Published: Jan 24, 2008 - 05:12 pm
Story Found By: DazzlinDonna 1478 Days ago
Category: SEM
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Someone has got to stop Calacanis.... I mean, really.
he got you to post publicizing him didnt he ... Im sure theres a lesson in there somewhere ;-)
Hmm... yeah, but Chris Crocker, Britany Spears and Rosie ODonnell all get a lot of attention too. Doesnt mean we could/should derive any kind of positive lesson from them.
I dont know anything about the guy other than being in the audience when he gave his first keynote where he spoke against SEO to the industry. Maybe he has a different attitude, maybe not but I wouldnt shell out $3000 plus travel expenses to be put down or scolded by a keynote speaker. Admittedly, my expectations for keynote speakers may be different but Id gladly pay for inspiration rather than a shakeup.
This is certainly a dissapointing decision. The only rationale I can conceive is that SES isnt particularly interested in attracting the more hardcore and plugged-in SEO crowd, instead focusing on those who get their tech news from the NYTimes. Its not neccessarily a dumb move, though, just one that saddens me as SES used to be something very different.
It will certainly be amusing, if nothing else.
I think as SEOs we can learn a lot from Jason Calacanis. He is a smart guy and we can learn a lot from his Prespective. Even thou, Jason has argued so much about SEO. He knows the value of search. I might not say that Mahola is an invention but Mahola became popular in a very short period of time. He sure has some good ideas and knows how to implement thoseJust my 2 cents :)
Maybe Jason simply comes really cheap? Hes also keynoting at Affiliate Summit next month. Those guys are all about making money, so actually, maybe Jason pays to appear?
I know Jason is getting all the attention right now - that said, dont forget the other Keynotes: Nick Carr, Gordon McLeod (who will be speaking about how Search changed everything for the Wall St Journal) and Andrew Tomkins (Yahoo!s Chief Scientist)... this is going to be a good event, one you will not want to miss. Look for other major names TBA soon...
Matt, is John Battelle the other major name not posted? I saw you blogged hed be at NY, but I didnt see any further keynote slots TBA or that he was posted on the agenda.