http://www.robhyndman.com/2006/07/19/calacanis-is-at-it-again/ any technology distinguishable from magic is not sufficiently advanced Tue, 23 Feb 2010 15:33:03 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 http://www.robhyndman.com/2006/07/19/calacanis-is-at-it-again/comment-page-1/#comment-12857 robhyndman.com » Blog Archive » Digg: What’s My Motivation? Thu, 07 Sep 2006 11:59:07 +0000 http://www.robhyndman.com/2006/07/19/calacanis-is-at-it-again/#comment-12857 [...] On the other hand, some communities are intensely cliquey and rely on a small number of contributors for a great deal. Digg is the classic example, as Jason Calacanis’ recent gambit for some of the heavy Diggers illustrated. One of the controversies that emerged over Calacanis’ move, which was followed soon after by Business Week’s fetishistic adoration of Kevin Rose and giddy assertions of his wealth, was the unpaid contributions of Digg stars as even as Rose and his partners were building a potentially considerable stake. In the wake of that controversy much was made - particularly by the Digg owners - of the altruism of the Digg community. Some naturally saw those assertions as being quite self-serving. [...] [...] On the other hand, some communities are intensely cliquey and rely on a small number of contributors for a great deal. Digg is the classic example, as Jason Calacanis’ recent gambit for some of the heavy Diggers illustrated. One of the controversies that emerged over Calacanis’ move, which was followed soon after by Business Week’s fetishistic adoration of Kevin Rose and giddy assertions of his wealth, was the unpaid contributions of Digg stars as even as Rose and his partners were building a potentially considerable stake. In the wake of that controversy much was made – particularly by the Digg owners – of the altruism of the Digg community. Some naturally saw those assertions as being quite self-serving. [...]

]]> http://www.robhyndman.com/2006/07/19/calacanis-is-at-it-again/comment-page-1/#comment-8291 More coverage of the Calacanis offer. at Blog Universe News Fri, 28 Jul 2006 06:46:23 +0000 http://www.robhyndman.com/2006/07/19/calacanis-is-at-it-again/#comment-8291 [...] Rob Hyndman, Richard MacManus, Paul Colligan and Scott Karp also cover this meme. [...] [...] Rob Hyndman, Richard MacManus, Paul Colligan and Scott Karp also cover this meme. [...]

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