Noted & quoted.

• Position: Brief article

'You can be from the smallest town in America and be international news by lunchtime. So conduct yourself as if you're on the air at all times.'

* A CRISIS-MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT in Los Angeles advising Internet users to exercise caution on the Web. (The Wall Street Journal)

'Steve can make the internal. combustion engine appear to be something new and cool.'

* A FORMER CHAIRMAN OF THE FEDERAL Communications Commission on Apple CEO Steven P. Jobs's most recent product introduction: the iPhone. (The New York Times)

'We have to find a way...