Someone just told me this is the best keynote they ever heard in four years. Frankly, I was tired and didn't know what to say since the business of blogging is so well established... so I just told my story.
"Overall, an intersting talk with some funny anecdotes and refreshing honesty."
http://www.propr.ca/index.php/2006/bbs-jason-calacanis/
http://tucowsblog.com/blog/_archives/2006/10/26/2449776.html
http://www.jason-preston.com/index.php/2006/10/26/calacanis-takes-the-podium-at-bbs-seattle-06-i-get-a-calacanis-nickname/
http://coolmel.zaadz.com/blog/2006/10/bbs_2006_from_weblogs_inc_to_netscape_jason_calacanis
Here is a nice quote, I wish I came across this way on my blog more often (I feel so misunderstood sometimes :-): "I'm very glad I've finally been able to see him in person. He's funny, engaging, and very very smart."
PS - I also annouced my podcast on PodTech. Here is the press release that should be going out shortly.
PSS - Scoble is tracking the news are it breaks across the blogosphere: http://scobleizer.wordpress.com/2006/10/26/jason-calacanis-just-announced-something/
PSSS - TechMeme has a bunch of links: http://www.techmeme.com/061026/p48#a061026p48
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: John Furrier
650-380-1975
john@podtech.net
or
Linda G. Miller
212/725-7656
linda@weblogsinc.com
JASON CALACANIS LAUNCHES NEW SHOW ON PODTECH NETWORK
PodTech and Calacanis pioneering media philanthropy with podcast channel sponsorships of over $100,000 donated to education
MENLO PARK, CALIFORNIA (October 26, 2006) PodTech Network announced today that a new audio and video podcast show, CalacanisCast, will be launched on the PodTech Network with GoDaddy.com as the founding sponsor. The weekly show will be hosted and produced by Jason Calacanis, CEO of Weblogs, Inc. (an AOL Company) and General Manager of Netscape.com (an AOL Company), and will focus on Jason's insights in new media and technology trends and those of his special guests. CalacanisCast launches with over $100,000 in first year sponsorships that will be donated to the Bay Ridge Preparatory School, a K-12 private school based in Brooklyn, New York.
Jason Calacanis said "I'm thrilled to have PodTech and GoDaddy.com as partners. We're going to have a fun time with the show, and help some kids in need at the same time. It doesn't get any better than that".
The media philanthropy model that the CalacanisCast show represents is a first example of a sustainable, high-quality media property that generates not only awareness, but monetary support, for philanthropic causes. Sponsorship revenue for CalacanisCast will underwrite the tuition of disadvantaged youth to attend Bay Ridge Prep, and represents the formation of the Bay Ridge Prep Opportunity Scholarship Fund.
"This fund is a wonderful gift to the school and to the students selected to receive a unique, four-year private school education that emphasizes a respect for education, teamwork, and individual success", said Charles Fasano, Ph.D., Executive Director of Bay Ridge Prep.
"We are ecstatic to have Jason as part of the show line-up on PodTech. He is an innovator and pioneer in new media, and we are excited to pioneer a philanthropic podcast sponsorship model with him", said John Furrier, CEO and Founder of PodTech.
About PodTech Network
PodTech Network is a media network of audio and video podcasts for influencers and leaders in the global technology and media industries. Our rapidly expanding roster of top-quality programs can be easily experienced on a personal computer or portable media player. PodTech marketing partners include leading brands such as Intel, IBM, Seagate, and SAP. PodTech marketing partners benefit from our morecasting™ suite of services that combine social media planning with podcast series production, syndication, and sponsorships to create powerful, profitable conversations with influencers and customers. PodTech was founded in 2005, and venture investors include Venrock Associates and US Venture Partners. Visit www.podtech.net for programming and more information.
About Jason Calacanis
Jason McCabe Calacanis is CEO and co-founder of Weblogs Inc., a network of widely read blogs including Engadget – ranked # 1 by Technorati. Founded in January of 2004, Weblogs, Inc. became a wholly owned subsidiary of AOL in November of 2005. Calacanis, who was appointed a senior vice president of AOL, maintains editorial supervision over Weblogs, Inc. In June of 2006, Calacanis and relaunched Netscape, the iconic browser owned by AOL and was named its general manager. Prior to forming Weblogs Inc., Calacanis was CEO and founder of Rising Tide Studios, a media company that published print and online publications including the Silicon Alley Reporter, a must-read monthly that chronicled New York's internet and new media industries. The company also produced of high-profile industry specific conferences in New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco. After the industry consolidated, the company's flagship publication changed its focus and became Venture Reporter, which was purchased by Dow Jones. Calacanis grew up in the Bay Ridge section of Brooklyn and received a B.A. in psychology from Fordham University in Manhattan. He serves on the board of directors of Bay Ridge Preparatory School. His views on media and media philanthropy can be read daily on his own blog, www.calacanis.com.
