More:
- Back to the Engadget fiasco: Aren’t traditional media handicapped by different standards? Answer — “The WSJ would have taken more time to write the story — and may not have write on it, because Apple would have denied it”. “Pulling the trigger quickly has costs; however, the benefits of blogging” and the democratization of opinion is “so important” and “better to distribute news” is better than the traditional form of news.
- Ted Murphy, of PayPerPost is here!
- Mike Arrington: Ted Murphy is “the most evil person” in this room (laughter).
- Ted Murphy: Is it in the best interests of blogs to say outrageous things to drive traffic? Mike Arrington: “You’re wrong” Gives analogy that he could get away with saying something wrong once (or maybe twice). The trade off of integrity is something he makes every day.
- Ted Murphy is videotaping this for RockStartup ;)
- On what the next trend is: “I’m not qualified to answer this — but I often do”. Mobile technology, virtual reality are all on the horizons.
- On responsibility: How does Mike determine what is appropriate? “I believe that my opinions are no more valid than anyone else’s” … acknowledge that it isn’t easy, and gives startups the option of writing up with a trashy opinion or not writing at all — all startups want the startup.
- Me: “What will TC do when there is a downturn in social media and networks?” Answer — “costs are virtually nil, as long as the trend in the long term is up” we’ll be happy.
- On how to make your startup successful: Two things: technological differences and network benefits. Digg is a good example of the benefits of network effects powering Digg and not technology (which is simple).
- How do we get on TechCrunch? [Rubs his eyes ... looks tired] There are so many startups, and so they want to differentiate by using the press. The best way is if Mike Arrington is first, and second, if there is something genuinely interesting.
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