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9,000 twitter followers.... what does that mean?! {The Jason Calacanis Weblog}
Mar 9th 2008 7:30PM 9000 is important considering twitter followers are alot more valuable than Myspace friends or RSS blog readers.
I'm actually surprised it only takes 10k to crack the top 5, how long till twitter really breaks the mass market and you get overrun with actual celebrities in the top 10 ;)
More feedback on my talk at the Affiliate Summit yesterday. {The Jason Calacanis Weblog}
Feb 28th 2008 11:56AM I started my first web business in 96 as an affiliate. It wasn't much but I learned basic SEO tactics, how to build traffic and what viewers will respond to and at what point they switch off. It was a great learning experience for me and I think the whole affiliate world really helps young entrepreneurs learn just what is needed to succeed on the web, without necessarily risking large amounts of cash.
Onto the vaguely relevant part of this post, Mahalo. I'll admit, I'm no fan of you. Sure your blog is on my RSS reader, so is Cuban's, but often I find your self promotion a bit Branson-esque. Like your putting yourself ahead of what you create, I realise it's a good marketing tactic but its a little like Spearmint Rhino bragging about their winelist.
But this week I gave Mahalo a try, and I'm impressed. Sure, it doesn't give me the best result when I'm searching for the dimensions of a 500kw induction motor. But when I'm searching for something like cardiac arrest, you're spot on with all the information on the front page.
I think you're a long way from luring me from Google, but you're going to be getting traffic from the newbs, and they click a lote more ads.
Will you watch what I watch ? {Blog Maverick}
Feb 28th 2008 8:54AM Well a recommended link, based on my viewing history and the history of others is pretty good (wisdom of crowds I guess).
Anchor users are another good idea. I'll go over to lastFM and see what a few of their users are recommending because we have similar taste and they have a knack for artists I've never heard of.
There is the possibility of a multi-level marketing option (I think you've mentioned this before). While it'll be a good idea in theory, in practice it'll end up with people spamming your profile recommending their show (like so many bad hiphop nights & dodgy pharma).
I'd expect the first two to be the best, but does it really matter? we currently pick TV shows based on flicking through the channel and movies based on 30 second trailers.
The Internet is Officially Dead & Boring - Its the economy stupid ! {Blog Maverick}
Feb 10th 2008 3:54PM The 2 current buzz technologies that can help productivity have drawbacks;
Green Technology is generally more expensive than existing methods, everyone is unwilling to spend more for the same results and that's especially true during a recession. Unless there's some kind of radical legislation I doubt this will help much.
Nanotechnology has fantastic potential, it's just at a very early stage and will be very costly to develop. Research grants tend to dry up & companies shrink the R&D budget.
As for the last few years, what have we got? blogging, flash video sharing, social networking, twitter? Everything is so dependant on advertising budgets.
An Open Letter to Comcast and Every cable/Telco on P2P - updated {Blog Maverick}
Nov 20th 2007 8:26PM I don't agree with your post but I think most of the commenters are getting the analogies wrong (and they're all rather superfluous, you know what you're talking about).
The problem is not the users, the problem is the rediculous customer oversell ratio. Now I disagree with your suggestion of blocking P2P traffic but I do agree with an earlier suggestion of a 'high bandwidth user' tier (I believe you've mentioned this before).
But that still wouldn't fix the problems of an aging infrastructure. Wireless last-mile tech is getting better and while it doesn't offer a solution yet (WiMax is low bandwidth and WirelessN doesn't have the range), the next generation looks to be a significant improvement.
But what'll happen then when people start exceeding their ISPs preferred bandwidth? With things like streaming HD content, uploading uncompressed family videos and interactive experiences. Do ISPs start implementing strict bandwidth tiers?
And as for P2P being freeloading, I'd disagree. Upload rates are throttled at around 256-384 kbps, it's not even close to being a commercial service.
Verizon cutting copper during fiber installs to get lockin? {The Jason Calacanis Weblog}
Oct 3rd 2007 8:08PM This isn't surprising, copper has surged in value over the past 2 years. Telcos now have alot of cash tied up in that last mile.
But don't worry, Wi-Max and other wireless systems will still give you a second option.
I have some comments on the Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speaking at Columbia {The Jason Calacanis Weblog}
Sep 25th 2007 1:18PM I'd stay away from political issues. A blog isn't really a debate platform,
One party talks > another several attack what's been said on their blogs. Then you've got to either ignore it or post a blon in response to their posts or battle in their comments section.
Nobody feels enlightened after the discussion because they already have their own opinion.
I'd much rather hear your opinions on varying tech issues/startups/etc.
Solution for the Real Estate Market ? Take Your House Public ? {Blog Maverick}
Aug 14th 2007 7:29AM You raise an interesting point but I don't think it'll get off the ground for a number of reasons.
Home Improvements; The homeowner has less incentive to do major renovations if they won't recoup the money in a sale, they'll recoup some but not all. Also, shouldn't the investors get some say in the matter? There would have to be some kind of person in charge in this situation and my guess is you'd want it to be the homeowner...but why are they qualified?
Liquidity; If I buy mortgage debt, it's a simple process to offload the bonds. If I buy a piece of someone's house I'm going to have to wait to find a buyer of that particular house.
If I buy bonds my money is covered by spreading the investment over many thousands of properties, if I buy an stake I'm at the mercy of regional buying trends.
There's plenty of other reasons but I think the bond market is far superior to this idea.
IntraNets vs InterNets {Blog Maverick}
Jul 29th 2007 6:54AM Japan/Sweden have what you're talking about. Both intraconnect at vastly superior speeds but slow to a relative crawl when they get to the great wide internet.
Why haven't we seen any of these amazing developments you project from Japan?
For the most part Japan's & Sweden's bandwidth is used for media on demand. Not exactly an amazing technological breakthrough.
Intranets are wonderful for sharing large amounts of scientific data between labs but for the masses they're not worth the effort.
Give the public a 4Mbps connection and they'll stream 1 DVD channel, give them a 40Mbps connection and they'll stream 1 HD channel. The increased investment at the last mile just isn't worth it, especially with carriers beginning to have viable wireless options at the last mile.
Lindsay Lohan Arrested... in my backyard. {The Jason Calacanis Weblog}
Jul 24th 2007 7:45PM A Lindsay Lohan article on Calacanis....somewhere Nick Denton is smiling
