Comments on: Hey Twitter, Here’s A Way To Call Jason’s Bluff And Maybe Fight Breast Cancer

By: So, HOW Did You Get On The Suggested User List? — Soap Box Included

So, HOW Did You Get On The Suggested User List? — Soap Box Included — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 06:15:26 +0000

[...] some of you might know, I also offered my Twitter Suggested User List to Jason Calacanis if he was willing to donate the $250,000 he offered Twitter to the 1 in 8 Foundation. Ultimately [...]

By: Pat Hawks

Pat Hawks — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 00:50:29 +0000

That’s exactly what HE wants!
Don’t you get it man?! You can’t kill him. You can’t shut him up.
He doesn’t need a blog and he doesn’t need to sleep, or breathe, or defecate!

He is…. Calacanis!

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Twitter Turns Three — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 00:20:36 +0000

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Mon, 23 Mar 2009 11:46:30 +0000

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By: Alexander Ainslie @AAinslie

Alexander Ainslie @AAinslie — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 10:06:04 +0000

Absolutely brilliant initiative!

@Twitter – Make this happen & use it as a foundation for your CSR initiatives. Twitter PR, you are going to want to jump into this one with both feet and harness the goodwill that is yours for the taking.

@Jason – What a great opportunity for you to be a real Mensch. Hope you can make it happen.

@Brandon – You have already shown the world that you are a true Mensch. Bravo! and keep up the good works.

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By: PM.e-currency

PM.e-currency — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 08:08:02 +0000

Twitter and donations.,Twitter with there “un reveled”business model,Jason calanis with his “Buzz of trust 250,000 Twitter spot.when all together works for good,works for other people,and works for better world,my thumbs up always with this “new entrepreneur,thanks for make this internet “more then just a Porn and gamble

By: 乳ガン撲滅支援の大義の下、TwitterにはJasonのブラフにコールするチャンスが訪れた

乳ガン撲滅支援の大義の下、TwitterにはJasonのブラフにコールするチャンスが訪れた — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 02:13:16 +0000

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By: seth

seth — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 00:16:13 +0000

Jason is definitely bluffing. He can’t even pay Mahalo employees on time.

I really can’t imagine Jason is will to part with any of his own money.

By: Mark Benton

Mark Benton — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 00:12:43 +0000

It’s a sheer waste of time for Twitter to listen to Jason and others about their offers. They would rather spend more time stabilizing their servers and improve their functionalities. Twitter should move beyond just connecting people, otherwise companies like Boilingpage ( http://www.boilingpage.com ) will take their position soon .. this website shows popular pages among twitterers and I find it very interesting. Worth a shot.

By: Alain Raynaud

Alain Raynaud — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 00:12:27 +0000

You want the truth?

Twitter management is busy working on monetization, dreaming up plans to generate hundreds of millions in revenue in the next few years.

Jason’s offer amounts to less than 1% of what Twitter expects to make in the future. Why even bother considering it? The risk of entering into a business model they don’t want by far outweighs the upside of 1%.

That’s why you hear a lot of external noise, because $250K is a lot to the regular people, but insignificant for the company. So they rightly ignore it.

By: Two Geeks and a Blog :: Geek News :: Twitter could help fight breast cancer

Two Geeks and a Blog :: Geek News :: Twitter could help fight breast cancer — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 00:12:17 +0000

[...] is now reporting on an interesting turn of events surrounding this story. Apparently another Twitter user, Brandon Mendelson has offered to [...]

By: Michael Arrington

Michael Arrington — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 00:07:23 +0000

yeah, that has nothing to do with what’s going on here. see Melvin’s comment above.

By: The New Super Bowl Ad - Followd

The New Super Bowl Ad - Followd — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 23:54:42 +0000

[...] reported by TechCrunch Jason Calacanis is apparently offering $500,000 big ones to gain a suggested Twitter [...]

By: $500,000 For A Suggested Account « Followd

$500,000 For A Suggested Account « Followd — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 23:41:43 +0000

[...] reported by TechCrunch Jason Calacanis is apparently offering $500,000 big ones to gain a suggested Twitter [...]

By: @HughBriss

@HughBriss — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 23:10:53 +0000

The problem is that Jason already admitted that he was basically bluffing.

By: RD

RD — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 22:53:43 +0000

J is a good guy. Can take the time to respond to my emails within just a few minutes… and I’m just a lowly follower

By: Brandon Mendelson

Fri, 20 Mar 2009 22:52:51 +0000

If I can jump in here for a moment, I hate linking out, but if there are questions as to how the money would be utilized, further information can be found here:

http://www.theb...how.com/donate/

My phone number and email address is also on that page if there are questions.

By: BK

BK — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 22:41:44 +0000

Calacanis predicted 1-2 million visits to Mahalo per month.

By: parker

parker — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 22:40:30 +0000

If the money is going to be donated to fight breast cancer, please donate to a credible organization — The American Cancer Society. The only organization that actually HELPED my mother when she was going through the whole ordeal.

Avon and these other shady organizations raise tons of money, but none of the actual cancer patients see where it goes. If it goes to raising “awareness”, that’s horse shit. I think the general population is quite aware.

With that said, I’m all for this endeavor.

By: Kyle Henderson

Kyle Henderson — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 22:39:14 +0000

I really like this deal. I’m sure Brandon and his foundation could do a lot with the money and Jason will certainly get a lot of value out of the Twitter spot. My question though is how many users do you think you can get with this new spot over (2 or 3 years)? Any guesses?

By: Melvin Ram w/ BrainBank

Melvin Ram w/ BrainBank — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 22:26:57 +0000

Did you even read the article? This is a very generous offer by Brandon Mendelson to give up something he doesn’t want or need in exchange to help people he doesn’t know. And Jason isn’t trying get publicity from breast cancer. He had his standing offer to Twitter before the Mendelson stepped into the picture.

By: BK

BK — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 22:15:16 +0000

Lots of talk about a business model for Twitter… how about one for Mahalo?

By Jason’s own numbers, he would need to get $7-14 CPMs on the visits to Mahalo from Twitter (he suggests 1-2MM visits/month @ $500k / 3 years).

$7-14 CPMs… and they run Google Ads.

By: Jason McCabe Calacanis

Fri, 20 Mar 2009 22:07:19 +0000

If Evan and Jack will do this so will I.