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- TechCrunch Research: Big deal or not?
- TechCrunch Research: Big deal or not?This is absurd on so many levelsTech Crunch's reputation is to NOT do research, but to file stories based on rumor. Do they really think people are going to pay money for a known defective product? Or maybe they're creating a payment channel for blackmail....
- Tags: Big Deal, TechCrunch, Tech Crunch
- Discussion threads 2009-06-30
- TechCrunch Research: Big deal or not?
- Does TechCrunch Research provide value to buyers or threaten established analyst firms? by Michael Krigsman
- Tags: TechCrunch, Michael Krigsman
- Blog posts 2009-06-12
- LooptTC 1.1 (Mobile)
- LooptTC is a TechCrunch branded version of the Loopt application created for marketing and promotional use with the TechCrunch community at special events. LooptTC connects you with the world around you like never before! Pinch, tap and drag an interactive map to find where your friends are and what they...
- Tags: TechCrunch, Mobile, Friend, Loopt, LooptTC, Telecom & Utilities, E-mail, Online Communications
- Software downloads 2009-06-11
- TechCrunch compares 34 social networking companies
- TechCrunch compares 34 social networking companiesjerry at trickHere are two companies who are more interested in making social content instead of social networking oneapollomatrix.com is more of an SEO company that buildscustom social content sites for 10K it has all the common social network functionality and plenty of any extensions...
- Tags: social networking, social networking company, TechCrunch
- Discussion threads 2009-03-21
- Ning CEO on how start-ups can hit the ground running
- At the TechCrunch Cloud Computing Roundtable in Mountain View, Calif., Gina Bianchini, CEO of Ning, says that cloud computing can give start-ups an edge by allowing them to focus on the application their business is producing, and then gives them far wider distribution--through sites like Facebook--than was available just a...
- Tags: TechCrunch, Start-up, Ning, social networking, startups, windows, azure, Gina Bianchini, Amitabh Srivastava, Microsoft, cloud computing, economy
- Videos 2009-03-02
- Will economic downturn push companies into the cloud?
- At the TechCrunch Cloud Computing Roundtable in Mountain View, Calif., Marc Benioff, CEO of Salesforce.com, explains why he thinks Microsoft's entry into the business will bring validation to the cloud. Many CTOs, he says, still need to be convinced that using software as a service will save them money and...
- Tags: Cloud, Software As A Service (SaaS), Managed Hosting, Sales Force Management, Emerging Technologies, Sales, Salesforce, cloud computing, SaaS, Benioff, Microsoft, TechCrunch, platforms
- Videos 2009-03-02
- TechCrunch cloud computing roundtable: Scaling apps on Facebook
- At the TechCrunch Cloud Computing Roundtable on Friday in Mountain View, Calif., panelists discuss the difficulties in creating and scaling applications in the cloud. Scott Dietzen, Yahoo senior vice president of Communications Products, says it's unrealistic to think you can just throw apps out there and expect them to work...
- Tags: Facebook, TechCrunch, App, cloud, cloud computing, scaling, apps, SaaS, Yahoo, Amazon
- Videos 2009-03-02
- Mint.com offers close-to-home peek at economy's impact
- There are some forms of number-crunching I hate - which reminds me that it's time to start gathering up receipts for my tax accountant. And then there are "fun" types of number-crunching. Take, for example, the guest post on TechCrunch this morning by Mint.com's CEO and founder Aaron Patzer. ...
- Tags: TechCrunch, Credit Card, Mint.com, Sales Channel, 401(k), Financial Services, Retirement Plans, Personal Finance, Sales, Human Resources, Benefits, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2009-01-30
- Semantic Web Gang looks at investment opportunities in semantic technology
- Joined this month by Erick Schonfeld from TechCrunch, Chris Morrison from VentureBeat, and Brad Burnham from Union Square Ventures, this latest episode of the regular Semantic Web Gang podcast explores views on the investment opportunities raised by semantic technology. Union Square was featured in this weekend's New...
- Tags: TechCrunch, Investment Opportunity, Semantic Web, Internet, Paul Miller
- Blog posts 2008-09-23
- Jibdee launches: a consumer-centric take on the webtop concept
- At TechCrunch 50 yesterday a company called Jibidee rolled out a public beta of their service. I like what Jibidee is doing. At its most basic level it's a webtop product. You can store information, create lists, and generally organize your life through a very engaging web-based interface and...
