Tag Archives: techcrunch

Tue 2nd April 2013
Written by DomainNameWire in EN and tagged
TechCrunch fights to take down copycat blog - TechCrunch demands NewTechCrunch.com domain; site owner tries to rebrand. TechCrunch’s parent company AOL has filed a complaint with National Arbitration Forum to take down the copycat blog NewTechCrunch.com. As of right now, NewTechCrunch.com does not resolve. But until recently the domain resolved to a web site that included articles about laptops, tablets, and phones (see photo from Archive.org, March 11). Likely due to TechCrunch’s actions, the owners of the ... read more ...
Thu 15th September 2011
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Did Michael Arrington Register UnpaidBlogger.com 2 Days Before Wearing His Infamous Shirt? - Domain name registered on September 10, just two days before Arrington’s TechCrunch Disrupt appearance. When TechCrunch founder Michael Arrington took the stage at TechCrunch Disrupt on Monday he sported a now much-talked about t-shirt. Arrington, who just left TechCrunch because of potential conflicts of interest with his CrunchFund, wore a shirt that read “unpaid blogger”. These days anything that grabs news attention like Arrington’s shirt will be registered ... read more ...
Sat 7th November 2009
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Arrington: Apologies Shouldn’t be Conditional - TechCrunch article questions Snap’s rebate requirements. Given the bad taste Michael Arrington’s has in his mouth from his time in the domain name industry, he’s laying down the heat on SnapNames and its bidding scandal. Today he wrote a second article about the scandal, saying that SnapNames’ request that customers sign a waiver to get their rebate is not right. I understand where he’s coming from, but I also see why SnapNames is requesting this. When ... read more ...
Thu 5th March 2009
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Michael Arrington Deadpools New TLDs - TechCrunch founder says .eco and other domains dead on arrival. TechCrunch founder Michael Arrington, who himself has a background in the domaining world, is deadpooling .eco, a proposed new top level domain. I just don’t think the world needs another top level domain, and certainly not one that is designed for “individuals to express their support for environmental causes, for companies to promote their environmental initiatives, and for environmental organizations ... read more ...
Mon 20th October 2008
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Another Example of Why Mainstream Media Still Exists - Wholly inaccurate article on TechCrunch shows why we still trust the Wall Street Journal more than blogs. A lot of people think the days of print publications are limited. “Blogs are much more cost effective and citizen journalists are just as good as mainstream journalists”, the argument goes. I respectfully disagree. There’s a reason people pay more attention to the editorial page of the Wall Street Journal than the random musings of a blogger or some guy ... read more ...