Sept 3rd CeWebrity DeathMatch: Jason Calacanis vs Guy Kawasaki on “Is Apple Becoming Big Brother?”

Our wrestlers speakers for September will be Jason Calacanis and Guy Kawasaki.  Jason and Guy will debate the topic of whether Apple is becoming “Big Brother”, whether they will approve your app for the App Store, whether Apple is now officially more Evil than Microsoft or Google, and whether Steve Jobs will let you know the next time he plans to have a checkup.  We expect nothing less than a good old-fashioned SmackDown and MudSlinging.  The fight debate is scheduled to go 3 rounds, or To The Pain (popcorn and lawnchairs cost extra).  We know you won’t want to miss it.

Jason Calacanis is founder and CEO of Mahalo.com, a human-powered search engine which launched in May 2007.  Prior to Mahalo, Jason was an “Entrepreneur in Action” at Sequoia Capital.  Jason is also a co-host and partner for TechCrunch50, a technology conference showcasing top new startups.

Before Mahalo, Jason was co-founder and CEO of Weblogs Inc, sold to AOL in November 2005. Upon joining AOL, he was appointed SVP and became GM of AOL Netscape. Prior to Weblogs, Jason was the founder of Rising Tide Studios, which produced Silicon Alley Reporter. The company was later sold to Dow Jones.

Jason is a frequent speaker at technology conferences, and his newsletter is published by Newsweek, The Huffington Post, and Nikkei Japan. He appears regularly in major news outlets including Charlie Rose, CNN, 60 minutes, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and others.

Guy Kawasaki is a founding partner and entrepreneur-in-residence at Garage Technology Ventures. He is also the co-founder of Alltop.com, an online magazine of popular topics on the web.

Previously, Guy was an Apple Fellow at Apple Computer. He is the author of nine books including Reality Check, The Art of the Start, Rules for Revolutionaries, How to Drive Your Competition Crazy, Selling the Dream, and The Macintosh Way.

Guy has a BA from Stanford University and an MBA from UCLA as well as an honorary doctorate from Babson College.

For a look back at tomorrow, watch the original 1984 Apple Macintosh TV commercial: