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I'll play devil's advocate here (though I don't think this is actually what happened): • TechCrunch knows that they're going to have to throw their readers and

by wheels 16y ago

I'll play devil's advocate here (though I don't think this is actually what happened): • TechCrunch knows that they're going to have to throw their readers and anti-AOL bone at some point. There had to be a post like this eventually; they hyped it and everyone expected it. If so this would be a really easy sacrifice to make on that alter. It's so removed from the core AOL that there's very little damage to be done. In fact, a few of these could cover up more serious editorial jiggering, which would probably be done through more discreet channels. • The Streisand effect is working as a marketing tool. They just created dialog about several of their properties that I'd never heard of (The Source Code, Moviephone). There's nothing sufficiently damning here that I'd not use those services on that basis, thus, I suspect, this is a win-win scenario.

nikcub 16y ago
you are reading for too much into this. most bloggers barely have time to get stories out, let alone sit around and think up conspiracies each writer at TC has independence to say what they want, and it is ingrained in the writers there to say whatever you want, so in this case Alexia though 'no this doesn't seem right' and instead of keeping quiet like 95% of other sites, she published it arrington is famous for this, he has published lawsuits, internal emails after being asked not to, the emails where he is being asked not to - so I don't know why it is now a surprise or conspiracy when TC keeps doing it tbf, most people at techcrunch couldn't give a fuck if the other AOL blogs or properties are getting traffic (disc: i worked at tc for 4 years)