Comments on: TechCrunch - After 5 Months http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/11/10/techcrunch-after-6-months/ Startup and Technology News Fri, 29 Aug 2008 20:16:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: TechCrunch » Blog Archive » TechCrunch Turns One Year Old http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/11/10/techcrunch-after-6-months/#comment-69601 TechCrunch » Blog Archive » TechCrunch Turns One Year Old Mon, 12 Jun 2006 08:58:13 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=385#comment-69601 [...] I remember writing this post, thinking after a long day of writing, that six months had passed, when really only five had (I changed the post title after publishing). At that point, last November, TechCrunch had 8,000 RSS readers. [...] [...] I remember writing this post, thinking after a long day of writing, that six months had passed, when really only five had (I changed the post title after publishing). At that point, last November, TechCrunch had 8,000 RSS readers. [...]

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]]> By: The Geek Guy Rants » Blog Archive » Noticing the New Guys in the blogosphere is it even possible anymore http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/11/10/techcrunch-after-6-months/#comment-3806 The Geek Guy Rants » Blog Archive » Noticing the New Guys in the blogosphere is it even possible anymore Wed, 23 Nov 2005 18:23:47 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=385#comment-3806 [...] Michael Arrington for example went from no list to A-list in 5 months. This is just amazing in my mind. He did a great job of grabbing the attention of people with thoughtful pieces that got peoples attention as well as some that caused some controversy within the community. [...] [...] Michael Arrington for example went from no list to A-list in 5 months. This is just amazing in my mind. He did a great job of grabbing the attention of people with thoughtful pieces that got peoples attention as well as some that caused some controversy within the community. [...]

]]> By: The Geek Guy Rants http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/11/10/techcrunch-after-6-months/#comment-3633 The Geek Guy Rants Tue, 22 Nov 2005 04:54:10 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=385#comment-3633 <strong>Noticing the News Guys in the blogosphere is it even possible anymore</strong> I have been doing a bit of thinking recently (think today) and most of the thinking has been about blogging and improving myself. One of the reasons I started to blog was to improve my writing skills. This seems to be working but only in short bursts.... Noticing the News Guys in the blogosphere is it even possible anymore

I have been doing a bit of thinking recently (think today) and most of the thinking has been about blogging and improving myself. One of the reasons I started to blog was to improve my writing skills. This seems to be working but only in short bursts….

]]> By: Shai Tsur http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/11/10/techcrunch-after-6-months/#comment-3024 Shai Tsur Mon, 14 Nov 2005 07:31:23 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=385#comment-3024 Hi Mike, Congratulations on your first five months. As someone who has begun to focus on the Web 2.0 world in a professional capacity, I find your blog to be a great resource and one of the first sites I look at in the morning. Keep up the great work! Hi Mike,

Congratulations on your first five months. As someone who has begun to focus on the Web 2.0 world in a professional capacity, I find your blog to be a great resource and one of the first sites I look at in the morning.

Keep up the great work!

]]> By: Lee http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/11/10/techcrunch-after-6-months/#comment-3012 Lee Sun, 13 Nov 2005 20:56:28 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=385#comment-3012 Hi Michael, I would love to talk to you via email about a few things, could you please shoot me an email saying hello? Thank you :) Hi Michael,

I would love to talk to you via email about a few things, could you please shoot me an email saying hello?

Thank you :)

]]> By: hamlet http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/11/10/techcrunch-after-6-months/#comment-3007 hamlet Sun, 13 Nov 2005 16:51:40 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=385#comment-3007 Congrats. I just got on Techcruch boat ,it's amazing and will be daily necessity.Thanks for your great work. BTW,I use www.netvibes.com from Firefox. Congrats. I just got on Techcruch boat ,it’s amazing and will be daily necessity.Thanks for your great work.

BTW,I use http://www.netvibes.com from Firefox.

