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Can you imagine a web service launching publicly today without making sure Mike Arrington had a working account? Good find, thanks for submitting.

by qeorge 17y ago

ubernostrum 17y ago
I launch web services publicly on a regular basis, and don't really care whether anyone at TechCrunch has an account.
- jmathai 17y ago
  Amen. I read TC but the idea that you need to get TC'ed is emotionally flawed.
  - qeorge 17y ago
    Oh please. Obviously I mean companies that give 2 shits about PR and are trying to hit home runs, not weekend projects. Techcrunch is the most popular tech blog. If you don't care about it, you don't care about PR. Replace TC with Mashable, Engadget, Gizmodo, or whatever you like better, the point remains.
    - jmathai 17y ago
      Missed my point. While TC gets on my nerves at times I like the site and they break news pretty well. I subscribe to their RSS - I'm not anti-TC. My comment was trying to state that people can get too caught up in their own world. For me, that's TC/Mashable/ect. Building a successful business (which I admittedly haven't done yet) does not require being featured on TC (or other) blog. Does it help? Of course. But it's got a finite value which you have to make sure you don't overestimate.
      - qeorge 17y ago
        Fair enough. I agree with you, I just thought the comments were a little nitpicky and came across as knee-jerk. Thanks for clearing it up.
    - ubernostrum 17y ago
      Outside of what is, despite impressions, a very small regional niche, TechCrunch the biggest source of PR and exposure, and in fact isn't even on the radar for a lot of folks. One key to success is knowing your audience, and for many companies it's extremely unlikely that Arrington is a member of their audience. Those companies really shouldn't be worrying about going out of their way for sake of a blurb from him.
- felixmar 17y ago
  It does not take much time to contact them personally and let them know about your site. A bit of courtesy in the startup world is never wrong.
  - ubernostrum 17y ago
    Well, to be fair the company I work for has been in business since the 1850s, so we're not exactly a startup...
wmeredith 17y ago
We launched 360voltage.com on Monday, Mike Arrington doesn't have an account... (Maybe I should get him one?)
- ZitchDog 17y ago
  Probably want to make sure your site is up and running first - I can't seem to access it.

Can you imagine a web service launching publicly today without making sure Mike Arrington had a working account? Good find, thanks for submitting.

by qeorge 17y ago

Can you imagine a web service launching publicly today without making sure Mike Arrington had a working account? Good find, thanks for submitting.

ubernostrum 17y ago

I launch web services publicly on a regular basis, and don't really care whether anyone at TechCrunch has an account.

jmathai 17y ago
Amen. I read TC but the idea that you need to get TC'ed is emotionally flawed.
- qeorge 17y ago
  Oh please. Obviously I mean companies that give 2 shits about PR and are trying to hit home runs, not weekend projects. Techcrunch is the most popular tech blog. If you don't care about it, you don't care about PR. Replace TC with Mashable, Engadget, Gizmodo, or whatever you like better, the point remains.
  - jmathai 17y ago
    Missed my point. While TC gets on my nerves at times I like the site and they break news pretty well. I subscribe to their RSS - I'm not anti-TC. My comment was trying to state that people can get too caught up in their own world. For me, that's TC/Mashable/ect. Building a successful business (which I admittedly haven't done yet) does not require being featured on TC (or other) blog. Does it help? Of course. But it's got a finite value which you have to make sure you don't overestimate.
    - qeorge 17y ago
      Fair enough. I agree with you, I just thought the comments were a little nitpicky and came across as knee-jerk. Thanks for clearing it up.
  - ubernostrum 17y ago
    Outside of what is, despite impressions, a very small regional niche, TechCrunch the biggest source of PR and exposure, and in fact isn't even on the radar for a lot of folks. One key to success is knowing your audience, and for many companies it's extremely unlikely that Arrington is a member of their audience. Those companies really shouldn't be worrying about going out of their way for sake of a blurb from him.
felixmar 17y ago
It does not take much time to contact them personally and let them know about your site. A bit of courtesy in the startup world is never wrong.
- ubernostrum 17y ago
  Well, to be fair the company I work for has been in business since the 1850s, so we're not exactly a startup...

wmeredith 17y ago

We launched 360voltage.com on Monday, Mike Arrington doesn't have an account... (Maybe I should get him one?)

ZitchDog 17y ago
Probably want to make sure your site is up and running first - I can't seem to access it.