About Bay Ridge Prep
Bay Ridge Prep (BRP) is a private, nonsectarian K – 12 school located in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. The school opened in 1998 with 35 students and has expanded to an enrollment of over 290 students attending class in two facilities. BRP's teaching strategies are based on the most recent advances in educational research, with a focus on teaching to the multiple intelligences and creating an environment that promotes both academic achievement and social maturity and growth. This child-centered approach to education helps bring out a student's strengths, develop their weaknesses, and gain a better understanding of themselves. The result of such an approach is a more motivated student who becomes interested in learning, and excited about coming to school. For more information, visit www.bayridgeprep.com
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Reader Comments
(Page 1 of 1)2. Jason, you were very kind to give encouragement and advice to me as one of the founders of Know More Media. I found it interesting that when you started Weblogsinc, you were going to focus on Business to Business like we are doing. You have been an inspiration to us. While we believe we have created our own unique network, I admit we have looked at what Weblogsinc (as well as other networks) has done, because usually you have been so smart about your execution.
3. You should call it CalaCast...not CalacanisCast... doesn't flow very well.. Anyway, good luck.
Posted at 2:19PM on Oct 26th 2006 by Jason Sanzone
4. CalacanisShow :)
Posted at 2:29PM on Oct 26th 2006 by josue salazar
5. Here Jason discusses his motivations in more detail:
http://media.podshow.com/media/214/episodes/29870/gillmorgang-29870-10-08-2006_pshow_16107.mp3
6. Any chance to watch the recording of that keynote?
P.S. Can't wait for your show!
Posted at 4:38PM on Oct 26th 2006 by Dmitry Chestnykh
8. Congrats to Podtech and yourself. Hopefully it acheives everything you hope for it! Just let me know the RSS feed (when ready) and I am subscribed.
I know that lowly me shouldn't give you (Or Podtech) any suggestions but can I suggest if you do this primary in video and its just (i.e. no or little screen grabs, etc) you talking to your guests, can you make them available as audio (mp3) as well.
Just a thought.
Molly
Posted at 9:57PM on Oct 26th 2006 by Phillip Molly Malone
9. Hey Jason,
I have a ton of respect for you and what you do, but I have a problem with saying 49 million bloggers suck. I know you want to make a point, and by all accounts it was a great keynote. Did you have to do it this way?
Guy Kawasaki is fond of saying people suck too, when they don't measure up to his standard of cluefulness. Fine and good, to a degree, but there's a tinge of arrogance in this kind of language.
Tell me that this is not indicative of your general attitude toward people.
Posted at 12:39AM on Oct 27th 2006 by John Koetsier
11. Joe (12): I'm on the board of the school and I've seen first hand the *MASSIVE* impact that a small school like this can have on a persons life. My hope is that although we might change a smaller number of people's life with this scholarship that we might make a very deep impact.
We could take the money and buy an extra computer for 50 different school, or a new monitor for 200 older computers, or a pay raise for 20 teachers--you can do the math all day long and debate the value of each.
My goal here was to find someone (in this case a foster kid in Brooklyn) and give them something they could never--NEVER EVER--experience.
Perhaps this is just the start of something... maybe other folks will look at this and get inspired to do their version.
12. Jason,
I will always stand by the "nice quote," having met you in person after having been working for a company in your crosshairs. Thanks or keeping the blogosphere transparent.
Janet
Posted at 5:09PM on Oct 27th 2006 by Janet Johnson
13. Jason this is a fine gesture but I'd be interested in the thinking behind donating for a small number of kids to go to a very elite, expensive place vs donating such that hundreds could be helped (thousands in the developing world).
Posted at 4:46PM on Oct 28th 2006 by Joe Hunkins
14. Thanks Jason - that's a fair answer and it's certainly a worthy cause. Good going and good luck with the project.
Posted at 4:51PM on Oct 28th 2006 by Joe Hunkins
15. Wow. This is extremely altruistic and supportive of the core values of blogging. Best wishes on a noble and worthy endeavor.
Posted at 11:25PM on Nov 9th 2006 by steven e streight otherwise feared and loathed as vaspers the grate
16. I totally agree in not shotgunning as Joe Hunkins suggests.
If you spread a lot of money out to a lot of students, chances are a lot will be wasted. But to zero in on one worthy student, that's a lot better, in my opinion.
A big impact on one (very worthy) student seems more productive than a small impact on a lot of students.
Posted at 12:08AM on Nov 10th 2006 by steven e streight otherwise feared and loathed as vaspers the grate
17. Are there any further shows planned. I'd like a CEO to give us some insight into internet marketing, or maybe how big corporations get seo.
Posted at 12:48PM on Mar 5th 2007 by Eddie Wolfe
18. I would always stand by the good keynotes but will never encourage the ones people don't like. Becaue it's the people who matter at the end.
Posted at 11:55AM on Sep 19th 2007 by Mcgill
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1. Jason, I can't wait for your show! Your last appearances on the Gillmor Gang were really impressive. Imitations, fights, pimping, energy, passion...
Posted at 2:05PM on Oct 26th 2006 by Dimitar Vesselinov