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- TechCrunch throws down on cable boxes: Who can argue?
- Cable cardsCable Labs = evil. Just let me buy the damn box from a company like ATI, rather than having to spend a crap load of money on a new computer that is certified by CableLabs and runs Vista, neither of which I need or want.Hulu or similar services...
- Tags: Network technology, TechCrunch, cable box, cable
- Discussion threads 2009-10-08
- TechCrunch throws down on cable boxes: Who can argue?
- The TechCrunch blog usually covers start-up culture, but a post today takes a diversion into the limited, primitive realm of cable boxes. You know 'em, you hate 'em. As post author MG Siegler points out, the interfaces are archaic, the horsepower anemic, and the remotes unappealing. He rightly suggests that...
- Tags: TechCrunch, Cable Box, TV, CableCard, Siegler, Cable, Network Technology, Telecommunications, Personal Technology, Networking, Sean Portnoy
- Blog posts 2009-10-08
- MySpace to acquire social music service iLike for $20 million
- News Corp.-owned social networking site MySpace is expected to close a deal to acquire social music service iLike this week, according to reports. The deal, as detailed by TechCrunch techmeme, will be the company's first acquisition since chief executive Owen Van Natta took...
- Tags: Last.fm, TechCrunch, MySpace, iLike, Social Networking, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2009-08-17
- On CNN.com's Blogger Bunch
- In a few moments, I'll be joining CNN.com's Blogger Bunch discussion group. The topic of the day is TechCrunch's publication of purloined internal Twitter docs. Here's the latest - and last post - from TechCrunch - a pretty interesting set of discussions in which management attempts to...
- Tags: TechCrunch, CNN, Blogger, Free Trade, Strategy, Finance, Management, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2009-07-17
- Twitter Security Crunch
- There's an awful symmetry about the strategic plans of the Twitter team being published on TechCrunch today: using password discovery techniques 'Hacker Croll' was able to access Google and other accounts. I literally just saw on Twitter as I write this the 'ethical...
- Tags: TechCrunch, Twitter, Security, Oliver Marks
- Blog posts 2009-07-16
- Will Twitter sue TechCrunch over doc release?
- Will Twitter sue TechCrunch over doc release?Book 'em Dano!Here in California where TechCrunch is located, Receiving Stolen Property is a felony. I hope that the CEO of TechCrunch looks good in stripes.RE: Will Twitter sue TechCrunch over doc release?There is no honor among thieves!
- Tags: TechCrunch, doc release, Twitter
- Discussion threads 2009-07-15
- Will Twitter sue TechCrunch over doc release?
- TechCruch published sensitive internal docs obtained from Twitter in a ballsy moves that could very easily see the sites locked in prolonged legal battles. One of the docs dealt with internal user base and revenue projections. One revealed a pilot TV show based on the popular service....
- Tags: TechCrunch, Twitter, Operational Accounting, Blogging, Finance, Internet, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2009-07-15
- 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
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