Alt.techcrunch.die.die.die
adnam.motd.org
Alt.techcrunch.die.die.die
1–10 of 69 posts
Re: Alt.techcrunch.die.die.die
#2TechCrunch's quality has gone down over the last year. The problem is that Arrington has critical mass, and not following TechCrunch could keep you out of the loop on some important stories or conversations.
At some point though, I won't be able to handle it and will unsubscribe, regardless of how many people follow his news.
Re: Alt.techcrunch.die.die.die
#3TechCrunch's quality has gone down over the last year. The problem is that Arrington has critical mass, and not following TechCrunch could keep you out of the loop on some important stories or conversations. At some point though, I won't be able to handle it and will unsubscribe, regardless of how many people follow his news.
Important stories like Twitter's downtime or del.iciou.us not pushing new software when Arrington decides they should?
Re: Alt.techcrunch.die.die.die
#4Its problem is the commenting system. Needs something like Digg.
Re: Alt.techcrunch.die.die.die
#5Am I the only one who finds that TechCrunch is unreachable most of the time? I assume its server is overwhelmed with traffic. Possibly the problem is on my end, but I don't have problems with other sites. I find it strange that the guy who complains about Twitter's downtime seems to have some of his own to deal with.
Re: Alt.techcrunch.die.die.die
#6Its problem is the commenting system. Needs something like Digg.
They also need some kind of comment moderation but I guess if there is no moderation in the blog post what can you expect :?
Re: Alt.techcrunch.die.die.die
#7Its problem is the commenting system. Needs something like Digg.
They also need some kind of comment moderation but I guess if there is no moderation in the blog post what can you expect :?
If Arrington is after traffic, people would stick around to read and participate in comments moreso if it was actually usable.
Regarding the posts, I think better comments would encourage more cooperation by the websites who are profiled as the comments could be more valuable.
Re: Alt.techcrunch.die.die.die
#8Am I the only one who finds that TechCrunch is unreachable most of the time? I assume its server is overwhelmed with traffic. Possibly the problem is on my end, but I don't have problems with other sites. I find it strange that the guy who complains about Twitter's downtime seems to have some of his own to deal with.
I could always access the site without any problems and didn't see any issues.
Re: Alt.techcrunch.die.die.die
#9I tend to agree with the article, especially the "impatience factor".
What I especially don't like is the practice of "private beta invitations". I am wasting time reading "news" about features of some new online service, only to find out that it's not available yet, but Techcrunch has "50 free invitations for its readers". It's a win-win-lost situation - startup got publicity, TC is "first to report it", but I wasted my time.
What I think TC got right is the blog-like format + discussions + quick reporting. But the content stinks. I hope competition will take him over.
Re: Alt.techcrunch.die.die.die
#10TechCrunch's quality has gone down over the last year. The problem is that Arrington has critical mass, and not following TechCrunch could keep you out of the loop on some important stories or conversations. At some point though, I won't be able to handle it and will unsubscribe, regardless of how many people follow his news.
I never followed TC, I just go here. Interesting worthwhile stories make it to the front page.