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Taking a bite out of Apple
Taking a bite out of Apple
2 years ago, I would have given my left testicle for a 17" MacBook Pro, but I always exercised restraint and stayed a PC user. The cost of the hardware was always my excuse for not drinking ... continue
The Truth About Twitter’s ‘Suggested Users’ List
The Truth About Twitter’s ‘Suggested Users’ List
Word broke recently that Mahalo founder Jason Calacanis had offered Twitter $250,000 for a spot on its coveted "Suggested Users" list. Calacanis has now upped his offer to $500,000 for three years in prime position. The "Suggested Users" ... continue
How To Launch A New Product
How To Launch A New Product
The following is reprinted with permission from Jason Calacanis. Last Monday we launched a new product called Mahalo Answers (http://www.mahalo.com/answers/ ). It got a very warm reception from the press, users and the industry (investors, partners, etc). This was ... continue
3 year later, AOL Weblogs Inc is thriving with brilliant numbers
3 year later, AOL Weblogs Inc is thriving with brilliant numbers
It only seems like yesterday that Jason Calacanis launched the blog network Weblogs Inc. I can still remember him pitching me at The Blog Herald, asking me to cover his new network. It took a couple of ... continue
Mahalo cuts 10% of workforce
Mahalo cuts 10% of workforce
Former human search engine turned uberblog Mahalo has announced a 10% cut in employee numbers. Mahalo CEO Jason Calacanis blogged (ironically given that he publicly quit blogging) that the decision was due to the economic crisis and the ... continue
Mahalo now officially a blog
Mahalo now officially a blog
Jason Calacanis has relaunched "human search engine" Mahalo as a gigantic blog targeting news that drives traffic in any vertical. The new Mahalo adopts the magazine style layout currently popular in the blogosophere, aggregating news stories in a ... continue
TechCrunch50: $3.5 million x Disingenuous
TechCrunch50: $3.5 million x Disingenuous
Brad Stone in the New York Times has finally published his TechCrunch50 vs Demo post. I spoke to Stone last week on the subject, but obviously my so-called venom towards Michael Arrington wasn't showing because I wasn't ... continue
AOL to close services, Weblogs Inc blogs affected
AOL to close services, Weblogs Inc blogs affected
AOL will close Bluestring, Xdrive, MyMobile and AOL Pictures as part of a restructure, and Weblogs Inc blogs have not missed out, according to a report at PaidContent. Of the services being cut, most would be unfamiliar names ... continue
Jason Calacanis: The Email List
Jason Calacanis: The Email List
Mahalo CEO Jason Calacanis quit blogging last week and we didn't cover it, mostly because he quit blogging, nothing more, nothing less. I don't believe that it's the end of blogging or a large sign of things ... continue
Syndicated Content: Think Users, Not SEO
Syndicated Content: Think Users, Not SEO
Image via WikipediaThere is a small bonfire burning at the moment in blog and SEO circles around "syndicated content." Syndicated content is the syndication of existing content on your blog or site. The debate mostly centers around ... continue