Comments on: Official announcement regarding my retirement from blogging.

By: The last post and chorus « Woolly Days

The last post and chorus « Woolly Days — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 14:54:30 +0000

[...] himself linked to another high profile blogger who had called it quits. Weblogs network owner Jason Calacanis also announced his retirement from blogging in 2008 despite professing to love the craft. Blogging [...]

By: Mike Sheetal » Blog Archive » Ghosts in the SNS machine

Mike Sheetal » Blog Archive » Ghosts in the SNS machine — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 04:17:32 +0000

[...] it is time that we stopped trying to talk to everyone (as pro-blogger Jason Calacanis has pledged to do recently), and concentrate on talking to the few important ones. The social capacities of the internet have [...]

By: New Comm Biz » Blogger burnout? Give up or dig in.

New Comm Biz » Blogger burnout? Give up or dig in. — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 23:14:37 +0000

[...] you read many blogs you’ll notice a general theme. It started with the A-listers and is echoing through the second tier. (of course this theme goes back a long [...]

By: wakacje

wakacje — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:52:22 +0000

not longer – maybe stronger
bloging or not bloging…

By: Bloggers Who Quit |

Bloggers Who Quit | — Tue, 05 May 2009 03:42:54 +0000

[...] Jason Calacanis “I’m looking for something more acoustic, something more authentic and something more private. Blogging is simply too big, too impersonal, and lacks the intimacy that drew me to it. The “a-list” pressure, the TechMeme leaderboard debates, and constant accusations of link-baiting are now too much of a distraction… the blogosphere is so charged, so polarized, and so filled with haters that it’s simply not worth it. I’d rather watch from the sidelines and be involved in a smaller, more personal, conversation.” [...]

By: New Media Trends » Facebook killed the blog

New Media Trends » Facebook killed the blog — Mon, 04 May 2009 21:01:50 +0000

[...] it, as Jason Calacanis said when he officially retired from blogging almost a year ago: ”I love blogs and always will. However, I’ve done my part and I’m [...]

By: Newsletter Industry » Blog Archive » Get A Deeper Level Of Interaction With Your Audience

Mon, 04 May 2009 19:19:49 +0000

[...] will be drive-by users coming from search engine traffic. Starting a newsletter was the reason Jason Calacanis quit blogging, and my friend Loren of 1938 Media also started an email list with exclusive content. (both of [...]

By: The Real Value Of Your Network: Engagement Trumps Numbers

The Real Value Of Your Network: Engagement Trumps Numbers — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 12:04:02 +0000

[...] an invite-only network called Triibes. Jason Calacanis decided to stop blogging altogether and create an email list to build more intimiate, private connections with his network. In both cases, these people were [...]

By: Ztail » Blog Archive » Where have we been?

Ztail » Blog Archive » Where have we been? — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 15:50:00 +0000

[...] ask? Where did we go? Well, it’s not like we were the king of blogging, I also heard that blogging was dead, but that isn’t it. We’ve been [...]

By: Startup-Blogs: Schreib-Krise? » startwerk.ch

Startup-Blogs: Schreib-Krise? » startwerk.ch — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 09:35:28 +0000

[...] schreibt er heute ellenlange Abhandlungen in seinem Email-Newsletter. Der Grund? Die Konversation sei zu umfangreich geworden, die Blogs und ihr Publikum zu gross für eine echte Diskussion – und deshalb hat er auf Email [...]