Michael Arrington

Arrington Controversy Fuels Portland's Black Leaders

Mike Green | Posted 01.10.2012

Read More: Techcrunch Disrupt, Michael Arrington, Arrington, Soledad, Angel Investors, Cnn, Startups, Innovation, Black in America, Entrepreneur, Techcrunch, Michael Arrington Black Entrepreneurs, Black Voices News

Arrington's point offers us insight into an inconvenient truth: The venture capital industry has failed to significantly benefit Black and Hispanic sectors of urban regions.

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Soledad O'Brien, Michael Arrington, and the Non-Existent Black Entrepreneur

Dr. Boyce Watkins | Posted 01.07.2012

Read More: Michael Arrington, Tech Crunch, Black-Entrepreneurs, Soledad O'Brien, Racism, Black Voices News

Soledad O'Brien's public spanking of Tech Crunch founder Michael Arrington is, in my opinion, the stuff that legends are made of.

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From Feud-Prone Blogger To Startup Ally: Can Michael Arrington Make The Shift?

BusinessWeek | Posted 01.04.2012

Read More: Aol, Startup, America Online, Startups, Michael Arrington, Technology Bloggers, Venture Capital, Startup Investing, Blogging, Michael Arrington Venture Capital, Techcrunch, Silicon Valley, Small Business News

Arrington's path from writer to investor is not entirely new; several former journalists, including Michael Moritz and Stewart Alsop, have reinvented ...

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Michael Arrington Writes First Major Post on New Tech Blog "Uncrunched"

Arnal Dayaratna | Posted 11.27.2011

Read More: Tech-Start Ups, Arianna Huffington, Michael Arrington, Aol, Techcrunch, Crunchfund, Wordpress, Technology News

With this post, Arrington defines the lay of the land for his new blog and addresses many of the criticisms he encountered involving claims about the conflict of interest between his practice of investing in startups and TechCrunch's journalistic mission.

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What Makes a Good Venture Capitalist?

Mahendra Ramsinghani | Posted 11.22.2011

Read More: Investing, Small Business, Angel Investing, Techrepublic, Startups, Michael Arrington, Venture Capital, Technology, Marc Andreessen, Small Business News

Michael Arrington, editor of the popular tech startup news site, TechCrunch has decided to shift gears and become a venture capitalist (VC). Debates...

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The Wall Street Journal's Shoddy Journalism on TechCrunch: It's Not About the Personalities, It's About the Principle

Arianna Huffington | Posted 11.12.2011

Read More: Michael Arrington, Michael Arrington Techcrunch, Techcrunch, Wall Street Journal, Media News

Now that the TechCrunch editorial dispute has been resolved, let me turn my attention to the Wall Street Journal's coverage of it. In the most egregious case of mislabeling this side of Zabar's no lobster "lobster salad," the Journal's front page, above-the-fold story on Saturday sought to paint the situation as a "culture clash" based on "clashing personalities." It was, in fact, nothing of the kind. The issue at hand wasn't about personalities. It was about principle; a very simple fundamental principle about conflicts of interest that every journalistic enterprise -- including the Wall Street Journal -- adheres to. But you wouldn't know that from the exceptionally misinformed, substance-lite, and anonymous-quote-riddled piece. There is one upside to this shoddy journalism: the Journal reporters got the story so wrong, at least we know they aren't hacking into our phones.

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REPORT: AOL Close To Buying TechCrunch

gigaom.com | Posted 05.25.2011

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AOL, the New York-based online media company, is on the verge of acquiring TechCrunch, the online blogging network started by former attorney, Michael...

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Jason Calacanis Shreds Mike Arrington: 'Trainwreck,' 'Liability,' 'Sociopath'

businessinsider.com | Jay Yarow | Posted 05.25.2011

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In the wake of the news that AOL is close to buying TechCrunch, web entrepreneur Jason Calacanis took a sledgehammer to Michael Arrington on Twitter. ...

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TechCrunch's Arrington Accuses 'Super Angels' Of Conspiracy

Yahoo! News | Sarah Jacobsson Purewal | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Michael Arrington, Michael Arrington Conspiracy, Techcrunch Conspiracy, Super Angels, Techcrunch, Angel Investors Conspiracy, Technology News

Conspiracy. Danger. Intrigue. A top-secret venture capitalist cartel involved in collusion and price-fixing. That's what TechCrunch blogger Michael A...

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TechCrunch's Arrington: 'Suddenly, I Have All These Enemies'

inc.com | as Told to Liz Welch | | Posted 05.25.2011

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Michael Arrington loves breaking tech stories, but he's not big on PR people, conversational niceties, or sunlight. ...

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Michael Arrington: Persona non Grata? Behold 'AngelGate'

Pedro L. Rodriguez | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Venture Capital, Peter Shankman, Techcrunch, Bin 38, Clayton Morris, Technology, Seth Godin, Michael Arrington, Entrepreneurs, Silicon Valley, Pedro, Angelgate, Biztechday, Technology News

Super Angels rely on positive media coverage incorporating buzz words and talking about growth opportunities, but instead we're out there talking about how they wanted to fix valuations and stunt growth for their competitors.

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AOL Buys TechCrunch

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 05.25.2011

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AOL has acquired technology news site TechCrunch, the company announced Tuesday. TechCrunch founder Michael Arrington and AOL CEO Tim Armstrong appea...