]]> By: Frederico Oliveira http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/11/10/techcrunch-after-6-months/#comment-2994 Frederico Oliveira Sat, 12 Nov 2005 23:32:11 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=385#comment-2994 Chris - The thing with Techcrunch is that Mike did a great job at filling a gap in the new web space - he connects users, entrepreneurs and investors under the same roof. What was a niche in June is now a widely recognized "era" of the web, and techcrunch is rapidly establishing itself as the definitive coverage website for "web 2.0", even if you don't agree with the term. The combination between great writing and properly organized content (a news oriented layout helps) is key to success. It is not the miraculous formula for the web, but it seems to have worked. I am lucky enough to be working with mike in more than one project, and he's admitedly the hard type, but one thing we have in common is the will to actually get things done. Keep it up, Mike. (And your comment on #27 is midly exaggerated - I'm not at the web's top). I can only be happy that I get to produce good work by working with great teams. Still, thank you. I really appreciate it) Chris - The thing with Techcrunch is that Mike did a great job at filling a gap in the new web space - he connects users, entrepreneurs and investors under the same roof. What was a niche in June is now a widely recognized “era” of the web, and techcrunch is rapidly establishing itself as the definitive coverage website for “web 2.0″, even if you don’t agree with the term.

The combination between great writing and properly organized content (a news oriented layout helps) is key to success. It is not the miraculous formula for the web, but it seems to have worked.

I am lucky enough to be working with mike in more than one project, and he’s admitedly the hard type, but one thing we have in common is the will to actually get things done.

Keep it up, Mike.

(And your comment on #27 is midly exaggerated - I’m not at the web’s top). I can only be happy that I get to produce good work by working with great teams. Still, thank you. I really appreciate it)

]]> By: Michael Arrington http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/11/10/techcrunch-after-6-months/#comment-2993 Michael Arrington Sat, 12 Nov 2005 23:11:56 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=385#comment-2993 Chris - Write good content about stuff that you love. Readers will find you. Oh, and hire Fred Oliveira at webreakstuff.com to redesign your site. He's expensive but he's one of the web's top designers. Chris - Write good content about stuff that you love. Readers will find you.

Oh, and hire Fred Oliveira at webreakstuff.com to redesign your site. He’s expensive but he’s one of the web’s top designers.

]]> By: Chris http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/11/10/techcrunch-after-6-months/#comment-2991 Chris Sat, 12 Nov 2005 22:43:12 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=385#comment-2991 Great stats for only being at it for 5 months. When you first started TechCrunch, what did you do to get the word out? Keep up the great work. Great stats for only being at it for 5 months. When you first started TechCrunch, what did you do to get the word out? Keep up the great work.

]]> By: Chandu http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/11/10/techcrunch-after-6-months/#comment-2980 Chandu Sat, 12 Nov 2005 12:13:06 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=385#comment-2980 Congrats & Keep up the good work mike. I read a article today on the register here http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/11/11/web_two_point_naught_answers/ Which is raising lot of questions about Web 2.0. Can you post an article about what it(Web 2.0) is all about and what is the future of it. Congrats & Keep up the good work mike.

I read a article today on the register here http://www.theregister.co.uk/2.....t_answers/

Which is raising lot of questions about Web 2.0.

Can you post an article about what it(Web 2.0) is all about and what is the future of it.

]]> By: Oliver Starr http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/11/10/techcrunch-after-6-months/#comment-2977 Oliver Starr Sat, 12 Nov 2005 09:24:02 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=385#comment-2977 Mike, I was really tempted to come up with some witty comment but sometimes the simple truth says it best; you've done an amazing job...perhaps the most meteoric rise to blog-god-dom in the history of the medium. As a fellow blogger, I know something of the difficulty in identifying new and interesting things to write about on a consistent basis, particularly when one has intentionally limited the focus to something highly specific as you have with TechCrunch. In such a short time what you have accomplished is truly impressive. I can think of no greater complement than to tell you that yours is one of a very small list of blogs that I make a point of reading every day. Congratulations! Oliver Starr "stitch" http://www.mobile-weblog.com Mike,

I was really tempted to come up with some witty comment but sometimes the simple truth says it best; you’ve done an amazing job…perhaps the most meteoric rise to blog-god-dom in the history of the medium.

