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more about #techcrunch more comments → twig: TechCrunch covers the industry gossip better than almost anyone else, but there's one way they get this story right. So come on, Ryan, show us what y... more » narnio: #hahahahahahaha more » skahammer: Popular Mechanics? A million or so of the world's best minds spend thirty years inventing the internet, and there's still a Popular Mechanics? more » drewB: Count Arrington's TC post as his own heavy-handed negotiations. This is hot air and posturing; this will see the light of day if it does in fact work. more » Matt Cherette: I was just about to email this to you, Ryan. Of course, I should have known that you'd already be on top of it. I wonder if Popular Mechanics is goin... more » Shadowlayer: Michael, seriously, an internet tablet? how many of those were released to no success? #techcrunch more » Uncle_Billy_Slumming: Something Israeli about that guy (not necessarily in a bad way) His dad is Jack Arrington, who is a principal at CALIBRE, management and technology se... more » Nicholas Carlson: Hi Paul! #mikearrington more » Conchie Birdie: Whoa, Paul Boutin! Flashback! Actually, I like his stuff on VentureBeat... but I can't seem to find this article. #mikearrington more » FaceMelter: His upper lip looks to be a no-show as well. #mikearrington more » FaceMelter: It's also another case of tech insiders who think that the products they are attracted to will actually succeed in the market. Sorry, but even if the... more » iplaudius: The Arrington CrunchPad is the Rape Tunnel of personal computers. more » raincoaster: There isn't a separate category for vapourware? more » Michael Arrington: TATE- YOU'R FIRED! more » macbeach: I won't waste my time with the stupid video. These two (among many) seem to amazingly come up with some attention-getting emotional stunts just at ab... more » -
#disasters
The Sad, Premature Death of the TechCrunch Tablet
Last month, Popular Mechanics named TechCrunch's CrunchPad 'Product of the Year." The unreleased tablet computer was, of course, promptly beset by delays, infighting and a legal dispute. Now it's been aborted by its parent. More » -
#hackfights
The Flakiest Editor in Silicon Valley
That would be Mike Arrington, who plays startup kingmaker at TechCrunch. His recent no-shows: Arrington's Crunchies awards, Arrington's TechCrunch 50 prize ceremony and now a panel discussion that Arrington thought would turn against him. More » -
#journalismism
Magazine's Product Of Year Doesn't Actually Exist
Popular Mechanics just named TechCrunch publisher Mike Arrington's tablet computer one of its top ten products of 2009. Which is amazing — amazingly ridiculous — given no one outside TechCrunch has even held one. More » -
#nerdfight
No More Fighting 'Like Rabid Dogs' For Tech's Odd Couple
Theirs was a lover's quarrel, startup style. But now Hollywood tech barker Jason Calacanis has kissed and made up with his Silicon Valley conference partner Mike Arrington. And in true Valley fashion, the couple is pretending nothing happened. More » -
#meltdowns
Diva Tech Reporter Throws Ridiculous Fitt
Sarah Lacy is famous for bombing an interview at a huge geek conference, and for being "smoking" hot. That's not all her fault; Silicon Valley is notoriously sexist. But the tech reporter's latest tantrum only plays to the diva stereotype. More » -
#flackery
A Steve Jobs Confession, a Fanboy Shock
Yes, Steve Jobs is that evil. Silicon Valley spent the past month convincing itself AT&T just absolutely had to be responsible for kicking the useful Google Voice application off the iPhone App store. Whoops, it was Dear Leader. More » -
#journalismism
Twitter Might Sue Publisher of Hacked Documents
Twitter issued what sounded like veiled legal threats toward TechCrunch after the business blog published a internal company documents obtained by a hacker. Those threats are now significantly less veiled. More » -
#valleywag
Slouching Toward a Coddled and Toothless Blogosphere
Remember when blogs were going to be fiercely independent firebrands who, purified of old media insidery stench, would pull no punches against traditional power structures? So much for that. Today's laptop media is shaping up to be nothing but lapdogs. More » -
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#oped
Why So Much Hand-Wringing Over TechCrunch's Decision to Publish 'Hacked' Twitter Documents?
With nabobs still nattering about TechCrunch's decision to publish internal Twitter documents, copyright lawyer Ben Sheffner reminds us that getting people to spill unauthorized info is commonly known as "journalism." Sheffner's post originally appeared on his blog, Copyrights & Campaigns. More » -
#wtf
Twitter Widens Blog War
Twitter seems only to have grown more furious at the tech blog that published its internal documents, accusing TechCrunch of lying and hinting at legal action. Bizarrely, TechCrunch is refusing to fight back. More » -
#journalismism
TechCrunch Supresses Its Best Scoops at Twitter's Request
TechCrunch has been taking heavy flack for publishing purloined Twitter documents, but the tech/business blog has a message for the haters: Don't worry, we're sitting on the most newsworthy documents. Um, what? More » -
#corrections
Correction: Twitter Didn't Exact Suggested User List Revenge on TechCrunch
Mea culpa: We reported here previously that Twitter had yanked TechCrunch from its list of suggested users, apparently retaliation for publishing hacker-obtained internal Twitter docs. Not true. Details of my dumb error after the jump. More » -
#businessmodels
Twitter Dreams of Being a Cash Machine, Leaked Docs Reveal
For three years, Twitter made no money. But the microblogging company will supposedly be taking in more than $1 million per month by the end of this year and twenty times that much in 2010. Ah, the miracle of spreadsheets. More » -
#cubicleculture
Twitter Hacker's Biggest Revelation (So Far): Employees Need Naps
A hacker compromised various online accounts of Twitter staff, and while the company insists Twitter's own servers were not breached, the attack exposed internal documents gleaned elsewhere — showing the company's hubris and employees' growing sense of entitlement. More » -
#techjournocatfight
Gadget Nerds Can't Discuss Ethics Without Devolving into Schoolyard Taunts
Tech commentator Leo LaPorte and TechCrunch's Michael Arrington were doing yesterday's Gillmor Gang show when Arrington provoked LaPorte over free-product disclosures. LaPorte freaked out and shut down the show, but not before spewing colorful invective at Arrington first. More » -
#twitterati
The Twitterati Attract Another Stalker
Looks like we have some competition for tracking the media elite's bleat-replete tweets! Our competitive edge: We bring you the very worst of the Twitterati. Today's targets: More » -
#twitterati
The Twitterati Scrape Off a Blueprint Cleanse Stain
Feeling out of it? Then go read what media types like Amanda Congdon and Sarah Lacy are saying about themselves on Twitter. You'll feel better instantly! More » -
#twitterati
Sarah Palin Lets the Twitterati Sleep in the Same Room
Twitter, the ideal medium for feigning emotion! Bonnie Fuller pretended to be shocked, Erick Schonfeld and Kara Swisher pretended to fight, and Sasha Frere-Jones pretended to function. Today's real fake tweets: More » -
#techcrunch
Michael Arrington Wishes He Could Quit Us
TechCrunch editor Michael Arrington, left distraught after a stranger spat on him at a tech conference in Munich, promised he'd take February off. Two days in, he's having a hard time leaving the Internet. More » -
#michaelarrington
Why Internet Fame Is Worth a Warm Bucket of Spit
Fame has always had its downsides. But Internet fame, like the kind TechCrunch editor Michael Arrington has accumulated, provides all the downsides and very few advantages. Now he wants to go into hiding. More »
