Jason’s Evil Parts of Blogging
Now Jason is getting into the bad parts of the blogosphere. I’m fraid!
We created this beautiful place where integrity and authenticity matter. And people like Pay Per Post come along and “they take a piss right across main street.”
Thank god, since I’m up next, he’s off on PayPerPost, beyond Marqui. Although it’ll be very interesting to walk up there and have to admit I was the one in his crosshairs a couple of years ago. More fun at the Blog Business Summit for Janet!
His position: Our bloggers know who the sponsor is. You can see it in the ads on our site. He keeps the advertisers away from the bloggers - like church and state. (Remember his publishing background…)
He’s arguing today with the Pay Per Post people - and here are his arguments (which he makes with a big smile on his face):
1) PPP says we’re just a marketplace. JC: if you are not being transparent, you’re not a marketplace, you’re enabling the lying - especially for the folks who will only pay for positive posts.
2) PPP says the “a” list bloggers are pulling down the “z” list bloggers. He poses, anyone who can be diligent and write well can be an “a” list blogger. So there’s not a shred of truth there…
“Tim Draper - why did you put $3M into a company doing covert marketing?”
Jason also said he listens to three podcasts a day. He’s listening to more radio every day than he ever had before, and he never turns on a radio… so he thinks it’s going to be huge.
Also, he said 20% of his posts are not accurate, so skip every fifth post.
Jason announced “CalacanisCasts” through the PodTech Network, and he’ll do 50 episodes in the next year. The cool thing? PodTech and YouTube paid $100,000 to sponsor it and he’s giving it (”media philanthropy”) to support two kids to go to one of the most elite private schools in New York. The’ve selected the first girl who’s currently in foster care - it’ll change her life.
I’m very glad I’ve finally been able to see him in person. He’s funny, engaging, and very very smart.
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Jason did a great job capturing Calacanis’ points - and Calacanis referred to him several times during the presentation as “two-laptop guy.” It was amazing how much you captured. Thanks for pointing it out.