- Tags: TechCrunch, User Interface, List, Ryan Stewart
- Blog posts 2008-09-10
- TechCrunch 50 opens Monday
- Developers, investors, journalists, and the simply curious gather at the San Francisco Design Center for TechCrunch50, a 3-day company launch conference. CNET's Kara Tsuboi catches up with Jason Calacanis, one of the conference co-founders, to discuss emerging trends and some of his favorite start-up sites.
- Tags: TechCrunch, Conference, TechCrunch 50, Financial Accounting, Finance
- Videos 2008-09-09
- Walt and Kara at DEMO; finale is an Arrington jab
- Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher, of the Wall Street Journal's "D: All Things Digital" conference, took the DEMO stage for a 30-minute head to head conversation today. It was a good chat where they tackled things like Google Chrome, Facebook’s future and the iPhone. Both were somewhat critical of Google...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Facebook, TechCrunch, Business Ethics, Blogging, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Leadership, Management, Internet, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2008-09-08
- Gallery: The sights of TechCrunch 50
- Last year, TechCrunch40 was an enormous showcase for startups to present their idea to venture capitalists, entrepreneurs, and the press. This year, it's even bigger. by Andy Smith
- Tags: TechCrunch, Venture Capital, Entrepreneurship, Investment, Finance, Financing Startups, Management, Andy Smith, entrepreneurs, TechCruch, bloggers
- Image galleries 2008-09-08
- The week ahead: Demo, TechCrunch 50, Apple; SAP TechEd; CTIA
- Programming note: We have a busy week ahead and it's truly a demo fiesta. Here's a look at the moving parts. Sam Diaz will be covering Demo; Andrew Mager will be covering TechCrunch 50 which is trying to kill Demo; I'll be at SAP TechEd...
- Tags: TechCrunch, TechEd, SAP AG, Apple Inc., CTIA, Programming, Cellular Phones, Development Tools, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-09-08
- Off topic: The facade of objectivity
- This Wired-TechCrunch war is interesting for the media wonks out there, but larger question is this: Does objectivity exists? Does it even matter? Here's the short version. The Washington Post inks a syndication deal with TechCrunch. Wired notes that it's odd that the Post picks up a...
- Tags: Disclosure, TechCrunch, Wired Inc., Objectivity, Blogger, Post, Personality, Blogging, Business Ethics, Construction, Internet, Leadership, Management, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-05-14
- Comcast monitoring Twitter, blogs and other social media
- Have a complaint with cable company Comcast? Don't bother calling their helpline: Instead write a blog entry or, better still, send a 'tweet' or two via Twitter threatening to "expend significant energy over the next three weeks trashing Comcast." That's the lesson taught by TechCrunch founder and co-editor Mike Arrington,...
- Tags: TechCrunch, Comcast Corp., Blog, Social Media, Twitter, Blogging, Internet, Steve O'Hear
- Blog posts 2008-04-07
- Yahoo Buzz! sending publishers into a traffic frenzy
- Buzz, Yahoo’s three week-old social news site and “meme tracker†is proving to be a major blessing for publishers who are featured on the homepage, sending traffic in numbers that rival the Digg-effect. Perhaps unsurprising considering that some of the most "buzzed" stories are also given screen real-estate on Yahoo.com....
- Tags: TechCrunch, Yahoo! Inc., Dallas Morning News, Steve O'Hear
- Blog posts 2008-03-17
- Flickr: Too late to the video party to matter?
- Flickr is likely to add video next month, but will it really matter given that the photo sharing site is so late to the game. TechCrunch's Michael Arrington and News.com's Dan Farber both note that Flickr video is coming. This intelligence Techmeme--an extension of a long running...
- Tags: Corporate Communications, Flickr, Larry Dignan, Marketing, TechCrunch, Video
- Blog posts 2008-03-16
- Digg: Better off with Microsoft or Google?
- Digg is reportedly for sale with the leading bidders being Microsoft, Google and two media companies. The big question: What's best for Digg and its community? TechCrunch is reporting that Google and Microsoft are in a bidding war for Digg with a price tag in the $200...
- Tags: Google Inc., TechCrunch, Digg, Microsoft Corp., Times, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-03-07
- Fox Interactive and Google: Is breaking up hard to do?
- Fox is reportedly thinking about terminating its deal with Google for search advertising and getting in bed with Microsoft. TechCrunch's Michael Arrington is reporting the news based on what appears to be one source, but a potential Google-Fox breakup is plausible. It's also possible that this rumor...
- Tags: Fox Interactive Media, Google Inc., TechCrunch, Advertisement, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., News Corp., Breakup, Social Networking, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-02-25

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