Summary: Never miss an episode! Subscribe in iTunes: Audio (http://bit.ly/TwiStA) (http://bit.ly/TwiStA) || Video (http://bit.ly/TwiStV) (http://bit.ly/TwiStV) Get up to 2,000 subscribers and send up to 12,000 emails per month for free with MailChimp. There's no contract, no trial, and the free plan is always free -- visit http://www.mailchimp.com (http://www.mailchimp.com/). http://twitter.com/mailchimp (http://twitter.com/mailchimp) When I say “beautiful website”, you say “Squarespace!” visit http://squarespace.com/twist (http://www.squarespace.com/twist) and enter the promo code TWIST4 to save 10%. http://twitter.com/squarespace (http://twitter.com/mailchimp) ========================== Jason has a very animated and interesting discussion with Doug Rushkoff. The two discuss his media theories and new book; "Present Shock: When Everything Happens Now" Follow on Twitter: http://twitter.com/rushkoff http://twitter.com/jason Full Transcript Distribution provided by CloudSigma. The cloud that adapts to you. Visit CloudSigma.com/ThisWeekIn, for a free $200 credit. Today's episode of ThisWeekIn Startups is brought to you by MailChimp. Manage lists with up to 2,000 subscribers and send up to 12,000 emails per month, for free, with MailChimp. And, by SquareSpace. An all in one platform that makes it fast and easy to create a professional website and now an online store. For a free trial and 10% off your first purchase on new accounts go to SquareSpace.com/TWIST and use offer code: TWiST4. Jason: Hey, everybody. Hey, everybody. It's Jason Calacanis. It's ThisWeekIn Startups. Today on the program Douglas Rushkoff, media theorist, pundit and the author of 'Present Shock.' I've got the book right here. We're going to hear all about why our present… What do you call it? Doug: Our present. Jason: Our present might be… Doug: Shocking. Jason: … shocking. Or it might be screwing up our future or our past or something. It has something to do with tense. I don't know exactly. We're going to get into it. One of the smartest guys I know on the program today. Stick with us. It's going to be amazing. TWiST title sequence. Jason: Hey, everybody. Hey, everybody. It's Jason Calacanis. We are here on ThisWeekIn Startups. The show where we talk about technology, making a dent in the universe, entrepreneurship and building companies. Hey, the media is a big part of that. Today on the program, Douglas Rushkoff is going to talk about his amazing new book, Present Shock: When Everything Happens Right Now. Real time… It's a very important topic. As a matter of fact Inside.com, my next project, is very much based upon the river of news and being in the sort of flow of real time information. So I'm really fascinated to talk with him. One of the smartest people I know. I've known him for two decades. You're in for a real treat today. And you're in for a real treat if you use MailChimp. Isn't that a pretty good segue. You like that? And now you get to see me embarrass myself, Doug. EEEeeee eeee eeee. MailChimp. That's it. MailChimp is the software I use for my mailing list. You've got a big mailing list, right Doug. Doug: Yeah. MailChimp wouldn't take me. Jason: Too many? Doug: No. I gotta email 6,000 people and get verifications from each one of them. Jason: Reverified. Yes. That's a very good point. What they're doing is they're protecting against Russian spammers and insanity. However I know the CEO. Doug: Uh-huh. Jason: I will get you VIP. Doug: Oh, cool. Jason: Because… No. This is a serious thing. They don't know once everybody tries to get in there… Doug: I only want to send one email every two years. If I'm going to send one email to everybody… Jason: This like an inside thing. Yeah. See this is how protective they are of their service. Doug: I know. This is it though. It's not what you know it's who you know. Jason: That's exactly right. 12,000 emails per month, 2,000 subscribers are free. 2,000 subscribers free, 12,
