Elin is the Community Manager for TechCrunch. Previously, she was a Community Manager at Slide and was in charge of one of their most successful products, SuperPoke! Pets.
Originally from Huntington Beach, Elin attended California State University, Chico, where she studied Organizational Communications and Art History.
Hey everyone, we have a special giveaway for you this week. Yes, the iPad 3 is well on its way, but the iPad 2 is still one of the most sought after gadgets out there. With special thanks to our friends over at GreatApps.com, we have a brand new black iPad 2 32G to give away, ALONG with a Hip Street iPad 2 Bluetooth Keyboard Case, PLUS a $200 iTunes gift card. The lucky winner of this giveaway will win all three items.
The giveaway will run for three days, starting now and ending this Sunday, at 7:30pm PT. Make sure you follow the steps below if you’d like to enter. → Read More
Thanks to our friends at Antengo, who absolutely love the TechCrunch readers, we have two huge prizes to give away this week: an Xbox Kinect and a Samsung Galaxy S II. There will be two winners for this giveaway and two ways to win for each prize.
You will have until February 12th, this coming Sunday, to win the Xbox Kinect and you will have until next Friday, February 17th to win the Samsung Galaxy S II. You can enter both giveaways. For all of the husbands/ wives, boyfriends/ girlfriends, and significant others out there, this is just in time for Valentine’s Day. → Read More
After writing for NBC’s Parks and Recreation for the past couple years (he’s about to start a writing gig for HBO’s Eastbound and Down), and authoring the sarcastic but brilliant and hilarious @HumbleBrag, Harris Wittels has decided to bring his talents to TechCrunch. This year, he will be hosting the Crunchies Awards, and bringing his chiding humor. If you’re not familiar with Humblebrag, he scours Twitter in search of braggadocio wrapped in humility. I’m willing to bet at least one of you has been retweeted. If so, post them in the comments below. We want to see.
Not only is Wittels hosting, but Jack Dorsey, Kevin Rose, Marissa Mayer, Kevin Systrom, Reid Hoffman, Ron Conway and many more will also be joining us, many of them presenting awards themselves. This is going to be one night you won’t want to miss. We have just released our last batch of tickets. If you would like to come to the Crunchies Awards, make sure to go here to get them, and get them quickly since they tend to sell very fast. And there’s still time to vote for the best startups, apps, investors, and founders of the year. Voting ends at midnight on Sunday. → Read More
Have you voted for your favorite startups of 2011? Well what are you waiting for? Vote NOW.
The Crunchies Awards are only a week away and we have been hustling behind the scenes getting ready for the big event. For those of you who do not know what the Crunchies Awards are about, think of them as the Oscars for technology. We host the awards show every year with our co-hosts GigaOm and VentureBeat and every year it’s a smash hit with all-star guests and winners. We have categories ranging from Best Technology Achievement, to CEO of the Year, all the way to Best Startup of the Year. For this year’s awards show, you can take a look at all of the final nominees up for the award here.
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Who’s excited for the Crunchies Awards? All of the finalists have been announced and the voting has begun. There are some interesting match-ups this year. We have Google+ going up against Facebook Timeline, Instagram, Path 2.0 and the New New Twitter for Best Social Application of 2011. Foursquare is going up against Airbnb, RunKeeper, Grindr and Uber for Best Location Application. And which startup do you think will take the award for Best Overall Startup of 2011? Heavy hitters like Dropbox, Instagram, Square, Gilt Groupe, Spotify and Tumblr are all finalists.
The Crunchies Awards are going to be really big this year, and we will have nothing short of the best in the technology industry joining us. We have started to release tickets in batches and will continue to do so as we get closer to the event. They sell out really fast, so we will continue to give our readers chances to win tickets for free to the Crunchies as well.
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You spoke and we listened. The holidays are upon us and yesterday we asked all of you what you would want as a gift out of six different options. Those options were: iPad 2, Canon S100, Kindle Fire, Galaxy Nexus, Boxee Box, and last but not least, a Kinect for Xbox 360. At first, all of you wanted an iPad 2. Then we asked one more time, and you all chose a Galaxy Nexus for your most wanted gift. So, with it being that time of the year and all, we are giving away..
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The 5th Annual Crunchies Awards are right after the holidays and we already have sold out our first batch of tickets. I told you they went fast. We are planning on releasing our next set of tickets some time soon before the holidays, but before that we wanted to give one lucky reader a chance to win two free tickets.
