The Latest from Erick Schonfeld
Well, That Was Fun
This is my 4,212th post on TechCrunch, and my <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2012/02/27/goodbye-erick-hello-eric/">last as editor in chief</a>. The past few months have been a whirlwind for everyone
Jason, May The Force Be With You
One of the marks of a great blogger is following your convictions and convincing the world of the truth you know in your heart. Jason Kincaid is that blogger, whether he is <a href="https://techcrunch
Pseudonymous Mobile Messaging App Vibe Acquired By Betaworks
Back during the heyday of #OccupyWallStreet in New York City (before winter dispersed most of the protestors there), an <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/vibe/id433067417?mt=8">iPhone app</a>Â c
Exclusive First Look At Spin’s New Music-Playing Website
Music magazines are getting hit with a double whammy in the age of digital media. Like all print publications, their audience is going online—but so is the music. Why read about a new album when you
Chart: In Four Years, Apple Sold More iPhones Than All Macs Ever
If anyone has any doubt that iPhones, iPads and other iOS devices are the future if Apple, just take a look at the chart above from <a href="http://www.asymco.com/2012/02/16/ios-devices-in-2011-vs-mac
With New $27 Million Fund, ff Venture Capital Is On A Roll (Interview)
New York City seed investors are growing up, and raising bigger funds. IA Ventures just <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2012/02/08/ia-ventures-105m-fund/">raised $105 million</a> and ff Venture Cap
With Mountain Lion, OS X Prowls Closer To iOS
Ever since Apple <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2010/10/20/os-x-lion/">released OS X Lion</a>, its desktop operating system started the <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2010/10/25/os-x-lion-multi-touc
Diller Explains How Tiny TV Antennas Will Change Everything (Video)
Earlier today, Barry Diller introduced <a href="https://aereo.com/home">Aereo</a>, a company backed by IAC, at a press conference in New York City. Aereo streams broadcast TV to your browser and provi
Ingrid Lunden Now Writes For Us From London And Colleen Taylor Will Be Our TCTV Reporter
Silicon Valley thrives on change. At TechCrunch, we chronicle change, honor it, and, lately, we've been living it. As we rebuild TechCrunch, it's the talent of our writers that sets us apart. We are a
Barry Diller Wants To “Transform Television” With Aereo, A DVR In The Cloud
Barry Diller always enjoys riling the media industry from which he sprang. A few minutes ago at a press conference at IAC headquarters in New York City, Diller introduced a new startup IAC is backing
Drum Roll, Please. Apple’s Stock Closes Above $500
Shares of Apple (<a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=aapl&ql=1">AAPL</a>) closed above $500 today for the first time, ending the day at $502.60. Apple, the world's most valuable company, now boa
Blinkx Replaces Truveo To Power AOL Video Search
British video search company <a href="http://www.blinkx.com/">Blinkx</a> saw its <a href="http://www.google.com/finance?q=LON%3ABLNX">stock</a> spike briefly this morning, following an announcement th
Fly Or Die: The Nokia Lumia 800 “Flagship” Windows Phone
Two weeks ago at the Crunchies, <a href="http://www.crunchbase.com/person/danl-lewin">Dan'l Lewin</a>, Microsoft's top executive in Silicon Valley, came up to me and handed me a <a href="https://techc
The Only Reason Companies Delete Emails Is To Destroy Evidence
The News Corp. phone-hacking scandal continues to spiral out of control, sweeping up more and more of the companies employees and executives. In the UK, <a href="http://mediagazer.com/#a120211p4">8 pe
Moshi Monster Madness (In Which I Get A Snookums Tattoo)
It's February, which means Toy Fair in New York City. Every year, Mind Candy CEO Michael Acton Smith comes to town to peddle his little monsters. Those would be Moshi Monsters, one of the largest soci
Andrew Mason’s First Earnings Call: “Stop Sending Me Pole-Dancing Deals”
Groupon CEO Andrew Mason just finished his first post-IPO earnings calls with Wall Street analysts. (We <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2012/02/08/groupon-q4-earnings/">covered it live</a> and looked
Groupon Ends The Year With $1.6 Billion In Revenues, Up 419 Percent
Groupon just announced its first earnings report after <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2011/11/04/groupon-ipo-shares-pop-40-on-first-trade-debuts-at-17-8b-market-cap/">going public</a> last October (i
IA Ventures Doubles Down On Big Data With A New $105M Fund
Before big data was a hot investing theme, <a href="http://www.crunchbase.com/person/roger-ehrenberg">Roger Ehrenberg</a> was one of the first seed investors to focus almost exclusively on startups us
Blip COO: “We Essentially Doubled Revenue In 2011”
<a href="http://blip.tv/">Blip.tv</a> is going through some changes, with founder Mike Hudack gone and a search for a new CEO still ongoing. But the company raised a <a href="https://techcrunch.com/20
Yahoo Board Shakeup: Chairman And Three Others Step Down, Webb And Amoroso Step Up
Yahoo has its <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2012/01/04/yahoo-scott-thompson-ceo/">new CEO</a>, Scott Thompson, and founder Jerry Yang <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2012/01/17/jerry-yang-resigns-ya