Tweeting the Revolution: Twitter Didn’t Create the Revolution, But It Didn’t Hurt
Region: United Statesby Matthew L. Schafer Note: This article originally appearedat the media website LWR. It’s hard to miss the various articles lamenting many social media supporters’ claims that Twitter and Facebook helped s... more
Views: 2608A Big Day for NYC Startups
Region: New York
Today was a big one for NYC startups: Fashism raised a $1M round, led by Ashton Kutcher and Ron Conway. Tumblr raised a $25-30M at a staggering $135M valuation. SkillShare launched at the Fea... more
Views: 2980NY Times is Toast, Says Michael Wolff
Region: New York
At a panel discussion yesterday on the ‘Future of Media,’ Vanity Fair columnist Michael Wolff repeatedly assailed the viability of the New York Times, saying that its content was no longer compelling and its su... more
Views: 3249TechCrunch to Launch Digg for Startups
Region: New York
EXCLUSIVE ON GroundReport.com: TechCrunch is launching a new video site called "Elevator Pitches" which will enable startup entrepreneurs to submit their presentations for ratings, TechCrunch editor Erick Schonfeld announ... more
Views: 2331Tech Writer Blogs About Boss' Weight Gain
Region: New York
Is a tech blogger insurgency underfoot? First Valleywag writer Jordan Golson complains publicly about pay cuts administered by Gawker Media boss Nick Denton. Golson was fired soon after, though details ar... more
Views: 177640% of TechCrunch Posts Now About Twitter
Region: United States
There may be no revenues or even a clear business model, but Twitter has exploding numbers, big traffic and a monopoly on the 'cool table' in the tech cafeteria. Apparently this is reason enough for Silicon Alley&nbs... more
Views: 1747Crunchies Nominations Open Up
Region: United States
GroundReport.com is in the running for an award at The Crunchies 2007, a technology startup competition sponsored by TechCrunch, GigaOM, VentureBeat and Read/Write Web. The citizen journalims platform is competing for the... more
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