We haven’t announced our surprises that we have in store yet, but listen when we say that it is going to be a blast. The awards show never disappoints, and this year we are taking over the exquisite Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall in San Francisco. The Crunchies will take place on January 31st, starting at 7:30pm. The After Party will follow with all of the honorees and distinguished guests. There will be a hosted bar, hors d’oeuvres, a casino game room, and a lot more other fun and surprises we will announce shortly. → Read More
There are only a couple days left to nominate your favorites for this year’s 2011 Crunchies Awards. Already, we’ve received over 150,000 nominations from the tech community, with hundreds more trickling in every couple hours. Coming this January 31st at 7:30pm PT, we will be hosting the 5th Annual Crunchies Awards with GigaOM and VentureBeat. The ceremony is taking place at the gorgeous and huge Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall, with an incredible after party following the ceremony. We have some really big surprise announcements coming soon, all of which we will share with you in the coming weeks.
Now is the time to nominate. Nominations close to the public this December 13th, at 11:59pm PT. That gives all of you only three more days to nominate who you believe is the most deserving. We have 20 categories this year, with topics ranging from: Best Social Application, VC of the Year, Best Time Sink, Best Mobile Application, CEO of the Year, Best New Startup of 2011, all the way to Best Overall Startup of 2011. Some winners from last year include: DailyBooth, Yuri Milner, Cityville, Google Mobile Maps for Android, Groupon CEO Andrew Mason, Quora, and Twitter who took Best Overall Startup for 2010. You can view the full list of winners from last year here.
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LeWeb’11 is right around the corner. For those who do not know what LeWeb is — it is Europe’s number one tech event. This year they already have some amazing speakers lined up. Some of those include ones we’ve even seen at our very own Disrupt events. Those speaking at LeWeb’11 include: Eric Schmidt, Sean Parker, Kevin Rose, Marissa Mayer, Brian Chesky, and Dave Morin just to name a few. You can view the full list of speakers here.
Also, Karl Lagerfeld has just been added as a speaker. Many of you may know him as the head designer and creative director for Chanel. Très fantaisie, vous ne pensez pas?
They have a number of other surprises in store for those attending as well. I can promise you that it is going to be a great event. Already over 3,000 participants from 60 different countries have registered and that number is continuing to grow, but not for long. I was just informed that tickets are almost sold out. Lucky for all of you, we have one of the last tickets to give away and we’re giving it away for free. → Read More
Our very own Greg Kumparak and Jason Kincaid have both reviewed one — both giving it positive reviews. It’s the first time Greg has been excited about Android from a software standpoint in a while, and Jason thinks it is going to be really big. With special thanks to Appitalism, we have one Samsung Galaxy Nexus to give away.
First off, not only is the winner of this giveaway receiving a brand new Samsung Galaxy Nexus as soon as it’s released, but the winner will also receive a $500 app download card from Appitalism and Beats headphones by Dr. Dre Headphones. Obviously, in light of the holiday spirit, we wanted this giveaway to be big. → Read More
We have an Apple iPad 2 to give away today. Do you want it? Would you say you’re a big Jimi Hendrix fan? Then you’re in luck. Not only are we giving away an iPad 2, but we are giving one away that has a pretty awesome Jimi Hendrix app already installed on it.
Sony Music, The Hendrix Estate and Universal Mind have joined forces to create this super immersive experience — an amazing discovery tool that doesn’t just stream music, but unveils Jimi’s life story complete with interactive audio, video, pics, landmarks and more that you can curate yourself.
If you’re a Hendrix fan, it’s pretty cool to say the least. If you want a shot at winning this brand new iPad 2 with the new Jimi Hendrix Experience app, just follow the steps below.
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If the words Path and Milk mean something to you in more ways than one, or you happen to have heard of a few little companies called Airbnb, Flipboard or Instagram, boy do we have a treat for you. For this week’s TechCrunch Giveaway, we’ll be offering you a way to get up close and personal with some of the greatest minds in today’s startup scene: a ticket to LeWeb’11.
