
• From @marketwire: Tony Hawk just told a story about how he tweeted a pic of his airline ticket.result? his flight got rerouted cuz some1 played a prank
• From @marketwire: @ijustine just said that kids today view celebrities differently due to youtube and other social media outlets.
• When @ijustine mentioned that she has a separate account to respond to her followers, LeVar Burton replies: “You really do live on the internet.”
• “I find it a challenge to be very open and walking that fine line and not stepping on landmines.” – Dr. Drew

Check out the Notable Quotes from the 140 Twitter Conference Day 2.

Check out the Summary of Day 1 and the Summary of Day 2.