TechCrunch and its lost Teachable Moment

It was a famous speech in Philadelphia during his run for office that President Obama got us to first think about Teachable Moments. The idea being that there are things that happen in our lives that are negative ... continue

TechCrunch sacks 17-year-old intern for trading toys for coverage

Michael Arrington is "shaken" and has dismissed 17-year-old tech wunderkind Daniel Brusilovsky after information emerged that the kid was demanding shiny new tech toys in exchange for TechCrunch coverage. In a post publicly flogging the "unnamed" minor (easily ... continue

Amazon to help you be a spammer while painting a bullseye for the FTC

One of the big topics today that I have picked up from my morning reading is the news that Amazon is going to help you become a Twitter spammer. Yup now you will be able to populate your ... continue

The FTC brings out the nut crackers and centers out bloggers.

As of today the FTC has made it perfectly clear – bloggers are a bunch of scum who will do everything possible to suck in their readers to purchase products that they have been ... continue