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TechCrunch
File:TechCrunch-Screenshot.png
Type of siteWeb 2.0 Blog
Available inEnglish, French, Japanese
HeadquartersBay Area, United States
OwnerTechCrunch
Created byMichael Arrington
Revenue$120,000 monthly
URLhttp://www.techcrunch.com
CommercialYes
RegistrationNone

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.

The website's Technorati rank is 9 , and is their 2nd most favorited blog. As of March 15 2007, it has over 300,000 web feed subscribers as measured by tracking company FeedBurner.

TechCrunch Network

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

  • TechCrunch France - Edited by Ouriel Ohayon and launched in February 2006. Features translations of posts from the main TechCrunch blog as well as original content.
  • TechCrunch Japan - Features translations of the American TechCrunch as well as original content.
  • TechCrunch UK - Now defunct. 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.

Advertising

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

Criticism

TechCrunch's publisher Mike Arrington has had to deal with numerous claims of conflict of interest because TechCrunch has a financial or personal interest in many of the companies featured , a charge Mike Arrington denies by claiming "TechCrunch is different. TechCrunch is all about insider information and conflicts of interest.".

After firing Sam Sethi from TechCrunch UK for announcing a new conference series at a competing conference, Mike Arrington and Jason Calacanis announced their new conference TechCrunch20 at the competing DEMO conference.

References

  1. First post
  2. TechCrunch Technorati URL search
  3. Technorati Favorites
  4. Advertise on TechCrunch
  5. Nicholas Carr's blog: A glass house
  6. Michael Arrington's Rich Commitment to Journalism
  7. TechCrunch Bashing Heats Up
  8. Putting TechCrunch UK On Hold
  9. The TechCrunch20 Conference

See also

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