Re:Mahalo's Calacanis: Time To End The Content Farm Arms Race
by aphyr on Tuesday February 08, 2011 @11:55PM
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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.
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/mahalopiano http://www.youtube.com/mahalodotcom http://www.youtube.com/mahalomath 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.