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Facebook Building a Socialphone -- Maybe Maybe Not

Ramon Nuez | Posted 05.25.2011

One of the many assets Facebook could employ on its socialphone is Places. An integration of Places and the socialphone could provide the company a laundry list possibilities -- not to mention an additional source of revenue.

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Saying High-Tech Is a Meritocracy Doesn't Make it So

Caroline Simard | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: High Tech Companies, Women, Human Capital, Misogyny, Women Technology, Michael Arrington, Women in Business, Stanford University, Venture Capital, Feminism, Meritocracy, Silicon Valley, Technology News

Research shows that women face persistent barriers to retention and advancement in the high tech industry. Is it "all men's fault?" No.

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Arrington Disrupts NYC -- and Likes It

Steve Rosenbaum | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Tech Crunch, Michael Arrington, magnify.net, Yahoo, Steve Rosenbaum, Technology News

TechCrunch Disrupt deserves a serious recap, because it's possible that it will quickly be the gold standard for tech conferences.

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With "Avatar," Technology Has Never Looked So Human in Film (VIDEO)

Jose Antonio Vargas | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Iphone, The Terminator, Jav on Tech, Roger Ebert, Avatar, Aliens, James Cameron, Titanic, Michael Arrington, The Oscars, Nikki Finke, Technology, Avatar Technology, Avatar News, Avatar Movie Technology, Avatar Filming Technology, James Cameron Technology, Technology News

Technology has never looked so human in film. James Cameron has created a wholly believable, realistic world, at once marking a new cinematic era and expanding the possibilities of film in our technology-dependent, digital entertainment-driven 21st century. From here on out, movies will be divided into two epochs: B.A. and A.A. Before "Avatar," After "Avatar."

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Joo Joo Tablet Maker: Michael Arrington Had 'flair for the dramatic'

Telegraph | Published: 5:21PM GMT 08 Dec 2009 | Posted 05.25.2011

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But Rathakrishnan has hit back at the claims. At a web conference where he demonstrated the Joo Joo, the tablet born from the ashes of the CrunchPad p...

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Women Really Do Love Pete Cashmore More Than Michael Arrington

businessinsider.com | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Top 30 Under 30, Pete Cashmore, Michael Arrington, Mashable, Mashable.com, Cashmore, Mashable vs Techcrunch, 30 Under 30, Techcrunch, Technology News

How'd Pete do it? "Being called the Brad Pitt of the blogosphere didn't hurt," writes Inc's Nitasha Tiku. And it's true, unlike most tech blogs...

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Facebook Teaches TechCrunch A Lesson, Mike Arrington: "You Won This Round, Facebook"

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Facebook Applications, Mike Arrington, Michael Arrington, Punkd, Facebook, Punk'd, Facebook Fax, Techcrunch, Technology News

Facebook--sick of TechCrunch not calling them to fact check stories--pranks TechCrunch with a fake "fax this photo" service. Michael Arrington: "They ...

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What If: The Non-Profit Media Model

John Thornton | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: New York Times, Michael Arrington, Texas Tribune, Texas, Nonprofits, Hedge Funds, Media News

In Micro 101, we learn that such "public goods" as clean air and national defense will not be produced in sufficient supply exclusively by market forces. Allow for the sake of argument that journalism is such a good.

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Customer Disservice Spotlight On: Kleiner Perkins Caulfield & Byers

Aaron Greenspan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Computer Security, Michael Arrington, Venture Capital, Technology, Economy, Techcrunch, Business News

I am truly upset about this latest breach to take place involving my confidential information. It is shocking that a firm as wealthy and prominent as KPCB would have outsourced their information systems.

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Greening Hollywood: Green Geeks 2.0

Paige Donner | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Environment, Waste Management, World Wildlife Fund, Social Vibe, Techcrunch, Surfrider Foundation, Michael Arrington, Geek 2.0, Greenopolis, Media News

Feel like getting social while going green(er)? Launched earlier this summer is Greenopolis, a social networking site that functions like the others,...

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Savvy Auntie, Unsavvy Arrington

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: SavvyAuntie, Melanie Notkin, Techcrunch, Savvy Auntie, Michael Arrington, SavvyAuntie.Com, Eat the Press, Media News

This little bundle of cuteness is my friend Jen's baby, Tyler. He's four months old and the first time I met him I agonized over what to get him as a ...

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Viacom Versus Google: Coming of Age of the "Viderate" Generation

Jerry Weinstein | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Youtube, Michael Arrington, Media News, Viacom, Tower Records, Techcrunch, Google, Media News

While judge Stanton declined Viacom's request for YouTube's proprietary code, he ordered Google to provide Viacom with userIDs and IP addresses (for unregistered users) as well as three terabytes of video.

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Associated Press vs. Bloggers: Fair Use Fight Escalates

Wired | John C Abell | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Associated Press Fair Use, Ap Bloggers Fight, Associated Press, Jeff Jarvis, Media Bloggers Association, Drudge Retort, Michael Arrington, Ap Media Bloggers Association, Ap Drudge Retort, Business News

The AP probably had no idea it would create such a firestorm in the blogging community by telling the (aptly named) Drudge Retort to remove seven head...

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