Jason Calacanis

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Jason Calacanis on Site Framing: Facebook Bad, Digg Good

Apr 10, 2009 4:58 AM

Excerpt There's been a lot of talk the past couple of weeks about URL shorteners and the new DiggBar. Even Leah Culver, former partner to Kevin Rose on Pownce, has come out against the methods ...

Jason Calacanis And Winer

Apr 9, 2009 9:07 AM

Awesome interview

Social Media Hub: Los Angeles

Apr 9, 2009 9:06 AM

Excerpt Los Angeles is the world’s capital for entertainment, where anybody who’s anybody goes to see and be seen. But the US’s second largest city is also home to a social media and web scene ...

"20% Chance of Riots in the Streets" - Jason Calacanis delivers the bad news to OMMA

Mar 25, 2009 10:48 PM

Calacanis referred to this as "The Bridge." He starts off with a little more digital triumphalism, and then talks about the real numbers behind the economic downturn, and the 20% chance of civil un...

Social Graph Payola – The Twitter Dilemma

Mar 13, 2009 8:48 PM

Excerpt Jason’s belief is that given time these twenty slots will be worth $1 Million a year – almost Super Bowl commercial level. Now he could very well be right and for those people using Twi...

Around the Net In Online Marketing: Calacanis Offers $250K For Twitter Paid Inclusion

Mar 13, 2009 9:23 AM

Excerpt When new users sign up to Twitter these days, they are given a list of 100 suggested users to start following. Being on that list can nab you well over 100,000 followers, and TechCrunch...

Is Jason Calacanis Forcing A Business Model On Twitter?

Mar 13, 2009 8:02 AM

Excerpt @davewiner It’s actually a standing offer to Twitter. $120k for one of the twenty slots. In fact, I’ll pay $250k for two years in advance. TechCrunch confirmed it with, and got this fro...

Jason Calacanis Offers $250,000 For Twitter Suggested Spot

Mar 12, 2009 2:15 PM

Excerpt ...CEO Jason Calacanis has offered Twitter $250,000 to appear in the suggested users area that newly signed up members see when they first join Twitter. TechCrunch confirmed the offer w...

Jason Calacanis Offers $250,000 For Twitter Suggested Spot

Mar 12, 2009 12:54 PM

Excerpt Mahalo CEO Jason Calacanis has offered Twitter $250,000 to appear in the suggested users area that newly signed up members see when they first join Twitter. TechCrunch confirmed the off...

How Much Is A Suggested Slot On Twitter Worth? Jason Calacanis Offers $250,000.

Mar 12, 2009 11:11 AM

Excerpt When newbies sign up to Twitter now, they are presented with a list of 100 suggested users to start following. Simply being on that list can boost your followers well above 100,000. Sev...

Why you want to have crackers in your security team

Mar 5, 2009 5:15 PM

Excerpt A couple of thoughts on today’s news that Jason Calacanis employed John Schiefer, at Mahalo (or more accurately, that he didn’t fire him when he found out about his past). For those who...

Jason Calacanis's Felony-Friendly Hiring Practices [Crime]

Mar 5, 2009 12:41 PM

Excerpt ...Calacanis, the CEO of Mahalo, the world's largest compendium of rewritten Google search results, claims he hired a computer hacker because he never bothered to Google him. Now his em...

Robert Scoble is Fake Following

Feb 26, 2009 8:35 AM

Excerpt I had an interesting conversation on Twitter yesterday with my friend Robert Scoble. I like Robert a lot and we also enjoy debating together, so there are no hard feelings on both sides...