As a fellow blogger, I know something of the difficulty in identifying new and interesting things to write about on a consistent basis, particularly when one has intentionally limited the focus to something highly specific as you have with TechCrunch.

In such a short time what you have accomplished is truly impressive. I can think of no greater complement than to tell you that yours is one of a very small list of blogs that I make a point of reading every day.

Congratulations!

Oliver Starr “stitch”
http://www.mobile-weblog.com

]]> By: Clarence Wooten http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/11/10/techcrunch-after-6-months/#comment-2972 Clarence Wooten Sat, 12 Nov 2005 05:59:58 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=385#comment-2972 Congrats Mike. Since I stumbled onto Techcrunch in June... I have not stopped reading it daily. It has been fun to watch your blog grow in popularity -- leaving us little guys behind :-) Keep up the good writing and reporting... I know that at your 1-year anniversery, 9k daily readers will seem like peanuts :-) Congrats Mike. Since I stumbled onto Techcrunch in June… I have not stopped reading it daily. It has been fun to watch your blog grow in popularity — leaving us little guys behind :-) Keep up the good writing and reporting… I know that at your 1-year anniversery, 9k daily readers will seem like peanuts :-)

]]> By: Puneet Gupta http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/11/10/techcrunch-after-6-months/#comment-2961 Puneet Gupta Sat, 12 Nov 2005 00:05:45 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=385#comment-2961 Mike: Keep up the good work. It's been a pleasure getting to know you. Mike:
Keep up the good work.
It’s been a pleasure getting to know you.

]]> By: Mandy http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/11/10/techcrunch-after-6-months/#comment-2959 Mandy Fri, 11 Nov 2005 22:36:32 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=385#comment-2959 Mike: Well done on your blog's success! :) Mike: Well done on your blog’s success! :)

]]> By: david parmet http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/11/10/techcrunch-after-6-months/#comment-2956 david parmet Fri, 11 Nov 2005 20:54:56 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=385#comment-2956 Mike - congrats on the milestone. I've been here since July and it gets better every day. Mike - congrats on the milestone. I’ve been here since July and it gets better every day.

]]> By: Brian Del Vecchio http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/11/10/techcrunch-after-6-months/#comment-2952 Brian Del Vecchio Fri, 11 Nov 2005 19:56:26 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=385#comment-2952 Go, Mike! Go, Mike!

]]> By: larry http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/11/10/techcrunch-after-6-months/#comment-2947 larry Fri, 11 Nov 2005 19:02:32 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=385#comment-2947 Congrats on your mini milestone and keep up the good work! Did you know that Technorati says Techcrunch is worth a cool $729,000? http://www.business-opportunities.biz/projects/how-much-is-your-blog-worth/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.techcrunch.com Congrats on your mini milestone and keep up the good work!

Did you know that Technorati says Techcrunch is worth a cool $729,000?

http://www.business-opportunit.....crunch.com

]]> By: Ken Leeder http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/11/10/techcrunch-after-6-months/#comment-2945 Ken Leeder Fri, 11 Nov 2005 18:42:25 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=385#comment-2945 Congrats Mike -- your success is well deserved. In my view, TechCrunch has become mandatory reading for anyone interested in understanding Web2.0 Congrats Mike — your success is well deserved. In my view, TechCrunch has become mandatory reading for anyone interested in understanding Web2.0

]]> By: Michael Arrington http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/11/10/techcrunch-after-6-months/#comment-2942 Michael Arrington Fri, 11 Nov 2005 18:25:05 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=385#comment-2942 Dorrian, that is a really interesting post (http://dorrianporter.typepad.com/silicon_valley_himalayan_/2005/08/why_are_we_forg.html). Wrong, but insightful. :-) Dorrian, that is a really interesting post (http://dorrianporter.typepad.com/silicon_valley_himalayan_/2005/08/why_are_we_forg.html). Wrong, but insightful. :-)

