Time.com Goes Trolling For Blog Links
How does a big magazine site like Time.com get blogs to link to it? Put up a list of the Top 25 Blogs where readers can vote for their own favorites.
Okay, we’ll take the linkbait. TechCrunch is on the list, but so far only 57 people have bothered to vote. That is completely unacceptable. So please go rate us up the list, loyal readers. You can also vote for other blogs including Boing Boing, the Consumerist, Daily Kos, Engadget, Freakonomics, Indexed, Lifehacker, and The Huffington Post. If you must.
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YouPorn, We’re Coming Up Behind You
Now that I have your attention, Compete has released a list of the fastest-growing (and fastest-declining) sites of 2007. Some of the fastest growers include Veoh, LinkedIn, Reddit, StumbleUpon, Six Apart, and WordPress. Some of the notable sinkers are Bolt, Xanga, Netscape, and Autobytel.
TechCrunch has the distinct honor of taking the No. 5 spot in the fastest-growing list, right behind YouPorn and in front of DateHookup. I am not exactly sure what to make of that. I guess Compete thinks we’re hot.
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Last Batch of Tickets for TechCrunch Meetup 11 in Boston
Going, going, gone. We are releasing our final batch of 250 tickets for the November 16 Boston MeetUp co-hosted with IDG Ventures Boston. That’s this Friday, Boston readers. Judging by the last couple of rounds, you have about an hour to snatch these up.
There will be lots of startups demonstrating their products, and great networking with area entrepreneurs, VCs, corporate and media folks. We even have one company that will be coming out of stealth at the event. And did I mention the online poker tournament? For more details, a list of participating sponsors, and to register to attend (tickets are $10), please see our dedicated Boston MeetUp 11 page. If you want to sponsor the event (a few slots are still available), please contact Jeanne Logozzo.
If you are a Boston-based blogger or journalist and are not able to get a ticket, contact me (erick at techcrunch) and I will see what I can do.
Thanks again to PerkettPR, media sponsor for MeetUp 11.
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Hello, TechCrunch
It was only last week that Michael Arrington announced that I would be joining TechCrunch as co-editor. For those of you who don’t know me, I am a technology journalist hailing from the recently-shuttered Business 2.0 magazine, and before that, Fortune. I’ve been blogging part-time for the past few years at B2.0, writing the Next Net blog. One thing I’ve learned is that to do this seriously, you cannot do it part-time. So I am eager to dive in.
Today is my first official day on the job, although I’ve already dabbled with a few posts just to get up to speed on how things work around here. (I still have a lot to learn, so please bear with me). Yesterday I trounced up and down Manhattan with my new TechCrunch Network colleagues John Biggs and Peter Ha, the brains behind CrunchGear, looking for some New York City digs. (I will spare you the grim details, but if anyone has any leads on a NYC office sublet for four people, please send me a note to erick at techcrunch). So I am getting a taste of startup life. Today will be my first full day blogging. As I begin covering the world of Web 2.0 here at TechCrunch, I look forward to meeting many of you in comments.
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