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Boy am I in trouble over this one. :-)

aphyr 16y ago
Honestly, Jason, this is the only time I've found myself agreeing with you. Mahalo was a low SNR, spam-driven, visually abhorrent, search-result-polluting pile of useless self-referential scraped-off-wikipedia bullshit that I wanted to burn to the ground so badly that I wrote code to excise it from search results before its inchoate content managed to scream dimly from somewhere below two folds worth of weight loss ads, "help me." I'll give you a good slow clap.
- swordfish 16y ago
  Keyboard kill for you. "Tell us how you really feel!"
- kategardiner 16y ago
  like (for the words as written..)
- deleted 16y ago
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- jasonmcalacanis 16y ago
  Thanks pal. Frankly, I think we got caught up in the races with content farms like Demand Media too much. You can't create thousands of articles a day and expect quality--it's impossible!!! So, we move to dozens to maybe 200 pages a day... but we do it with quality and hope for the best. The good news is we broken even last year and have a ton of money in the bank. We are going to ramp up our burn and try to make a LOT of high-quality videos. You can see them here: http://www.youtube.com/mahalocallofduty http://www.youtube.com/mahalocallofduty http://www.youtube.com/mahalopiano http://www.youtube.com/mahalopiano http://www.youtube.com/mahalodotcom http://www.youtube.com/mahalodotcom http://www.youtube.com/mahalomath http://www.youtube.com/mahalomath http://www.youtube.com/mahalocooking http://www.youtube.com/mahalocooking These videos are getting better and better... I'd say most are 6-9 out of 10. Every month we should add a half point to our average. That means by the summer we should only publish stuff that's an "eight or better." We are going to build a wide, commercial version of the Kahn Academy.
  - aphyr 16y ago
    We are going to build a wide, commercial version of the Kahn Academy. This is a terrific idea, and I wish you all the best in doing it well. You've got the drive, money, and PR skill to make it a reality. Go for it.
  - boomboompow 16y ago
    Frankly, I think we got caught up in the races with content farms like Demand Media too much. This would seem a lot more heartfelt if you hadn't gone into a strident attack/deny mode when the criticisms were raised. As for your plan to change Mahalo into a deluxe content farm, color me still unimpressed. Maybe it's possible, but company culture comes from the top, and it's hard to see anybody who works for you caring about top quality. You clearly don't care about quality. And you've clearly shown a willingness to flat-out lie about that, and attack people one year (then admit they were right the next). As such, given that you're clearly just an asshole who wants to find some sort of profitable content, how can anybody have any passion? How can you really be the best in the world, when the CEO clearly doesn't give a fuck about the product? Here's to hoping you become a better leader, a better CEO, and a better human being. Until then, I don't like your odds.
shareme 16y ago
Jason, I think you finally see the points made by those who were originally Mahalo active members..I know I made the point several times..:)

aphyr 16y ago

Honestly, Jason, this is the only time I've found myself agreeing with you. Mahalo was a low SNR, spam-driven, visually abhorrent, search-result-polluting pile of useless self-referential scraped-off-wikipedia bullshit that I wanted to burn to the ground so badly that I wrote code to excise it from search results before its inchoate content managed to scream dimly from somewhere below two folds worth of weight loss ads, "help me." I'll give you a good slow clap.

swordfish 16y ago
Keyboard kill for you. "Tell us how you really feel!"
kategardiner 16y ago
like (for the words as written..)
deleted 16y ago
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jasonmcalacanis 16y ago
Thanks pal. Frankly, I think we got caught up in the races with content farms like Demand Media too much. You can't create thousands of articles a day and expect quality--it's impossible!!! So, we move to dozens to maybe 200 pages a day... but we do it with quality and hope for the best. The good news is we broken even last year and have a ton of money in the bank. We are going to ramp up our burn and try to make a LOT of high-quality videos. You can see them here: http://www.youtube.com/mahalocallofduty http://www.youtube.com/mahalocallofduty http://www.youtube.com/mahalopiano http://www.youtube.com/mahalopiano http://www.youtube.com/mahalodotcom http://www.youtube.com/mahalodotcom http://www.youtube.com/mahalomath http://www.youtube.com/mahalomath http://www.youtube.com/mahalocooking http://www.youtube.com/mahalocooking These videos are getting better and better... I'd say most are 6-9 out of 10. Every month we should add a half point to our average. That means by the summer we should only publish stuff that's an "eight or better." We are going to build a wide, commercial version of the Kahn Academy.
- aphyr 16y ago
  We are going to build a wide, commercial version of the Kahn Academy. This is a terrific idea, and I wish you all the best in doing it well. You've got the drive, money, and PR skill to make it a reality. Go for it.
- boomboompow 16y ago
  Frankly, I think we got caught up in the races with content farms like Demand Media too much. This would seem a lot more heartfelt if you hadn't gone into a strident attack/deny mode when the criticisms were raised. As for your plan to change Mahalo into a deluxe content farm, color me still unimpressed. Maybe it's possible, but company culture comes from the top, and it's hard to see anybody who works for you caring about top quality. You clearly don't care about quality. And you've clearly shown a willingness to flat-out lie about that, and attack people one year (then admit they were right the next). As such, given that you're clearly just an asshole who wants to find some sort of profitable content, how can anybody have any passion? How can you really be the best in the world, when the CEO clearly doesn't give a fuck about the product? Here's to hoping you become a better leader, a better CEO, and a better human being. Until then, I don't like your odds.

shareme 16y ago

Jason, I think you finally see the points made by those who were originally Mahalo active members..I know I made the point several times..:)