Jason Calacanis & Michael Gray
November 2nd, 2007 by Michael Gray in Random ThoughtsIf you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Read my top posts or learn more about Michael Gray. Want more frequent updates follow me on Twitter. Thanks for visiting!
Probably pretty high on the list of pictures you never thought you’d see but there’s a picture of me with Jason Calacanis last night after dinner.
Now I’m sure some of you want me to launch into a full on tirade ripping him apart, but I have to say Jason was actually a pretty nice guy to have dinner with. Others at the the event were Loren Feldman of 1938 media, Michelle Oshen, BL Ochman, Bryan Eisenberg and about 40 other people, most of whom I didn’t know. So what’s Jason really like … he’s a polite, intelligent, funny, articulate and confident person. He’s actually a pretty hard guy not to like. Now don’t go thinking I went all soft bedazzled by some A-List blogebrity, because he’s clearly a bit delusional thinking Google has the right to determine policy in the business marketplace, but he is a fun guy to hang with. If you’re still hung up on his trash talkin’ “SEO is bullshit” you need move past it …
What was also interesting is the entire event was publicized almost entirely through facebook. No press releases, no fancy PR people, just the power of social media to connect people … that friends is something you might want to think about …
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November 2nd, 2007 at 2:35 pm
That picture is crying out for some LOLWolf treatment.
November 2nd, 2007 at 3:06 pm
@matt I just opened up CC for derivative works so go fer it
November 2nd, 2007 at 3:36 pm
Hey, did Jason mention anything about your Mahalo SEO article? Curious if he took up any of your suggestions.
November 2nd, 2007 at 10:23 pm
I’m assuming this picture was taken after Mahalos move earlier this week launching a wordpress video blog with some basic SEO steps applied?
Jason can probably use some more tips from you Michael. He may want to trick that template out.
November 3rd, 2007 at 8:25 am
Last picture I’d expect to see?
I thought you were his god damn press agent!
November 3rd, 2007 at 4:00 pm
If Jason picked up the tab, can we look on any future Mahalo advice as payola?
You never know, if Jason ever comes across to Poland I might treat him to some flaki
November 3rd, 2007 at 6:53 pm
(sigh) Next you’re gonna tell me that Google IS the government, right?
November 3rd, 2007 at 7:54 pm
Looking good … who’s next in your album?
November 12th, 2007 at 2:22 am
“If you’re still hung up on his trash talkin’ “SEO is bullshit” you need move past it ”
…sure, as long as we can all acknowledge he insists on being desperately wrong about simple matters.
He’s not important in the SEO world, we all moved on 5 minutes after he said his last ludicrous thing, and we will only give him another 5 minutes when Mahalo achieves anything of value or he opens his blatant mouth again - and it will only be 5 minutes.
BTW, you seem to have a pretty accessible price. When are you moving into the Mahalo’s office as the new online-PR manager?
Great picture. I sure wasn’t expecting it after reading you for the last year or so.
November 12th, 2007 at 5:09 pm
Is JC related to Winston Churchill I wonder, there’s a definite similarity