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Fri, 05 Mar 2010 20:08:16 +0000

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Slow Capital and Capitally Disciplined Startups – GigaOM — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 17:06:47 +0000

[...] No Comments 0 0 0 0 0 While reading through Seth Godin’s free e-book recently, I noticed that Fred Wilson had dedicated an entire page of his blog to the concept of “slow capital.” I like the [...]

By: Mathew Ingram

Mathew Ingram — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 01:50:33 +0000

Thanks for the comment, Jason -- you certainly have gotten their attention, I think :-)

By: Jason Calacanis

Jason Calacanis — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 17:49:46 +0000

I've been in private discussions with Compete.com, quantcast and Comscore for years.

Comscore has ignored me--and other publishers.

Compete.com and Quantcast have developed their services with constant communications with me and other publishers.

I tried the logically, private way.... it's only as a last resort that I bring out the big guns.

This is a 10+ year fight and only after the call for a boycott has comscore responded.

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By: Jeff Putz

Jeff Putz — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 17:06:12 +0000

While I question the value of comScore's services, I also can't stand Calacanis and his constant rants of injustice. He'd make a better argument if he'd stick to the facts and not use a bunch of inflammatory words intended to invoke an emotional response.

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SiliconANGLE — Blog — Sidestepping the Comscore Brawl — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 16:46:47 +0000

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By: Leigh

Leigh — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 15:13:36 +0000

Hi Tom,

Sorry but i'm going to have to completely disagree with you. I would say if things are getting more sophisticated (which in most cases they are not) clients are realizing that traditional online advertising is an awareness game and not about conversion.

While things may change in the future, and I agree that we can become more efficient with buys, most of the justifications i've seen from the large media companies to clients on why this site or that site continue to be traditional traffic numbers (among other things).

By: jimjerky

jimjerky — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 14:26:27 +0000

You are ALL missing the most amazing part about this fight. Jason Calacanis, a fairly small-time player in this industry, is attacking the integrity of Fred Wilson, a very serious industry heavyweight, in a very blunt manner. This almost borders on Libel because he is saying that Fred knows this is a scam and only accepts it to make a buck, which he may know isn't true.

By: Gil Reich

Gil Reich — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 12:31:08 +0000

I agree that the "for-profit sister company" description will rankle people. But to say that the only connection is Jimmy and Angela is an understatement. They're the two largest sites built on MediaWiki, Wikia employees are among the top contributors of useful MediaWiki extensions, the companies have had arrangements regarding office space and server costs, and there have been other executives that spent time at both organizations. So "sister company" may be unfair, but the statement that the only real connection is Angela and Jimmy is not quite accurate.