TechCrunch

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TechCrunch
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Technology news and analysis
languages English , Japanese , Chinese
operator Verizon Media
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Annual income 2.4 million (2007)
On-line June 11, 2005 (currently active)
http://techcrunch.com/
TechCrunch logo from 2005 to 2011

TechCrunch is one of the world's leading online news portals for technology and Internet companies and part of the US Internet company Verizon Media . According to FeedBurner , TechCrunch had more than 4.56 million web feed subscribers in February 2011 and in February 2015 it was ranked Alexa 361 worldwide and 199th in the US. TechCrunch's readership is global, with the United States (42%) , India (16%), Japan (4%), UK (3%) and Canada (3%), the main user countries on the number of page views represent.

background

TechCrunch was founded in 2005 by Michael Arrington . In 2010, TechCrunch was bought by AOL (and has since been absorbed by Verizon Media ). In September 2011, founder and editor-in-chief Arrington left TechCrunch in dispute; since October 2012 Arrington has been writing for TechCrunch again.

TechCrunch is affiliated with several other websites commonly referred to as the "TechCrunch Network". This includes:

  • CrunchNotes - An informal personal blog about Web 2.0 by Michael Arrington.
  • TechCrunch Europe
  • TechCrunch France - Edited by Ouriel Ohayon and launched in February 2006. He brings translations of articles from the main TechCrunch blog as well as his own content.
  • TechCrunch Japan - Brings translations from the US TechCrunch as well as own content.
  • TechCrunch UK - The original UK spin-off was discontinued on December 13, 2006 as a result of a dispute between Michael Arrington, TechCrunch UK editor Sam Sethi and Loïc Le Meur ; he was focused on web 2.0 services from or for the UK. TechCrunch UK was restarted in September 2007 with the new editor-in-chief Mike Butcher.
  • MobileCrunch - A blog about the mobile internet.
  • TalkCrunch - A podcast about Web 2.0 that offers interviews with founders of selected Web 2.0 companies on product launches and the like.
  • CrunchGear - A blog about gadgets and computer hardware.
  • CrunchBoard - A job board focused on Web 2.0.
  • TechCrunchIT - A TechCrunch offshoot that deals specifically with topics from the enterprise segment.
  • TechCrunch TV
  • InviteShare
  • Gillmore Gang
  • Elevator Pitches - Publishes short videos in which startup founders introduce their company that users can comment and rate.
TechCrunch Disrupt 2011

Crunchbase , a wiki-based database of Web 2.0 companies, personalities and investors opened in 2007, has been an independent company since 2015 and is no longer affiliated with Techcrunch.

TechCrunch Disrupt

TechCrunch Disrupt is a conference that has been held annually in San Francisco, New York City and Beijing since 2011 and is organized by TechCrunch. Technology startups pitch their products and services in front of venture capital investors, the media and other interested parties for money and attention. Previous winners include: Qwiki , Getaround , YourMechanic and Enigma.io .

criticism

As a well-known website, TechCrunch has received a lot of public attention. TechCrunch employees have occasionally complained of various conflicts of interest. Regardless, allegations of conflicts of interest have never been proven. The duties of the original editor of MobileCrunch Oliver Starr are now performed by several authors. Starr was allegedly dismissed by Arrington because of a conflict of interest arising from Starr's service as a senior mobile analyst for The Guidewire Group. Starr claimed that the dispute arose over payment disputes instead.

Web links

Commons : TechCrunch  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Fred Vogelstein: TechCrunch blogger Michael Arrington Can Generate Buzz ... and Cash. Wired , June 22, 2007, accessed July 6, 2010 .
  2. ^ TechCrunch. TechCrunch, accessed July 6, 2010 .
  3. ^ TechCrunch. TechCrunch, accessed February 21, 2015 .
  4. ^ TechCrunch. TechCrunch, accessed February 22, 2015 (at the bottom of the page).
  5. ↑ Arrington (Also MG) Returns , October 23, 2012, accessed June 21, 2014.
  6. ↑ Michael Arrington : Putting TechCrunch UK On Hold. (No longer available online.) CrunchNotes, December 13, 2006, archived from the original on July 21, 2010 ; Retrieved July 6, 2010 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.crunchnotes.com
  7. ↑ http://techcrunch.com/events/disrupt-sf-2011
  8. ↑ http://techcrunch.com/events/disrupt-ny-2011
  9. ↑ http://techcrunch.com/events/disrupt-bj-2011
  10. ↑ Michael Arrington : TechCrunch Bashing Heats Up. (No longer available online.) CrunchNotes, November 1, 2006, archived from the original on June 12, 2010 ; Retrieved July 6, 2010 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.crunchnotes.com
  11. ↑ Adam Kalsey: Be a sponsor and TechCrunch changes Their tune. kalsey.com, June 20, 2006, accessed July 6, 2010 .