]]> By: Dorrian http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/11/10/techcrunch-after-6-months/#comment-2941 Dorrian Fri, 11 Nov 2005 18:12:00 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=385#comment-2941 Awesome work. We know it's Keith who actually writes everything, but we think it's fair that you get the credit because you host such cool park-where-you-want kind of parties :) Congratulations on making something so useful and important. Go search "new great editors" on Google. You can and probably will take issue with some of my conclusions given your love for Memeorandum, and your blog doesn't necessarily fit the profile I describe. Nevertheless, it seems clear that you are among, and prove the need for, the new great editors. Awesome work. We know it’s Keith who actually writes everything, but we think it’s fair that you get the credit because you host such cool park-where-you-want kind of parties :) Congratulations on making something so useful and important. Go search “new great editors” on Google. You can and probably will take issue with some of my conclusions given your love for Memeorandum, and your blog doesn’t necessarily fit the profile I describe. Nevertheless, it seems clear that you are among, and prove the need for, the new great editors.

]]> By: Ian McAllister http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/11/10/techcrunch-after-6-months/#comment-2940 Ian McAllister Fri, 11 Nov 2005 16:27:03 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=385#comment-2940 Read/Write Web - largely a digest of other blog posts but a good jumping off point A VC/Union Square Ventures - I love Fred Wilson's style and think his opinions are pretty spot-on Those blogs, and TechCrunch, are good entry points to discover the other relevant blogs. How do you get all Microsoft employees to read it? Keep writing good stuff. Read/comment/link to other MSFT employee blogs where appropriate. But mostly keep writing good stuff. Read/Write Web - largely a digest of other blog posts but a good jumping off point

A VC/Union Square Ventures - I love Fred Wilson’s style and think his opinions are pretty spot-on

Those blogs, and TechCrunch, are good entry points to discover the other relevant blogs.

How do you get all Microsoft employees to read it? Keep writing good stuff. Read/comment/link to other MSFT employee blogs where appropriate. But mostly keep writing good stuff.

]]> By: Michael Arrington http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/11/10/techcrunch-after-6-months/#comment-2939 Michael Arrington Fri, 11 Nov 2005 16:17:35 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=385#comment-2939 Ian, what are the other three blogs you recommend? How do I get ALL microsoft employees to read techcrunch? :-) Ian, what are the other three blogs you recommend? How do I get ALL microsoft employees to read techcrunch? :-)

]]> By: Zoli Erdos http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/11/10/techcrunch-after-6-months/#comment-2938 Zoli Erdos Fri, 11 Nov 2005 16:12:13 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=385#comment-2938 <em>"I think this is a reflection of general growth in the blogosphere, and the fact that I am writing about all of the interesting new companies that are popping up on the web." </em> More the latter, Michael. You obviously must be doing something exceptionally well ... noone gets up to 9000 readers in 5 months :-) Actually, if you look at the Technorati Top 100, they typically have 2-3K feed readers at most.. .which is another argument to say, it's the readers, not the links that truely measure the "weight" of a blog. Congrats! “I think this is a reflection of general growth in the blogosphere, and the fact that I am writing about all of the interesting new companies that are popping up on the web.”  More the latter, Michael. You obviously must be doing something exceptionally well … noone gets up to 9000 readers in 5 months :-) Actually, if you look at the Technorati Top 100, they typically have 2-3K feed readers at most.. .which is another argument to say, it’s the readers, not the links that truely measure the “weight” of a blog. Congrats!

]]> By: Ian McAllister http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/11/10/techcrunch-after-6-months/#comment-2936 Ian McAllister Fri, 11 Nov 2005 15:45:08 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=385#comment-2936 Congrats, good to see that quality content begets traffic. TechCrunch is one of four blogs I recommend my team read to keep up to speed on new companies and general Web 2.0 stuff. Congrats, good to see that quality content begets traffic. TechCrunch is one of four blogs I recommend my team read to keep up to speed on new companies and general Web 2.0 stuff.

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