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WATCH LIVE: TechCrunch's Massive New York Conference Kicks Off

TechCrunch | Posted 05.21.2012

TechCrunch Disrupt NYC 2012 kicked off on Monday morning. Click the link below to check out live video of the conference....

Facebook Threatens To Sue Commenter

TechCrunch | Posted 04.03.2012

Last year, Alexia covered a funny Chrome web browser extension called “Defaceable” that allowed you to comment anonymously on Facebook and on othe...

Design It Pink? Isn't That Insulting?

Tim Berry | Posted 05.05.2012

Tim Berry

For the most part, trying to design tech for women ends up, well-meaning or not, assuming women are dumber than men. Which is a dumb assumption.

Social Networks for Scientists Won't Work

Mark Drapeau | Posted 04.18.2012

Mark Drapeau

We're not really picking on any particular social network effort here. But why haven't any of these platforms truly caught on in the scientific community?

Working Like a Man

Morra Aarons-Mele | Posted 02.11.2012

Morra Aarons-Mele

There is constant discussion about whether women and tech startups mix. Despite the fact that women start small businesses at a faster rate than men, the hand-wringing only seems to reach a wide audience when the startup in question is in the tech or social media space.

Apple's Deal With The Devil

TechCrunch | Jason Kincaid | Posted 12.10.2011

Over the last two years, Apple has been engaged in vicious legal battles over smartphone patents, many of which are aimed at squelching (or squeezing ...

Arrington Controversy Fuels Portland's Black Leaders

Mike Green | Posted 01.10.2012

Mike Green

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.

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

BusinessWeek | Posted 01.04.2012

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

15-Year-Old Uses Technology to Organize Real-life Events

Gregory Hosono | Posted 11.22.2011

Gregory Hosono

Earlier this month, Gal Harth, a 15-year-old entrepreneur from Israel, launched his latest venture, Doweet, at the prestigious TechCrunch Disrupt event. Gal gained a massive amount of buzz for his product as well as for age. Doweet has taken the dehumanizing nature of technology and used it to help facilitate real life interactions.

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

Arnal Dayaratna | Posted 11.27.2011

Arnal Dayaratna

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.

WATCH: 6 Must-Watch Videos From The TechCrunch Disrupt Conference

TechCrunch | Devin Coldewey | Posted 11.16.2011

We have hours and hours of quality video from this year’s Disrupt SF, and you can browse it all over at TCTV, but there were a few on-stage intervie...

And The Winner Of TechCrunch's Huge Startup Conference Is...

TechCrunch | Posted 11.15.2011

Three days and 31 startup pitches later, the winner of TechCrunch Disrupt San Francisco 2011 has been determined. Out of the 29 startups and two audie...

WATCH LIVE: TechCrunch's Massive Startup Conference Wraps Up

TechCrunch | Posted 11.14.2011

Disrupt, TechCrunch's giant startup launch conference, wrapped up Wednesday in San Francisco. Check out video from the event here....

Retiring From International Football Is as Stupid as Refusing to Write for Free

Monty Munford | Posted 11.12.2011

Monty Munford

Writers have to roll with the times and they should refuse to be pessimistic.

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

Arianna Huffington

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.

WATCH: How To Get Things Done In America

TechCrunch | Andrew Keen | Posted 10.10.2011

I've been meaning to write this post all week. But you know how things are -- there is always something better to do, always something more fun, alway...

13 Influential Women In Technology (PHOTOS)

Posted 09.10.2011

Considering the pace at which technology is progressing, it’s important to highlight and recognize the key players in the field that keep innovation...

Newsgathering Tool via iPhone -- "Meporter" Launches With Forbes Sponsorship

Andy Plesser | Posted 07.28.2011

Andy Plesser

A free App for the iPhone, which allows users to report and share local news developments, called Meporter launched on Tuesday in New York at the Te...

29 Things I Think I Learned At TechCrunch Disrupt

OPEN Forum | Jason Del Rey | Posted 07.26.2011

On Tuesday, I checked out TechCrunch Disrupt, a startup conference hosted by Michael Arrington's popular blog TechCrunch. The day's events included Ch...

The Evolution of TechCrunchTV: A Slick NY Studio and the Power of Videoblogging

Andy Plesser | Posted 07.20.2011

Andy Plesser

Launched just over a year ago, now with 1700 videos and millions of streams, TechCrunchTV is expanding with new programming, a state-of-the-art studio in Manhattan, and a focus on videoblogging.

30 Startups To Launch At TechCrunch Disrupt Conference

Andy Plesser | Posted 07.18.2011

Andy Plesser

"Disrupt" will start this weekend with a "Hackathon" involving some 700 participants. In addition to tech luminaries, there will be celebrities including Ashton Kutcher and Charlie Rose.

SwoonXO and Shawn Fanning's Supyo Kickstart Live Social Networking Punch

Harmon Leon | Posted 07.16.2011

Harmon Leon

Chatroulette is like the Wild West of live social networking where deviant behavior becomes the unmonitored norm. Shawn Fanning's next big endeavor is a "live" social network site named Supyo -- Chatroulette done right.

14 Stellar Websites for Wannabe Entrepreneurs

Scott Gerber | Posted 07.09.2011

Scott Gerber

What websites are most helpful for aspiring entrepreneurs? The following answers are provided by the Young Entrepreneur Council.

New Details About Facebook's Groupon 'Killer'

TechCrunch | Posted 06.25.2011

Whoops. Looks like The New York Times has a little embargo breaking situation on their hands. (Which we love -- chaos!) They've just put up a story w...

This Isn't A Tech Bubble, It's Something Else Entirely

TechCrunch | Michael Arrington | Posted 06.25.2011

If you're an early stage venture capitalist or angel investor there is no time like the present to declare a bubble, say valuations are out of control...