If you haven’t signed up for Twitter yet go do it… it’s like one-line blogging for tje phone/IM/web.

http://twitter.com/JasonCalacanis

I’m doing “ask Jason” on Twitter on the weekends… ask any (short) question, I’ll try and answer.

This maintaining a home thing is new to this New York loft dweller, and today I’m faced with a problem I’ve never had to address before: there’s a beehive in a low hanging tree right outside my door.

Ummm…. what are you supposed to do!?!?!?

I have 1,000 folks on my Twitter list, 5,000+ people come here every day, adn 3-20,000 folks watch CalacanisCast. If you donate $1,000 to the Bay Ridge Prep Scholarship fund I will thank you

Does anyone have the Verizon Wireless USB720 Modem? Thinking about getting one… any downside to a card?

Last night I broke down and had a calzone. I love calzone… gosh, I live for calzone. However, calzone has to be the worst thing you could ever eat if you’re trying to get fit. It’s bread and cheese–a ton of bread and cheese.

I woke up guilty… was feeling like a bum for doing it. So, I figured I had to fight Brooklyn with Brooklyn. I busted out the Billy Joel and rocked out (yes, I’m a loser) on the treadmill doing a three mile run in 26 minutes and 26 seconds–a record of late. Of course, I used to do three miles in 22 minutes when I was a kid so it’s not really that impressive I know. But, for a fat bastard like myself pounding out two 8:30 miles after a 9:30 mile to start is a great thing. If I can get to 24 minutes I’d be very, very happy.

This fatblogging thing we’re all doing isn’t easy… it takes daily focus and a lot of resiliency. You have to forgive yourself for the mistakes and really focus on the good thing you’re doing. If you have a calzone moment don’t get depressed–take some action. That’s what I’ve learned. That calzone cost me an extra 300-400 calories yesterday I’m sure, but I took it out on the treadmill not my mind. I’m not depressed at all about it anymore… in fact, I feel great that I weathered the calzone storm.

Anyway, that’s the lesson of the day… If you have a calzone moment don’t be depressed, be inspired to take action.

(Photo above found in Google Images… link to site didn’t work)

Is anyone an expert on EyeTracking/Eyetracker hardware and software out there? I’d like to run some tests here in Los Angeles and I’m looking for someone who has some time, experience, and even the hardware.

Questions:

• What’s the best Eyetracking hardware?
• What’s the best Eyetracking software?
• What’s the best Eyetracking firm?
• I think we need to do a CalacanisCast on Eyetracking…. who should we have as guests?

More on EyeTracking:
http://www.poynter.org/content/content_view.asp?id=120458
http://eyetrack.poynter.org/eyetrack07asne.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eye_tracking
http://www.useit.com/alertbox/reading_pattern.html
http://www.uxmatters.com/MT/archives/000040.php

Dave Winer has a great coffee post today… go read his post for the other two. (We love the slow Dave)

2. I’d like to be able to pay a web company like Amazon or Google a one-time flat fee to host my content for perpetuity. I’d deposit my writing with them, on the web, and not worry about whether or not my heirs will keep paying the hosting bills to keep it alive. Today I’m hosting the weblog of my departed uncle (who I miss terribly!), I don’t mind doing it, but what will happen when I pass? I’d gladly pay $10,000 to be sure my site and his survive my death. Long-lived institutions like Harvard University or Mount Auburn Cemetary (in Boston), even insurance companies, could get into this business. Think of it as a personal endowment, it would work like the money richer people leave behind as memorials to their own lives, or lives of loved ones.

3. Another idea along these lines, I’d like to pay a few bucks to beam my thoughts to a nearby solar system that might have intelligent life. Back in the seventies, I thought it was really cool when we sent a satellite into the cosmos with a copy of the Magna Carta and Declaration of Independence and some Chuck Berry tunes (and Beethoven and Bach as well). I think this should be available to ordinary people like you and I, possibly for a fee. Maybe they could run a contest or have a reality show for people who don’t want to spend the money.

Ummm… what the frack is going on in this JibJab video?!?!

In this episode, Jason sits down with Jason Chiang, who shares his professional insights into the Asian internet markets, and uncovers several interesting details related to blogging in Asia, and Asian search engines.

Jason Chiang is a prominent blogger in Taiwan as well as the CEO and founder of insightxplorer.com – a specialized rating system for Asian internet services.

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