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Re: Jason’s long goodbye: Give me a break

internet entrepreneur — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 22:20:49 -0000

It is still unclear to me why Calacanis made his decision to quit blogging. What kind of ‘private’ topics does he want to discuss in his mail list? Personally I do not believe in email newsletters and often regard them as spam despite of their subject.

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iscatterling — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 05:35:33 -0000

Damn! I was suckered in.

Thanks to Mathew and Jim my perspective has been refocused.

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Tish Grier — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 10:55:28 -0000

There are so many bloggers out there who've never heard of Jason, and who really don't care whether he "retires" and goes back to email or not. They're too busy trying to keep their small businesses going, and blogging works for them on a lot of different levels.--and yes, sounds like a whole bunch of drama for sure.

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digidave — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 22:59:19 -0000

I agree with Sarah here: It does make me think about where blogging is going, but it certainly doesn't make me think that "blogging is dead." That's the silliest thing I've ever heard.

Would Michael Jordan declare basketball dead after he retired?

Shaq and Kobe would certainly disagree.

Moreover: I understand Jason's complaints about the blogosphere needing to mature, but leaving won't help. In fact, it's stupid. I think he contributed to what he was complaining about (worrying about hype instead of content ala I'll give you a macbook air if you follow me on twitter).

The solution: Worry about content!!!

I guess what I'm trying to say is - he should "be the change" - not "be the guy running away."

I do want to see the blogosphere mature, that's part of why I'm working on spot.us - but blogging aint going anywhere.

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Adam Metz — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 18:45:45 -0000

Whatever keeps him off the interwebs is fine with me. I just pray that he never gets my email address.

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AGORACOM — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 22:16:03 -0000

Mathew, love the post. Silicon Valley has turned into the tech version of Beverly Hills 90210. Integrity and ingenuity are gone, replaced by bling and poularity contests and stunts. Hence, why VC's are losing their shirts and IPO's have dried up.

Great work. Canada rocks!

George

Re: Jason’s long goodbye: Give me a break

Scott (すこっと) — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 20:51:09 -0000

All I have to say is that I hope he doesn't let the door hit him on his ass on the way out. Whether staged or reality, it's just beyond comprehension.

Why not just walk away without saying a single word? Oh, I know, he needs some form of self-fulfillment and gratification so he's assured his decision was the right one.

Bleh. Lame.

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Danny Dover — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 18:29:02 -0000

I felt the same way when I read it. I call a bluff. Thanks for the additional insight.

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ojbyrne — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 14:38:11 -0000

I actually thought it was intended as parody.

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John Furrier — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 13:58:58 -0000

Dave Winer pulled the same stunt. Never retired. Publicity stunt. Jason is entertaining for sure.

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Jeff Crites — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 13:55:01 -0000

Am I the only one who immediately thought of Bret Favre when hearing of this? That every time a Big Name athlete 'retires' (Jordan a great example), he can't stay on the sidelines for more than a few months (Clemens, thelist could go on) and 'un retires', only to retire again, and so on. Calacanis is mocking that, in my opinion, and playing it for some attention getting tunes.

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daveevans — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 11:19:16 -0000

What's Maholo, isn't that the company where the puppets live?

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Mark Evans — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 09:43:20 -0000

Calacanis is the master of online manipulation. Now you see me, now you don't. Like NFL quarterback Brent Favre, who now wants to unretire, Calacanis will be back because he's can't help himself.

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leigh — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 08:25:34 -0000

Yeah but you gotta admit, 'acoustic' was pretty poetic.

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PXLated — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 07:33:19 -0000

"I refuse to care"
As should everyone :-)

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centernetworks — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 06:39:53 -0000

how could jason give up the blog - that's his main source of seo to mahalo - where's sean when you need him

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vanchau — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 04:31:50 -0000

I am beginning to like you more Matthew Ingram. There needs to be more honesty out there. Jason Calcanis seemed to come off to me as a slick salesmen type... lots of fluff, no depth. Mahalo doesn't really help his reputation in my opinion...

Re: Jason’s long goodbye: Give me a break

Karoli — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 03:36:20 -0000

It was about this time in the last couple of years that Jason took a break. Maybe a little earlier. It was just before Mahalo launched. My first thought when I saw today's goodbye post was that Mahalo is on the verge of being acquired or else he's working on something new.

Since he's mostly been blogging Mahalo links lately, I'm inclined to think the self-imposed mailing list/blogger outage is really a way to black himself out before he moves to the next level. He's been at Mahalo for how long? People like Jason don't ever stay in one place very long. If Mahalo is stable and growing, he may be fixing to move on to the next project.

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sbspalding — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 03:24:38 -0000

It does feel stagy, but if he is really gone -- I'll miss the laughs. All things considered, Jason adds a certain carnival barker flair to the blogosphere.

Re: Jason’s long goodbye: Give me a break

Jim Kukral — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 00:56:43 -0000

He's been hanging around Feldman too much. The drama only works for some people. You're either in show business or you're not. I call b.s. too. The walls are crumbling.

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Sean Percival — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 00:21:23 -0000

Defiantly not true, I'm hoping to post about it tonight or tomorrow. Classic Calacanis!

Re: Jason’s long goodbye: Give me a break

mathewi — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 23:52:06 -0000

Nothing wrong with that, Sarah.

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sarahintampa — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 23:49:47 -0000

Everyone's a cynic. Scripted or not, it made me think a lot about what blogging means to me today and what's wrong with it, too.

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Matik72 — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 23:26:14 -0000

Seems just a wee bit publicity oriented but then again I have been accused of being jaded. I have to agree with you not that it really matters as I don't personally know him or anything.

Re: Jason’s long goodbye: Give me a break

Shey — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 22:58:04 -0000

Matthew you said it -- that's exactly how it felt to me, like a bad script.