Valleywag
"You're podcasting? Let me give you some good advice, no one wants to hear you talk ..." That, according to blogger Chris Heuer, is what AOL exec Jason Calacanis told the young lady pictured above at the Podcast and Portable Media Expo.
Those who've heard Jason on the popular podcast This Week in Tech may echo the sentiment — at Jason. He's known for publicly grandstanding when he appears on that and other podcasts.
Now, the man can speak engagingly, if bombastically, and we admire his occasional wit. But his phrases are more often pieces of posturing (see above), making this the most ironic media advice we've heard all week.
Jason Calacanis, media advisor [Chris Heuer on Flickr, photo used under CC license]
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Love the wide-eyed look.
So what did our hero suggest the young lass do instead of talk? Did he invite her to get paid for "posting news to Netscape" wink wink nudge nudge.
Her name is Olga Timakova, she's a spokesmodel for Digital Slob (Curt Bradao), a Hawaian Newspaper columnist's podcast.
Yes, she's super hot (and she told me I was cute, which also makes her a liar). But she had a lovely voice with a sexy Russian accent. I chatted with her by the pool that evening.
--Jason Miller, WebProNews
Calacanis kind of reminds me of Christopher Hitchens, without the pickled liver.
You have to give the dude some credit! At least he's schlepping his "In-N-Out" burgers from booth to booth....
Hey! You have to give the guy a little credit. At least he's schlepping around his "IN-N-Out" burgers from booth to booth. Now that's CLASSY....
I voted for Jason!
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