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| |name=TechCrunch | |||
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| |url=http://www.techcrunch.com | |||
| |commercial=Yes | |||
| |location=Bay Area, United States | |||
| |type=] ] | |||
| |language=English, French, Japanese | |||
| |registration=None | |||
| |owner=TechCrunch | |||
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| |launch date=], ] | |||
| |current status=Active | |||
| |revenue=]200,000 monthly<ref></ref> | |||
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| '''TechCrunch''' is a ] about ] products & companies, many of the posts written by ]. The blog's first post was on ] ].<ref></ref> | |||
| The website's ] rank is 2,<ref></ref> and is their 3rd most favorited blog.<ref> </ref> As of ] ], it has over 815,000 web feed subscribers as measured by tracking company ]. | |||
| ==TechCrunch Network== | |||
| TechCrunch is now affiliated with several other websites, commonly referred to as the '''The TechCrunch Network'''. As of ] ], these include: | |||
| *] - An informal personal blog about Web 2.0 written by Michael Arrington. | |||
| *] - Edited by ] and launched in February 2006. Features translations of posts from the main TechCrunch blog as well as original content. | |||
| *TechCrunch ] - Features translations of the American TechCrunch as well as original content. | |||
| *TechCrunch UK - Original blog canceled following an online argument involving Arrington, TC UK editor Sam Sethi, and ] on ] ]<ref></ref>.; focused on UK-based or UK-targeted Web 2.0 services. Relaunched in September 2007 with a new editor, . | |||
| *] - A blog tracking the ] ] industry. | |||
| *] - A ] about Web 2.0, featuring interviews with founders of assorted Web 2.0 companies, covering new product launches and the like. | |||
| *] - A blog covering gadgets and computer hardware, edited by John Biggs. | |||
| *CrunchBase- A wiki-style database of Web 2.0 companies, people, and investors. | |||
| == Advertising == | |||
| TechCrunch sells image advertisements for ]10,000 per month with a minimum purchase of 2 months.<ref></ref> | |||
| ==Criticism== | |||
| As a popular website, TechCrunch faces a high degree of public scrutiny, and TechCrunch employees have been periodically accused of various conflicts of interest. However, no claims of conflict of interest against TechCrunch have ever been proven.<ref>http://www.crunchnotes.com/?p=300 Crunchnotes</ref><ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/28/opinion/28pubed.html?_r=1&oref=slogin&pagewanted=all ]</ref><ref></ref> Original MobileCrunch editor Oliver Starr's duties are now handled by several authors. 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. | |||
| ==References== | |||
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