Re:Alt.techcrunch.die.die.die
by greyman on Tuesday June 10, 2008 @08:44AM
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I tend to agree with the article, especially the "impatience factor".
What I especially don't like is the practice of "private beta invitations". I am wasting time reading "news" about features of some new online service, only to find out that it's not available yet, but Techcrunch has "50 free invitations for its readers". It's a win-win-lost situation - startup got publicity, TC is "first to report it", but I wasted my time.
What I think TC got right is the blog-like format + discussions + quick reporting. But the content stinks. I hope competition will take him over.
What I especially don't like is the practice of "private beta invitations". I am wasting time reading "news" about features of some new online service, only to find out that it's not available yet, but Techcrunch has "50 free invitations for its readers". It's a win-win-lost situation - startup got publicity, TC is "first to report it", but I wasted my time.
What I think TC got right is the blog-like format + discussions + quick reporting. But the content stinks. I hope competition will take him over.