User:Jonathan Stokes/TechCrunch Compromise

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TechCrunch
Image:Techcrunch.gif
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URL http://www.techcrunch.com
Commercial? Yes
Type of site Blog
Registration None
Available language(s): English, French, Japanese
Owner TechCrunch
Created by Michael Arrington
Launched June 11, 2005
Revenue $120,000 monthly
Current status Active

TechCrunch is a blog about Web 2.0 products & companies, many of the posts written by Michael Arrington. The blog's first post was on June 11, 2005.[1]

The website's Technorati rank is 5 [2], and is their 2nd most favorited blog[3]. As of January 24, 2007, it has 151,000 web feed subscribers as measured by tracking company FeedBurner.

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[edit] TechCrunch Network

TechCrunch is now affiliated with several other websites, commonly referred to as the The TechCrunch Network. These websites include: *International franchises - As of December 14, 2006, these include:

  • TechCrunch France edited by Ouriel Ohayon (launched in February 2006), and TechCrunch Japan. The French and Japanese editions feature translations of posts from the main TechCrunch blog as well as original content. TechCrunch UK, edited by Sam Sethi, focused mainly on UK-based or targeted Web 2.0 services, but was controversially shut down following a public argument between Sethi, Arrington, and Loic Le Meur on 13 December 2006.
  • CrunchNotes - An informal personal blog about Web 2.0 written by Michael Arrington.
  • MobileCrunch - A blog tracking the Mobile Computing industry. Written by Oliver Starr.
  • CrunchGear - A blog covering gadgets and computer hardware, edited by John Biggs.
  • TalkCrunch - A podcast about Web 2.0, featuring interviews with founders of assorted web 2.0 companies, covering new product launches and the like.
  • CrunchBoard - A job board for Web 2.0 companies.

[edit] Advertising

TechCrunch sells image advertisements for $10,000 USD per month with a minimum purchase of 2 months.[4]

[edit] Criticism

As a popular website, TechCrunch faces a high degree of public scrutiny, and TechCrunch employees have been periodicly accused of various conflicts of interest. However, no claims of conflict of interest against TechCrunch have ever been proven. [5][6][7]

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[edit] References

  1. ^ First post
  2. ^ TechCrunch Technorati URL search
  3. ^ [1]
  4. ^ Advertise on TechCrunch
  5. ^ http://www.crunchnotes.com/?p=300 Crunchnotes
  6. ^ http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/28/opinion/28pubed.html?_r=1&oref=slogin&pagewanted=all New York Times
  7. ^ http://kalsey.com/2006/06/be_a_sponsor_and_techcrunch_changes_their_tune/

[edit] See also

  • Om Malik
  • ReadWriteWeb
  • Richard MacManus

[edit] External links

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