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TechCrunch

URL	http://www.techcrunch.com
Commercial?	Yes
Type of site	Web 2.0 Blog
Registration	None
Available language(s)	English, French, Japanese
Owner	TechCrunch
Created by	Michael Arrington
Launched	June 11, 2005
Revenue	US$200,000 monthly[1]
Current status	Active

TechCrunch is a blog company that profiles startup companies, products and websites. It was founded by Michael Arrington in 2005. The blog's first post was on June 11, 2005.^[2]

The website's Technorati rank is 3,^[3] and is their 3rd most favorite blog.^[4] As of July 9, 2009, it has over 3,337,000 RSS feed subscribers as measured by tracking company FeedBurner. On August 27, 2008, TechCrunch rolled out a new website design.

Contents 1 TechCrunch Network 2 Programs 3 Criticism 4 References 5 See also 6 External links

[edit] TechCrunch Network

TechCrunch is now affiliated with several other websites, commonly referred to as the The TechCrunch Network. As of July 28, 2008, these include:

• CrunchNotes – An informal personal blog about Web 2.0 written by Michael Arrington.
• 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 Europe – Original blog (then TechCrunch UK) canceled following an online argument involving Arrington, TC UK editor Sam Sethi, and Loic Le Meur on 13 December, 2006^[5].; focused on European or Europe-targeted Web 2.0 services. Relaunched in September 2007 with a new editor, Mike Butcher.
• MobileCrunch – A blog tracking the Mobile Computing industry, edited by Greg Kumparak.
• TalkCrunch – A podcast about Web 2.0, featuring interviews with founders of assorted Web 2.0 companies, covering new product launches and the like.
• CrunchGear – A blog covering gadgets and computer hardware, edited by John Biggs.
• CrunchBase – A wiki-style database of Web 2.0 companies, people, and investors.
• CrunchBoard – A Web 2.0 job board
• TechCrunch IT
• InviteShare
• Gillmor Gang
• Elevator Pitches

[edit] Programs

The organization held a live event, the TechCrunch50, on September 8–10, 2008 in San Francisco, California. TechCrunch also runs The Europas awards^[6] and is a founding host of The Crunchies.^[7]

[edit] Criticism

TechCrunch faces a high degree of public scrutiny, and TechCrunch employees have been periodically accused of various conflicts of interest. ^[8][9] One such example of this is Oliver Starr, the original editor of MobileCrunch. Starr was apparently fired by Arrington, allegedly for a conflict of interest arising from Starr's serving as Senior Mobile Analyst for "The Guidewire Group." Starr claims that the dispute arose instead from a payment dispute with Arrington over payments allegedly due Starr.

[edit] References

[edit] See also

• TechCrunch Toolbar by Conduit

[edit] External links

• TechCrunch