The owners of TechCrunch have now formally announced that they will own the technology review site gdgt.com. Although financial terms have no been decided, gdgt co-founders Peter Rojas and Ryan Block said that they chose AOL because they felt it was the best fit. According to TechCrunch, Ryan [Full Story…]
AOL Launches 22 YouTube Channels at #AWIX
October 1, 2012 at 2:33 pm
During Advertising Week in NY today, AOL announced that it will offer its full original video library on YouTube, according to Web Pro News. The videos will be both distributed and monetized on YouTube. The collection totals about 20,00 videos from various brands like TechCrunch and The [Full Story…]
At #TCDisrupt Tisch Predicts 2-3 NYC Startups Will Exit This Year
May 21, 2012 at 4:20 pm
Today at the TechCrunch Disrupt NYC conference, David Tisch, managing director of Tech Stars, predicted that within a year, NY will see two to three of its biggest tech companies go public or be acquired by another firm. According to TechCrunch, Tisch attributes the rapid growth in NY to its [Full Story…]
Huffington Notes Reduced Role at AOL
May 4, 2012 at 4:01 pm
On Thursday, Arianna Huffington announced that her role at AOL would be reduced to oversight of just her website, The Huffington Post, particular as the news site is planning more expansion overseas. At the beginning of the AOL/HuffPost merger, Huffington was responsible, editorially speaking, for [Full Story…]
Startups Get Ready to Battle at Upcoming TechCrunch Disrupt Event
March 28, 2012 at 3:16 pm
For the past several weeks, entrepreneurs have been submitting their stealth startup companies for the chance to launch at Startup Battlefield, part of the upcoming annual TechCrunch Disrupt New York event. The Startup Battlefield judging panels consist of a multitude of "innovators, angels, VCs and [Full Story…]
Will AOL Make a Financial Turnaound?
November 7, 2011 at 8:07 am
Are AOL's days of hardship over? During the NY company's recent earnings announcement, it was reported that its total revenue fell 6% to $532 million in the third quarter, but it was the lowest percentage decline in five years, according to Crain's New York Business. The company's advertising [Full Story…]
NY’s Buddy Media Faces Emerging Rivals
November 3, 2011 at 4:02 pm
Buddy Media recently celebrated its fourth anniversary at its NY headquarters, and this past year gave the company a lot to celebrate about. According to Adweek, Buddy Media won a TechCrunch “Crunchie” award for Best Enterprise software. It gained its first acquisition and opened offices in both [Full Story…]
Mashable: Social Media Blog on the Rise
October 3, 2011 at 5:22 pm
Peter Cashmore, the founder of Mashable, only began his endeavor a few years ago, focusing solely on interesting news pertaining to technology. In recent years, however, the blog has grown exceedingly, expanding its content to include relevant information about social media and digital culture. [Full Story…]
Amazon Expected to Announce “Kindle Fire” Tablet Tomorrow in NY
September 27, 2011 at 4:37 pm
Amazon has announced a press conference taking place tomorrow morning in NY, where it is expected to reveal its rumored back-lit, full-color, touchscreen Kindle tablet called the Kindle Fire. According to the Associated Press, analysts "believe Amazon’s new tablet will come in two sizes: one [Full Story…]
New Editor Schonfeld Gets “Back to Business” at #TechCrunch
September 26, 2011 at 1:28 pm
by Al Barbarino In his first dedicated interview since assuming the position of editor, TechCrunch's Erick Schonfeld says he is focused on getting back to business after the media skirmish between TechCrunch founder Michael Arrington and AOL became a digital age soap opera. The native NYer [Full Story…]
TechCrunch NY Editor Schonfeld Succeeds Arrington
September 12, 2011 at 3:28 pm
In what may be the finale in the recent skirmish between AOL and TechCrunch founder Michael Arrignton, today AOL announced in a statement that Arrington has "decided" to leave the popular tech/startup news blog. Replacing him in the top spot will be the current, NY-based editor of the blog Erick [Full Story…]
AOL & Yahoo to Potentially Merge?
September 9, 2011 at 5:01 pm
It is being reported today that NY-based AOL has approached Yahoo about potential merger talks, via AOL's CEO Tim Armstrong and investment bankers from Allen & Co., who are working with Yahoo. The news comes after a week of volatility for both firms, as Yahoo fired CEO Carol Bartz, and AOL had a [Full Story…]
Startup Contently Closes $335k Debt Round
July 20, 2011 at 1:06 pm
According to TechCrunch, the NY startup Contently has recently closed a $335k debt round from the venture capital fund, Founder Collective. Contently, a platform designed to bring together brands and freelancer writers, was also recently chosen by TechStars to participate in its NYC summer program [Full Story…]
BillGuard Defends Its Reasons to be Free
July 17, 2011 at 10:03 am
BillGuard, a NY-based startup, is a free service that flags hidden fees, errors and fraudulent charges on credit card statements. In May, at TechCruch Disrupt NY, Fred Wilson told the startup they should charge users a percentage of the money saved by using the service. But CEO Yaron Samid [Full Story…]
Turntable.fm Receiving Lots of Interest from Investors
July 11, 2011 at 2:23 pm
There is an intense competition between venture capitalists who want a piece of the hot music startup, Turntable.fm. Union Square’s Fred Wilson, Accel, and Kleiner Perkins are the top bidders for the site, according to Tech Crunch. Wilson is rumored to have offered Turntable a $25 million [Full Story…]
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