And if those names didn’t get you excited, maybe an appearance by our very own Apple columnist MG Siegler will. The tickets aren’t cheap, priced at >$2,500, so if this sounds like your cup of tea pay close attention. → Read More
It’s been a big week in the news. We’ve wrapped up our first international Disrupt event in Beijing, Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg & co-founder and former Ning CEO Gina Bianchini invested in Levo League, Apple promised an iOS 5 update to help with battery life, we have two new amazing writers joining our team, Google announced a change to its search algorithm, and Kevin Rose’s new startup Oink has hit iTunes.
Today, while we all wait to hear how Groupon’s stock performance will do, we want to give you the chance to win something fun.
We have an extra iPad 2 in the office and we want to give it away.
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Hackers, are you ready? The Disrupt Beijing Hackathon is almost here. Not only is this our fifth time hosting the Hackathon at TechCrunch Disrupt, but it is our very first time hosting it overseas. The Hackathon has become an incredibly popular event, where hackers of every stripe come together to build cool products and businesses — from funny to useful, from bizarre to essential. The goal of the Hackathon is to push innovation forward.
What’s more, ALL hackers who finish their hacks AND present in the 24-hour allotted time period will get FREE tickets to Disrupt Beijing!
而且, 所有完成并且在24小时中展示所做项目的程序员将获得Disrupt北京大会的免费门票！
We have been lucky enough to receive support from some amazing companies. These companies will be helping hackers by hosting their own API platforms, providing educational workshops, and offering exciting prizes from their own contests. Make sure to check out the contests and prizes below, and make sure to get your ticket soon! It’s our first Hackathon overseas and one you don’t want to miss. → Read More
Thanks to OneLouder, we have a Toshiba Thrive 10-inch tablet to give away! This tablet is 8GB and valued at around $379.99. Not only will the winner of this giveaway win the tablet, but the ChannelCaster app will also be included in it. It’s an app that makes it simple to create custom content Channels based on any person, topic, or trend by mashing together multiple content sources in real-time from thousands of places like TechCrunch, YouTube, Flickr, news sites, blogs, etc. → Read More
Disrupt Beijing is almost here. With speakers like Pony Ma, Lin Bin, Peter Vesterbacka and Niklas Zennström, it’s going to be an amazing conference. This October 31st to November 1st, our very own Jason Kincaid, Alexia Tsotsis, Leena Rao, Greg Kumparak, John Biggs and many more will be flying to China to shake things up. Of course, our own Sarah Lacy will be hosting, along with special guest Peter Goodman. Peter Goodman knows a thing or two about disruption and China. He has more than a decade of reporting on the economy, business and technology for The New York Times and The Washington Post, with 5 of those years being spent in China. He currently is the executive business editor at The Huffington Post. → Read More
Last week we ran a giveaway for one whole week, giving away a DROID Bionic. A huge congratulations to Scott Leither for winning last week’s DROID Bionic! Since the giveaway was so popular, we wanted to give all of you another shot. Thanks again to Verizon, we are giving one more DROID Bionic away to one lucky reader. Just like before, the giveaway will run for one full week and we will choose the winner next Friday. → Read More
After being teased for months and months, nine months to be exact, of when Verizon and Motorola would release the DROID Bionic, the wait is finally over. The DROID Bionic is now out in stores and the reviews have been nothing but positive. In fact, people are so in awe of the phone, some even believe it will be the only phone to compete with the up-and-coming iPhone 5. So, since this is Friday, and we like to give things away on Friday, we are going to give one DROID Bionic away to one lucky reader. → Read More
One of the most popular Disrupt sessions is Paul Graham’s Office Hours. (See video below). We are bringing it back to Disrupt SF on Monday, September 12th.
If you are attending Disrupt and would like to be considered, be sure you fill out the form below and fill it out soon. Applications are going to close this Saturday, September 10th, at midnight PDT. → Read More
Disrupt SF is literally right around the corner. We are kicking things off this weekend with the incredibly popular Hackathon, where we have more contests and prizes than ever before. Disrupt starts on Monday, September 12th, with Reid Hoffman, Tom Conrad, Peter Thiel and Paul Graham kicking things off. This is one event you do not want to miss. Be sure to check out the full agenda.
Ticket sales are closed, but we are giving you one last chance. Today, we are giving away 4 free tickets to Disrupt. Anyone in the world can enter, but remember these tickets do not include airfare or hotel. We have partnered with Oyster.com to provide several discounted hotel options surrounding the area. Getaround and Zimride also have some awesome transportation deals going on. Be sure to read more about hotel options here and transportation options here. → Read More
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