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Jason Calacanis: “Blogging Is Dead” & Why “Stupid People Shouldn’t Write”

“Blogging is largely dead.”

“There are a lot of stupid people out there … and stupid people shouldn’t write.”

“There needs to be a better system for tuning down the stupid people and tuning up the smart people.”

Serial entrepreneur and publisher Jason Calacanis has never been opposed to saying what is on his mind. In fact, it is the characteristic that has helped him rise to the top of the Internet publishing world. He sat down with our managing editor Abraham Hyatt onstage at the ReadWriteWeb 2WAY Summit on Monday and dished on his thoughts about the state of publishing, what Google’s Panda initiative is doing to websites and what Web 3.0 will be about.

via readwriteweb.com

Blogging is not dead.

Stupid people SHOULD write. They will get better at expressing their ideas and maybe become less stupid.

Sheesh.

According to this article, I should probably quit blogging because I’m “stupid”. Anyway, according to him, I’m sure.

Predictions like this annoy me. Like the prediction of “the year of the linux desktop” and the like.

Predicting stuff is stupid.

Email Shill

Got an email from one Mary Ann Rementilla:

Hi,

E-readers – Reading a book will never be the same again. I will miss the days where I ran my fingers through every page and the anticipation and wonder, that one single book has to offer.

Nonetheless, I’m writing to you on behalf of Starbucks. They’ve recently introduced a brand new flavor to their lineup – Vanilla Frappuccino Light. This rich beverage contains 50% fewer calories and 60% less sugar than their classic Vanilla flavor, making it that much easier to justify the indulgence!

In our busy lives, it’s hard to remember to stop and take a moment to ourselves every once in a awhile. Our new campaign with Starbucks is about indulgence and encouraging people to cherish their personal moments, whether it’s curling up with their favorite book or tucking their kids to bed.

Every Monday, we’re asking our blogger friends to post an image dedicated to the time in the past week that they were able to sneak away from their hectic life for a bit of relaxation – even if only for 5 minutes. It could be a photo of yourself, an illustration, a picture of your cat- anything.  

Your Monday Moment post doesn’t necessarily have to have anything to do with Starbucks, but the drink might help you to find that special moment!

Let us know we’d love to send you some Frappuccino Light to try out. I look forward to hearing from you.

All the best,
Mary Ann

*At YouCast we support ethical blogging, WOMMA best practices, and strict adherence to the new FTC guidelines pertaining to free samples and gifts.  Participants in our campaigns are expected to do the same and we are here to assist and guide you as needed.

Mary Ann Rementilla
Community Manager
YouCast Corporation
401 Fifth Ave. 4th Floor
NY, NY 10016 USA
em. mrementilla@youcastcorp.com
W3. YouCastCorp.com

Nice.  She wants me to whore out my blog for a shitty Starfucks Frap.  All I can say is NO WAY.  This blog is advertising and sponsor free.  Anything I write about is MINE, not some company’s.

Ethical blogging my arse.  You can’t blog ethically about something you got for free.

Besides, I don’t like vanilla frap. Blech.

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I won’t have to follow email as closely and approve comments.

It seems like the spam issue is resolved.

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