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This is abhorrently unimportant drama. TC has been a trash rag from the start, and their flaming dramatic burnout is just as trash as everything else they've ever published. Go away already. This is publicity coup 101 shit. DIAF.
Oh get off the high horse and allow those of us who are enjoying this soap opera to indulge in some "abhorrently unimportant drama". You have no guilty pleasures?
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Oh get off the high horse and allow those of us who are enjoying this soap opera to indulge in some "abhorrently unimportant drama". You have no guilty pleasures?
I don't know about you but I don't post my guilty pleasures on Hacker News
What do I have to do to never hear of this man again? EVER.
This is abhorrently unimportant drama. TC has been a trash rag from the start, and their flaming dramatic burnout is just as trash as everything else they've ever published. Go away already. This is publicity coup 101 shit. DIAF.
Oh get off the high horse and allow those of us who are enjoying this soap opera to indulge in some "abhorrently unimportant drama". You have no guilty pleasures?
I feel bad for other TechCrunch employees who must be feeling very uncertain about their careers right now, in an already uncertain industry.
I just don't get why there are two stories every day about this on HN. (Nothing like TC drama to bring out the silent downvotes)
(throwaway account for the natural reasons) As an engineer at Aol, articles like this drive me crazy. I'm not 100% sold on the company's viability as it stands (MapQuest, AIM, and Moviefone don't really belong together), but I do want it to succeed. Bizzarre politicking played out publicly and the steady stream of internal emails stating "so-and-so got promoted and other-so-and-so is gone effective immediately" are g…
aol is not a software company. it is not a tech company either, and hasn't been for a long time. it was an ad-sales company until 2008 and now it is a media company.
"Touchdown Called Back: Fleaflicker Founder Buys Back Fantasy Sports Site From AOL"
"Over three years ago, we reported that AOL had acquired the New Jersey-based fantasy sports site Fleaflicker. It seemed like a touchdown for 26-year-old founder Ori Schwartz. Now it's looking more like a touchdown that was just called back."
"AOL has alerted members of the service today that Schwartz has bought back Fleaflicker. As of July 22, AOL will no longer be in control of the site which has dwindled under the control of our parent company. "While we love Fleaflicker (and our users love Fleaflicker), we wanted to find a home for the product where it can receive more love and attention," is the subtle middle finger in their FAQ."
http://istechcrunchdeadyet.com/ "What happens if arrington leaves (as many founders do) "Site is done. He leaves, and his sources will follow him and he will setup shop elsewhere."