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Controversy marketing - why it works and why you should consider it

Posted on June 9th, 2007 | Filed under linkbait, andy beard, jason calacanis, controversy marketing, john chow, shoemoney, disclosure | 10 comments

Every now and then I see a flurry of activity around certain individuals, usually on the back of something apparently wrong or outrageous.

Shoemoney, a big fish in a little pond whilst debating with a guy named Randfish, another big fish in a little pond caused Andy Beard, yep, you got it, another big fish in a little pond to react and address the issue as he saw it. I think Andy has been reading a few linkbaiting articles lately as the headline is a classic “Blogging Full Disclosure Debacle - Grow Some Brass Ones” now if someone is talking about you in such a way its very difficult not to react. In fact both did, Rand commented on Andy’s Blog and Shoe blogged on it. The other thing too is that it stirred all of these people to chime in and give an opinion or two. David Naylor Twenty Steps Hamlet Batista Search Anyway Online Business Blog BlackBeard SEO CPA Affiliates Frank Watson Dave Taylor Shawn Collins

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Is Jason Calacanis a link baiting troll asshat idiot retard?

Posted on February 9th, 2007 | Filed under seo, digg, jason calacanis, linkbaiting | 13 comments

A few folks at TW happen to think that some guy named Jason Calacanis is a bit of a Troll Asshat idiot Retard…I can’t comment as to whether he is or not as I really dont know the guy well enough to make such an assessment.

Apparently he thinks that 90% of SEO’s are evil/slime and that 10% are not. I do wonder how he arrived at that figure, no seriously I do. Who are these magical 10% where are they even?

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>> Edelman response to "Jason Calacanis’ monomaniacal riff"
Richard Edelman speaks out in response to a blog post by Jason Calacanis “How to Get PR for Your Startup; Fire Your PR".
>> Not Everyone is as Amazing as Jason Calacanis
Excellent summary of the value of PR. Yes you probably could do it yourself, but can you afford to?
>> Jason Calacanis: How To Get PR For Your Startup
As both subject and writer it feels like I've learned a lot about how the PR and the press works--especially in the technology business. My philosophy of PR is summed up in six words: be amazing, be everywhere, be real. You don't need a PR firm, you don't need an in-house PR person and you don't need to spend ANY money to get amazing PR.
>> Digg CEO, Jay Adelson, Confirms Overseas Expansion
Internet Evolution spoke with Digg's CEO, Jay Adelson, for a one-on-one interview. Among other things, Adelson spoke of Digg's algorithms, its internal moderation process, future partnerships and acquisitions, new plans for expanding overseas, and his faux brouhaha with Mahalo founder and CEO, Jason Calacanis.
>> Kevin Rose took 1 million $ in venture funding for himself
Jason Calacanis in TWiT 155 said Kevin took 1 million $ 'off the table', 'that's why he bought a car'. Skip to 1:00,21.
>> Three tips for improving your blog
Never. However controversial blog boss Jason Calacanis has provided step by step instructions on how to get a link from the Brooklyn born blogging icon. So I feel obliged to follow them. Calacanis who always has his trusty bulldog Toro by his side, is the former Editor of Silicon Alley Reporter, former GM of Netscape, and was once profiled in the N
>> podcast interview with jason calacanis about mahalo [audio]
this is a podcast for librarians but don't let that fool you, the middle interview is with jason calacanis where he discusses the search engine field and how mahalo fits in. interesting insights from a guy whose day job is figuring out how to best compete with (or complement) google.
>> Jason Calacanis Gives a Tour of Mahalo.com on Qik
Gives brief tour of headquarters.
>> Jason Calacanis: Weblogs, Inc. Bloggers Working For No Pay!
Jason Calacanis, co-founder of Weblogs, Inc. and owner of Mahalo.com, has just posted an interesting Twitter message on his account: "sad:Just found out AOL is asking Weblogs,Inc. bloggers to blog 4 free.If that is true it is very unfair http://tinyurl.com/freeblogging". Very unfair indeed.
>> Is Google A Content Company? Of Course It Is. So What Should
Jason Calacanis: For the past week, I've been fielding calls about Google's new content play, called Knol, "killing" Mahalo. Knol stands for "unit of Knowledge" and it's a very well-designed Wikipedia/Mahalo style content publishing play. It's very similar to the New York Times' forgotten About.com, Seth Godin's spam-filled Squidoo ...