Tech Journalism Wunderkind in Bribery Scandal

Remember Daniel Brusilovsky, the 16-year-old startup CEO and TechCrunch contributor with 120,000 Twitter followers? The poor kid just threw it all away for a MacBook Air. More »

The Sad, Premature Death of the TechCrunch Tablet

Last month, Popular Mechanics named TechCrunch's CrunchPad 'Product of the Year." The unreleased tablet computer was, of course, promptly beset by delays, infighting and a legal dispute. Now it's been aborted by its parent. More »

The Flakiest Editor in Silicon Valley

That would be Mike Arrington, who plays startup kingmaker at TechCrunch. His recent no-shows: Arrington's Crunchies awards, Arrington's TechCrunch 50 prize ceremony and now a panel discussion that Arrington thought would turn against him. More »

Magazine's Product Of Year Doesn't Actually Exist

Popular Mechanics just named TechCrunch publisher Mike Arrington's tablet computer one of its top ten products of 2009. Which is amazing — amazingly ridiculous — given no one outside TechCrunch has even held one. More »

No More Fighting 'Like Rabid Dogs' For Tech's Odd Couple

Theirs was a lover's quarrel, startup style. But now Hollywood tech barker Jason Calacanis has kissed and made up with his Silicon Valley conference partner Mike Arrington. And in true Valley fashion, the couple is pretending nothing happened. More »

Diva Tech Reporter Throws Ridiculous Fitt

Sarah Lacy is famous for bombing an interview at a huge geek conference, and for being "smoking" hot. That's not all her fault; Silicon Valley is notoriously sexist. But the tech reporter's latest tantrum only plays to the diva stereotype. More »

A Steve Jobs Confession, a Fanboy Shock

Yes, Steve Jobs is that evil. Silicon Valley spent the past month convincing itself AT&T just absolutely had to be responsible for kicking the useful Google Voice application off the iPhone App store. Whoops, it was Dear Leader. More »

Twitter Might Sue Publisher of Hacked Documents

Twitter issued what sounded like veiled legal threats toward TechCrunch after the business blog published a internal company documents obtained by a hacker. Those threats are now significantly less veiled. More »
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Slouching Toward a Coddled and Toothless Blogosphere

Remember when blogs were going to be fiercely independent firebrands who, purified of old media insidery stench, would pull no punches against traditional power structures? So much for that. Today's laptop media is shaping up to be nothing but lapdogs. More »

Why So Much Hand-Wringing Over TechCrunch's Decision to Publish 'Hacked' Twitter Documents?

With nabobs still nattering about TechCrunch's decision to publish internal Twitter documents, copyright lawyer Ben Sheffner reminds us that getting people to spill unauthorized info is commonly known as "journalism." Sheffner's post originally appeared on his blog, Copyrights & Campaigns. More »

Twitter Widens Blog War

Twitter seems only to have grown more furious at the tech blog that published its internal documents, accusing TechCrunch of lying and hinting at legal action. Bizarrely, TechCrunch is refusing to fight back. More »

TechCrunch Supresses Its Best Scoops at Twitter's Request

TechCrunch has been taking heavy flack for publishing purloined Twitter documents, but the tech/business blog has a message for the haters: Don't worry, we're sitting on the most newsworthy documents. Um, what? More »

Correction: Twitter Didn't Exact Suggested User List Revenge on TechCrunch

Mea culpa: We reported here previously that Twitter had yanked TechCrunch from its list of suggested users, apparently retaliation for publishing hacker-obtained internal Twitter docs. Not true. Details of my dumb error after the jump. More »

Twitter Dreams of Being a Cash Machine, Leaked Docs Reveal

For three years, Twitter made no money. But the microblogging company will supposedly be taking in more than $1 million per month by the end of this year and twenty times that much in 2010. Ah, the miracle of spreadsheets. More »

Twitter Hacker's Biggest Revelation (So Far): Employees Need Naps

A hacker compromised various online accounts of Twitter staff, and while the company insists Twitter's own servers were not breached, the attack exposed internal documents gleaned elsewhere — showing the company's hubris and employees' growing sense of entitlement. More »

Gadget Nerds Can't Discuss Ethics Without Devolving into Schoolyard Taunts

Tech commentator Leo LaPorte and TechCrunch's Michael Arrington were doing yesterday's Gillmor Gang show when Arrington provoked LaPorte over free-product disclosures. LaPorte freaked out and shut down the show, but not before spewing colorful invective at Arrington first. More »
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The Twitterati Attract Another Stalker

Looks like we have some competition for tracking the media elite's bleat-replete tweets! Our competitive edge: We bring you the very worst of the Twitterati. Today's targets: More »
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The Twitterati Scrape Off a Blueprint Cleanse Stain

Feeling out of it? Then go read what media types like Amanda Congdon and Sarah Lacy are saying about themselves on Twitter. You'll feel better instantly! More »
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Sarah Palin Lets the Twitterati Sleep in the Same Room

Twitter, the ideal medium for feigning emotion! Bonnie Fuller pretended to be shocked, Erick Schonfeld and Kara Swisher pretended to fight, and Sasha Frere-Jones pretended to function. Today's real fake tweets: More »