Comments on: Jason’s long goodbye: Give me a break

By: internet entrepreneur

internet entrepreneur — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 03:20:49 +0000

It is still unclear to me why Calacanis made his decision to quit blogging. What kind of ‘private’ topics does he want to discuss in his mail list? Personally I do not believe in email newsletters and often regard them as spam despite of their subject.

By: iscatterling

iscatterling — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 10:35:33 +0000

Damn! I was suckered in.

Thanks to Mathew and Jim my perspective has been refocused.

By: Tish Grier

Tish Grier — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 15:55:28 +0000

There are so many bloggers out there who've never heard of Jason, and who really don't care whether he “retires” and goes back to email or not. They're too busy trying to keep their small businesses going, and blogging works for them on a lot of different levels.–and yes, sounds like a whole bunch of drama for sure.

By: digidave

digidave — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 03:59:19 +0000

I agree with Sarah here: It does make me think about where blogging is going, but it certainly doesn't make me think that “blogging is dead.” That's the silliest thing I've ever heard.

Would Michael Jordan declare basketball dead after he retired?

Shaq and Kobe would certainly disagree.

Moreover: I understand Jason's complaints about the blogosphere needing to mature, but leaving won't help. In fact, it's stupid. I think he contributed to what he was complaining about (worrying about hype instead of content ala I'll give you a macbook air if you follow me on twitter).

The solution: Worry about content!!!

I guess what I'm trying to say is - he should “be the change” - not “be the guy running away.”

I do want to see the blogosphere mature, that's part of why I'm working on spot.us - but blogging aint going anywhere.

By: Adam Metz

Adam Metz — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 23:45:45 +0000

Whatever keeps him off the interwebs is fine with me. I just pray that he never gets my email address.