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AOL iPad Mag "Editions" Missed The Memo About The AOL Way

The iPad magazine looks gorgeous and works about as well as Zite, Flipboard, et. al. It even understands if you're not into AOL content. And it's cool with that. Why? Its creators, David Temkin and Sol Lipman explain.READ»

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Why AOL's Tim Armstrong Isn't Sweating Dial-Up Revenues

During an awkward and tense exchange at on Monday, AOL CEO Tim Armstrong said AOL's dependence on dial-up revenue was "opinion."READ»

What I *Would Have* Said at TechCrunch Disrupt

What do you get when you combine 7 panelist plus one moderator on to a stage for 30 minutes to talk about a serious topic? Answer: Not much. And that was evident at the Angel versus VC panel.READ»

TechCrunch and AOL Slamdanced Before They Made Sweet Love

TechCrunch acknowledges it won't be able to cover AOL in the same way. Can we infer the future from its past coverage?READ»

About.me Solves Your Online Identity Disorder

Recently launched service About.me helps users create a single online identity--with dashboard analytics.READ»

Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz: "I'm Just a Manager"

Think the scrutiny of managing the Yahoo fishbowl is unnerving? Maybe you wouldn't be fazed by having all those eyes on you if you'd grown up with pig eyeballs on your dinner plate. The CEO of Yahoo on the challenges of leading, making mistakes, and cursing people out.READ»

Popularity, Ego, and Influence - What Is the Influence Project?

In roughly 24 hours, nearly 6,000 people have registered to participate in an experiment we started called The Influence Project. It's been written about by TechCrunch, The Huffington Post, The New York Times, and a score of personal ...READ»

Getting to Know TechCrunch Israel

I learn a little bit about the Israeli tech scene while driving around Tel Aviv with Roi Carthy, who is a scout for an Internet-oriented VC and also who writes about start-ups for TechCrunch, famous tech blogging group.READ»

Behind the app that arranged TechCrunch50

app2you built the system that helped TechCrunch sort through thousands of company submissions for its TechCrunch50 conference. We'll learn more about the programs they built from founder Yannis Papakonstantinou. Also a professor of ...READ»

The Google Phone Is Coming to Change the Game

[Update: Could the Google phone be a data only, VoIP-driven device, rather than a standard phone? TechCrunch has a source that thinks so, and suggests that AT&T is already bidding to provide data services. (If you can't beat 'em, ...READ»

Twitter's Published Stolen Documents Raises Ethics Questions

"Journalists should report on what people need to know, not what people want to know" the late Walter Cronkite once said. Journalism has certainly changed since Cronkite retired. The most established newspapers in history are ...READ»

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Arrington May Launch $300 Tablet PC by End of July

According to InformationWeek, TechCrunch blogger Michael Arrington has incorporated a company in Singapore to manufacture and sell his CrunchPad Tablet device, which may be ready for imminent arrival to market. The thin, ...READ»

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The CrunchPad Web Tablet Leaks, Promises Whole New Class of Narcissistic Computers

Tech guru Michael Arrington made a booboo last night, accidentally leaking details of a nearly ready-for-production CrunchPad--a large, tablet PC designed for browsing his website, TechCrunch (and other Web sites, if they exist). ...READ»

Rumor: Google In Talks to Buy Twitter. [Update] Or Possibly Not

Just last year, Twitter's management turned down a buy-out form social networking giant, Facebook. Now rumors are swirling that Google wants to buy the increasingly popular microblogging service.READ»

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Facebook Tries to Buy Twitter. Are They Insane?

While Adobe cuts jobs and scales back expectations, Facebook hungers for more capital and tries to gobble Twitter.READ»

Tech Watch: Hackers on Obama's Network, Hookers on Craigslist

The campaigns of both Barack Obama and John McCain were attacked by hackers. Who are the suspects? Craiglist is tightening security on its personals section to shutdown solicitations. And AT&T may be embracing the functionality of jailbreak apps for the iPhone.READ»

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Robert Scoble's 10 Favorite Tech Experts on FriendFeed

Fast Company tech guru Robert Scoble shares his ten favorite tech experts to follow on FriendFeed. From Michael Arrington, founder of TechCrunch, to Jeremiah Owyang, an analyst at Forrester Research, these are the experts to watch. READ»

The Top 10 Gadget Sites

Ever since Facebook opened up its application service to third-party developers, the site has been littered with applications; some great, some good, some bad, and some really, really bad. READ»

Google Doesn't Have an Organic Growth Problem

The popular blog on all things technology, TechCrunch, recently had a post on something you don't typically see on the blog - organic growth. The entry entitled "Does Google Have an Organic Growth Problem" - discusses an analysis ...READ»

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Robert Scoble on Twitter

Twitter has evolved from status updates into public conversation with colleagues, companies, and your target audience. Here are the highlights of one memorable week in Scoble’s tweetstream.READ»