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Re:Look What Tumblr's Done With All Its Money by mrshoe on Tuesday August 25, 2009 @09:13PM (#786297)
All press is good press?

I do wonder why TechCrunch's startup reviews are almost always glowing. What kind of pressure is there on these media outlets to write positive articles? Is there any incentive to not rip into companies like BusinessInsider did here?

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Re:Look What Tumblr's Done With All Its Money by jkincaid on Tuesday August 25, 2009 @11:29PM (#786493)
They aren't always glowing. But in my case I'd rather write about a startup I like than one I don't, so if there is a trend toward positive reviews that probably explains it.
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Re:Look What Tumblr's Done With All Its Money by mrshoe on Wednesday August 26, 2009 @12:48AM (#786590)
That sounds like a sensible explanation. Please don't see my comment as an invitation to post a scathing review of my startup. ;-)
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Re:Look What Tumblr's Done With All Its Money by erlanger on Tuesday August 25, 2009 @10:58PM (#786446)
> Is there any incentive to not rip into companies like BusinessInsider did here?

Libel?

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Re:Look What Tumblr's Done With All Its Money by noelchurchill on Tuesday August 25, 2009 @11:19PM (#786481)
Sure but it's only libel if it's not true. And, as the author of this post did, you're always free to update the post as the owners contact you and additional info is made available.
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Re:Look What Tumblr's Done With All Its Money by anamax on Wednesday August 26, 2009 @07:18PM (#788303)
> Sure but it's only libel if it's not true.

Truth is a defense against libel in the US, but not in all other countries. For example, truth is not a defense in the UK.

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