i wouldn't say better or worse, just different. seems to me that mashable is more consumer/enthusiast oriented, while TC caters to people in the industry. or a

i wouldn't say better or worse, just different. seems to me that mashable is more consumer/enthusiast oriented, while TC caters to people in the industry. or as the SAT would put it, TC:Mashable -> HN:Digg It makes sense that they eventually got a larger audience than TC, since there are more enthusiasts than pros.