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TechCrunch Is Now “In A Relationship” With Facebook ConnectOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 1 day 16 hours ago (http://www.techcrunch.com)
Category: internet | Tags techcrunch, in, relationship, facebook, connect, Search All Tags
Facebook Connect is beginning to materialize and we're on the ground floor: TechCrunch readers can now use their Facebook accounts to sign in before leaving comments.Doing so yields several benefits. read more »
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UK startups start their cull: Trutap reduced to skeletonOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 2 days ago (http://uk.techcrunch.com)
Category: internet | Tags uk, startups, trutap, techcrunch, economy, finances, recession, Search All Tags
"Trutap, a leading UK mobile startup which made the TechCrunch 40 list in 2007, is letting go almost 80% of its 30 staff after failing to hit its window for a second round of funding." read more »
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Barack Obama On Tech PolicyOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by MargaretM 31 days ago (http://www.techcrunch.com)
Category: internet | Tags barack obama, tech policy, techcrunch, michael arrington, Search All Tags, , ,
A video of Barack Obama posted on TechCrunch by Michael Arrington. read more »
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Ten Comments You Think Are Cool And Insightful But Aren’tOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by MargaretM 38 days ago (http://www.techcrunch.com)
Category: internet | Tags michael arrington, comments, techcrunch, Search All Tags, , , ,
An interesting article by Michael Arrington on some of the types of comments they receive on TechCrunch. read more »
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19,683 Tech Layoffs And CountingOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by MargaretM 41 days ago (http://www.techcrunch.com)
Category: internet | Tags eric schonfeld, techcrunch, layoffs, layoff tracker, hewlett-packard, eds, merger, Search All Tags
Eric Schonfeld of TechCrunch writes "This has been a brutal month or so for tech layoffs. According to our Layoff Tracker, there have been 19,683 job eliminations at tech companies announced since m read more »
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The Prickly Prince From Microsoft Strikes AgainOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by articleeditor 53 days ago (http://www.techcrunch.com)
Category: internet | Tags michael arrington, techcrunch, dare obasanjo, microsoft, nigeria, economic crisis, mass media, Search All Tags
Michael Arrington of TechCrunch comments on a statement by Dare Obasanjo, a Microsoft employee and the son of a former President of Nigeria. Mr. Obasanjo said, in response to articles posted this past week on TechCrunch related to the current economic crisis, "The last thing we need is popular blogs AND the mass media spreading despair and schadenfreude at a time like this." Arrington's reply "Our job isn’t to cheerlead the startup scene no matter what happens. Our job is to report the news as it happens and add our opinion as we feel is appropriate. So even if we were reporting nothing but doom and gloom, the criticism isn’t appropriate." read more »
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Brightcove 3 (Leaked ScreenShots)Open in New Window
Avatar Posted by MargaretM 53 days ago (http://www.techcrunch.com)
Category: internet | Tags erick schonfeld, brightcove, web, dow jones, warner music, new york times, techcrunch, Search All Tags
Erick Schonfeld talks about Brightcove, "the Web video distribution platform used by media companies including Dow Jones, Warner Music, and the New York Times." He states it is getting a massive ma read more »
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Profit Maximization V. Survival MaximizationOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by MargaretM 53 days ago (http://www.techcrunch.com)
Category: internet | Tags michael arrington, techcrunch, profit, business, survival, Search All Tags, ,
Michael Arrington of TechCrunch states "What we’re talking about is the goal of profit maximization, which is what every for profit business needs to aim for or go out of business. In the good times read more »
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