Our 2021 Predictions Turned Out… Sorta…
November 29, 2021
7:17 am
One year ago we fielded eight predictions for 2021. How did we do? Not great, honestly. Let’s look at each.
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‘Extra Crunch’ is Now TechCrunch+
September 27, 2021
7:41 pm
TechCrunch this week retired its Extra Crunch brand, ending what proved to be an interesting 31-month experiment. TC’s paid edit product is now called TechCrunch+, only slightly different in composition from its predecessor.
What It Costs to Read ‘Tier 1’
June 14, 2018
11:31 am
Yesterday we saw a comms pro Tweet this: “Seriously, super annoyed with how many of my regular news sites now require a paid subscription to read content. I understand the decision, I do. But I also can’t afford to spend $200 per year on 10 different sites. Will prob have a negative effect on my online reading habits…”
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Open Stats for Nov. 30 SWMS emailer
December 1, 2022
The SWMS-Semrush Top 15 Index was the most-opened article in our Nov. 30 emailer. Then, in descending order… cheat sheet on exec interview opps; Fortune contributed content formulas; “Challenge of 2023” analysis; Krazit/Kaye share what works; Protocol shuts down; cheat sheet on VC events/SMB events; cheat sheet on smart lighting
A16Z’s ‘Future’ Shutting Down
December 1, 2022
Great perspective from Insider reporters Rob Price and Melia Russell. Excerpt: “It doesn’t always end well when you hire people to tell the world how great you are. Future.com, from my periodic glances, is a snooze fest, devoid of even the most justifiable skepticism and tension,” wrote Brad Stone, a veteran tech journalist, in a Bloomberg newsletter this year.”
Rachel Metz Laid Off from CNN
December 1, 2022
From Mastodon…
Rachel Metz on mastodon @rachelmetz@mstdn.social
“i was laid off from CNN today (and i’m not the only one). i’m devastated; i loved my job. i was CNN’s only AI reporter, and the *last remaining* CNN Digital reporter in the San Francisco Bay Area. i’m taking a beat to breathe, but i’ll be looking for a new reporting job ASAP.”
This Slate Reporter Responded to Every Pitch He Received…
November 30, 2022
… at least for one day. His tale is poignant, albeit tl;dr.
Ramaswamy Leaves TechCrunch for Reuters
November 21, 2022
Anita Ramaswamy is leaving TechCrunch to be a U.S. columnist at Reuters BreakingViews, covering crypto primarily.
CNBC Reporter Suspicious of PR
November 21, 2022
CNBC personal finance senior editor Jim Pavia posted this on Twitter: “A PR rep pitched an op/ed and said it was exclusive to CNBC. We did edits and I pinged her with a pub time. She said colleagues sent the piece to another media outlet “unbeknownst” to her and it published. Wonder why my comfort level is so low when it comes to PR firms?”