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Here’s Some PR For You, CDNetworks

• tptacek 17y ago
  Really, though, why shouldn't he? In for a penny, in for a pound: TechCrunch is a new kind of publication. We don't fit into a neat little box like traditional media, who refrain from financial conflicts of interest with their readers and feel that they are therefore above reproach. They aren't, but they really, really feel that they are, and look down on blogs and other media as the unwashed masses. ... TechCrunch is different. TechCrunch is all about insider information and conflicts of interest. The only way I get access to the information I do is because these entrepreneurs and venture capitalists are my friends. I genuinely like these people and want them to succeed, and they know it and therefore trust me more than they trust traditional press. I am an active investor, board member and advisory board member with a number of startups. That isn't going to change. I also write about startups. That isn't going to change, either. Obviously people like what we write on TechCrunch or they wouldn't come back. But no one should think TechCrunch is objective or conflict-free. We aren't. We never have been. We never will be.
  • gojomo 17y ago
    And even further, in this piece itself: It’s worth noting that lots of companies give us free services all the time, and we often thank them with a link in the right sidebar.
• raquo 17y ago
  It's not the first post of this kind on Techcrunch, I can only imagine how annoyed they are with all this stuff if they keep repeating it every n months...
• catch23 17y ago
  There's no such thing as bad press right? Maybe someone was counting on MA to respond with that type of blog post!