TechCrunch Intern Admits To Asking For Compensation For Writing Posts
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#2To be very fair, I love how honest and forthcoming Mike was with this news. That was hard and he could have covered it up. To all the deniers and Mike-haters out there, I think this only goes to show the type of person he is.
Also, I love how the identity of the intern wasn't disclosed. Not only does it allow him to make amends and learn from his mistakes, it also shows the level of professionalism that stems from TechCrunch.
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#3To be very fair, I love how honest and forthcoming Mike was with this news. That was hard and he could have covered it up. To all the deniers and Mike-haters out there, I think this only goes to show the type of person he is. Also, I love how the identity of the intern wasn't disclosed. Not only does it allow him to make amends and learn from his mistakes, it also shows the level of professionalism that stems from Te…
screw that, unethical behavior like this needs to be exposed...if Mike won't say who it is, I will:
if you want to know who it is go here:
Re: TechCrunch Intern Admits To Asking For Compensation For Writing Posts
#4To be very fair, I love how honest and forthcoming Mike was with this news. That was hard and he could have covered it up. To all the deniers and Mike-haters out there, I think this only goes to show the type of person he is. Also, I love how the identity of the intern wasn't disclosed. Not only does it allow him to make amends and learn from his mistakes, it also shows the level of professionalism that stems from Te…
screw that, unethical behavior like this needs to be exposed...if Mike won't say who it is, I will: if you want to know who it is go here: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1102828
We all make mistakes as a teenager, often involving a lack of ethics. He just happened to do it in a very public way. As Michael said, hopefully he will learn from this situation.
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#5Why weren't the people/person(s) who gave him the compensation fired as well? They enabled him and are just as guilty in my opinion.
Re: TechCrunch Intern Admits To Asking For Compensation For Writing Posts
#6To be very fair, I love how honest and forthcoming Mike was with this news. That was hard and he could have covered it up. To all the deniers and Mike-haters out there, I think this only goes to show the type of person he is. Also, I love how the identity of the intern wasn't disclosed. Not only does it allow him to make amends and learn from his mistakes, it also shows the level of professionalism that stems from Te…
Deleting the guy's account and leading with "Our attorneys have advised us not to disclose the name . . ." indicates that keeping his identity secret was very low priority.
Expect a public apology from the kid in the next 24hrs.
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#7It takes 2 to tango. If the intern was punished, the company that bribed him should also be punished.
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#8I was never this dumb about stuff like this, but I was just as dumb about other stuff. I'd give him a second chance.
Re: TechCrunch Intern Admits To Asking For Compensation For Writing Posts
#9Why weren't the people/person(s) who gave him the compensation fired as well? They enabled him and are just as guilty in my opinion.
Presumably the compensation came from startups willing to pay to be featured.
Re: TechCrunch Intern Admits To Asking For Compensation For Writing Posts
#10Why weren't the people/person(s) who gave him the compensation fired as well? They enabled him and are just as guilty in my opinion.
I believe it was not TechCrunch staff who paid him - it was outside firms who wanted to be promoted on a high-traffic technology blog.