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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: TechCrunch, Flickr, Video, Dan, Corporate Communications, Marketing, Larry Dignan; 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
Scribd: rich Internet....paper?: Scribd rolled out a new version of their document sharing application with an improved Flash-based interface and the ability to embed Google ads inside of the document. I'm a huge fan of FlashPaper and was really bummed when it was discontinued but was glad to see it get some use...; Tags: Google Inc., TechCrunch, Document, Advertisement, Internet, Flash, Ryan Stewart; Blog posts 2008-02-19
As Microhoo turns: In today's episode Google goes gunshy; News Corp plays ball: These incremental Microsoft-Yahoo updates can get tiring. At least we're not killing trees with them. As a public service, here's a roundup of the latest chatter about Microsoft's $44.6 billion bid for Yahoo. Google gets cold feet. The Wall Street Journal is reporting that has lost enthusiasm...; Tags: Google Inc., TechCrunch, Wall Street Journal, Yahoo! Inc., Asset Management, Outsourcing, Operational Planning, Business Operations, It Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-02-13
Ribbit playing the role of Frog Prince with web-based phone "Amphibian": Ribbit, a company that I've covered a lot because of their developer components that provide any Flex developer the ability to enable calling functionality in the browser, is now releasing a web-based phone service codenamed "Amphibian". TechCrunch has a lot of the details but this is a pretty big deal....; Tags: Web, TechCrunch, Phone, Web Browser, Ribbit, Amphibian, Web Browsers, Internet, Ryan Stewart; Blog posts 2008-01-28
techcrunch 40: Revenue models and analytics: TechCrunch 40: Revenue models and analyticsGreatGreat article.Regards,James Burthttp://www.nhse.org; Tags: Financial Planning, TechCrunch 40, TechCrunch, analytics; Discussion threads 2008-01-18
techcrunch holds its own Presidential primary: TechCrunch is doing its part to illuminate the technology agendas of the Presidential candidates. Besides interviewing the candidates on their technology positions, TechCrunch is holding its own primary, where people can vote online from through January 18 for their candidates of choice. At the end of the "primary"...; Tags: TechCrunch, Renewable Energy, Candidate, Internet, Telecom & Utilities, Dan Farber; Blog posts 2007-12-20
The peril of panels: Can Web traffic stats be trusted?: ComScore repeatedly warns in its Securities and Exchange Commission filings that if its statistics can't be trusted its business model is in jeopardy. I'm calling jeopardy. I'm calling a bit of BS too. Why? There's no way that ComScore traffic metrics and what I see internally can be...; Tags: Panel, TechCrunch, Traffic, ComScore Networks Inc., Marketing Research, Servers, Marketing, Hardware, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2007-12-14
techcrunch vs. Google: The blogger's court: TechCrunch vs. Google: The blogger's courthttp://www.analogstereo.com/volkswagen_beetle_owners_manual.htmhttp://www.analogstereo.com/fiat_punto_owners_manual.htm; Tags: Blogging, TechCrunch, Google Inc.; Discussion threads 2007-12-02
Legalists: Google Case Precedent for Challenging Privacy: Yesterday, Google released the name of an anonymous blogger engaged in a defamation case in Israel. The case is significant on a number of accounts not the least of which is because it may help loosen privacy restrictions in the US. You can...; Tags: Google Inc., Defamation, TechCrunch, Privacy, Israel, David Mirchin, Investment, Security, Finance, Dave Greenfield; Blog posts 2007-11-28
ABC-Facebook deal: Another election-time marketing deal: ABC News is teaming up with Facebook to bring some social networking into campaign coverage, The Times reports. [The partnership] allows Facebook members to electronically follow ABC reporters, view reports and video and participate in polls and debates, all within a new "U.S. Politics" category. ...; Tags: Facebook, TechCrunch, ABC Inc., Marketing Research, Business Structures, Social Networking, Marketing, Finance, Online Communications, Advertising & Promotion, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2007-11-26
Official: MySpace joins Google's "OpenSocial" platform: I never saw this coming but it makes a whole lot of sense. MySpace have announced that they're supporting Google's OpenSocial APIs in favor of building out its own third-party developer platform. From the press release: MySpace, the world's largest social network, and...; Tags: Google Inc., TechCrunch, Partnership, Google OpenSocial, MySpace, Business Structures, Social Networking, Channel Management, Finance, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Steve O\'Hear; Blog posts 2007-11-01
Google's OpenSocial APIs pick up steam--MySpace and Bebo: Updated: Speaking during a press conference about MySpace joining the OpenSocial train, Google CEO Eric Schmidt painted the big picture. "The broader story is the Web has moved to the next state. We knew the Web would have social framework and we knew it would be would be standard, open...; Tags: Bebo, Google Inc., Facebook, TechCrunch, Google OpenSocial, API, MySpace, Business Structures, Channel Management, Finance, Marketing, Dan Farber; Blog posts 2007-11-01
Hulu and the expectations game: Expect nothing--or better yet expect a total trainwreck--and you're always pleasantly surprised. That axiom is at play today as Hulu--the online video venture of Fox and NBC launches. The online service, which was launched to be a YouTube-ish competitor, is in private beta and the blogger class...; Tags: Game, NBC, Web, TechCrunch, Online Video, TV, Music Industry, Hulu, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Channel Management, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Marketing, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2007-10-29
Picnik and Flickr get together for photo editing: TechCrunch is reporting that Flickr and Picnik have teamed up to bring Picnik's fantastic photo editing suite to Flickr users. Picnik is a photo editor that is build on top of Flex that I've been following since they launched. They recently announced a premium service that should be rolling out...; Tags: TechCrunch, Flickr, Photograph, Picnik, Picnik Team, Business Structures, Finance, Ryan Stewart; Blog posts 2007-10-19
China's cyberwar: Would it be all that surprising?: Reports are trickling in that China is blocking Google, Yahoo and Microsoft searches and redirecting them to Baidu. Welcome to the land where a firewall is an economic weapon. TechCrunch has been reporting that Google searches are redirected to Baidu. Adding in other reports, Duncan Riley concludes we're in...; Tags: China, Google Inc., TechCrunch, Firewalls, Blogging, Network Security, Marketing Research, Networking, Internet, Marketing, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2007-10-18