Why I regret going to TechCrunch Disrupt

Re:Why I regret going to TechCrunch Disrupt by michaelochurch on Tuesday September 20, 2011 @09:06AM (#3017352)

Here's where I lost respect for Michael Arrington:

http://techcrunch.com/2009/03/02/back-i-am/

<snip> When my time was up to leave, I asked Potts if I could stay another week. He said something about being fully booked, but I offered to pay more than his usual rate and said I’d plug Surfboard House on TechCrunch (consider that a disclosure). He had (and still has) no idea what TechCrunch is, but the dollars did the trick. Schedules were juggled, I stayed. </snip>

Apparently he thinks it's OK to use his blog to push other peoples' travel plans around. Not just OK, but something to brag about. What a douche move.

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Re:Why I regret going to TechCrunch Disrupt by true_religion on Tuesday September 20, 2011 @09:56AM (#3017530)

You've managed to stay vitriolic for a year just because this man might have bumped people from their stay in a Bed & Breakfast?

Seriously?

Secondly, as he said "the dollars did the trick". It's not bragging at all to say "this great guy had no idea of and still doesn't know of my blog".

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Re:Why I regret going to TechCrunch Disrupt by michaelochurch on Tuesday September 20, 2011 @10:16AM (#3017612)

Ok, so he's not explicitly bragging about his blog; he's merely bragging about being able to throw money around and dick up other peoples' travel plans. That makes it so much better.

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