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TechCrunch Yahoo search deal: TechCrunch now offered as default on Yahoo Search
TechCrunch Yahoo search deal: TechCrunch now offered as default on Yahoo Search
Tech blog TechCrunch and search engine minnow Yahoo may have signed a secret search deal that sees TechCrunch search results offered on default Yahoo searches for tech startups. There has been no public disclosure of the deal that ... continue
VentureBeat acquires Tradevibes
VentureBeat acquires Tradevibes
Technology blog VentureBeat has announced this morning at the DEMO conference that it has acquired crowd sourced company database startup Tradevibes for an undisclosed sum. VentureBeat is renaming the service VentureBeatProfiles, and selling the new incarnation as a ... continue
The man who put Ashton Kutcher on stage claims the Valley shouldn’t be like Hollywood
The man who put Ashton Kutcher on stage claims the Valley shouldn’t be like Hollywood
I promised myself I'd stop taking shots at Techcrunch, it's not healthy and I've moved on, but as I choked on my breakfast this morning I've decided to relent, because the man who put Ashton Kutcher on ... continue
TechCrunch writer caught fibbing about startup numbers
TechCrunch writer caught fibbing about startup numbers
TechCrunch writer Daniel Brusilovsky, the 16 year old wunderkid behind the TechCrunch pumped "Teens in Tech" Wordpress MU blog network has been fibbing about usage numbers on his site. Brusilovsky has previously claimed publicly that Teens in Tech ... continue
Twitter to sue TechCrunch? they should do it for the lulz
Twitter to sue TechCrunch? they should do it for the lulz
Twitter may be planning to sue TechCrunch over the publication of stolen internal documents (Twittergate), according to multiple sites. The conjecture is simply that at this stage, with Twitter not exactly saying that they'd like Michael Arrington's ... continue
Is Publishing Stolen Twitter Documents Fair Game?
Is Publishing Stolen Twitter Documents Fair Game?
The publication of stolen internal documents from Twitter on TechCrunch and other sites has raised serious questions about the ethics and legality of doing so. If you've missed the story so far, a French hacker obtained access to ... continue
Mossberg Puppet rips Chrome OS, TechCrunch
Mossberg Puppet rips Chrome OS, TechCrunch
Hoggworks Studios have followed on from their Colbert puppet series with a puppet parody of Wall Street Journal tech writer Walt Mossberg. In this episode the Mossberg puppet rips Google Chrome OS and TechCrunch. I was tempted not ... continue
What TechCrunch teaches us about repositioning a blog
What TechCrunch teaches us about repositioning a blog
In our blogging 101 series, I've spoken regularly about the need to continually review what you're writing to best find things that work. Einstein said that the definition of Insanity is doing the same thing over and ... continue
Mashable poised to overtake TechCrunch as leading 2.0 blog by traffic
Mashable poised to overtake TechCrunch as leading 2.0 blog by traffic
The pecking order in the web 2.0/ social media blogging space is about to have its biggest shake up in years, with Mashable set to overtake rival TechCrunch. Web tracking stats show that Mashable is just behind, or ... continue
Lets face it: you don’t matter
Lets face it: you don’t matter
A broad spectrum of tech blogs have flapped this week over the Twitter recommended users list, prompted by a $120,000 offer by Jason Calacanis to get on it. Those against the list argue that it's unfair, and unjustly ... continue
How to lose friends and anger people the TechCrunch way
How to lose friends and anger people the TechCrunch way
Chris Shipley, the extraordinarily hard working executive producer of the bi-annual DEMO conference is stepping down this year, and taking over is Matt Marshall, founder of VentureBeat. During Shipley's reign at DEMO, the conference has served as ... continue
How long will Sarah Lacy last at TechCrunch? (poll)
How long will Sarah Lacy last at TechCrunch? (poll)
TechCrunch's Michael Arrington announced February 1 that during his break from the site due to spitting and stalking incidents, Sarah Lacy will be taking his role. It's odd that four days a later I'm writing about this now, ... continue