6 posts and columns on TechCrunch 50

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For Calacanis, a New Launch Aimed at TechCrunch

in News on October 5, 2010 at 10:31 am PT

Apparently, Jason Calacanis is still mad at Michael Arrington for reportedly denying him his share of the TechCrunch 50 event. In a conversation with the Guardian’s Jemima Kiss, he describes his plan for revenge: An editorial project called Launch that will take the form of an email publication. How will it challenge–and differ from–TechCrunch? Depth, quality and intimacy, according to Calacanis. “If you get people to commit to an email relationship, it’s the deepest most intimate relationship you can have online.”

Seeing Is Believing: Bing Gets Visual Search

in News on September 15, 2009 at 11:00 am PT

Penn & Teller Teach IPhone New Tricks

in News on September 15, 2009 at 8:35 am PT

Anybody who has read Penn & Teller’s “Cruel Tricks for Dear Friends” won’t be surprised to learn that the comedian-illusionist duo has come up with a new foolproof trick that anyone can do with their iPhone. Though still pending approval by Apple, Penn Jillette was in San Francisco at the TechCrunch 50 conference, talking up Penn and Teller’s new card-trick app, in which they appear to be able to guess cards remotely.

Bing: Now With Visual Search

in News on September 14, 2009 at 11:11 am PT

Hoping to further differentiate its new Bing search engine from market leader Google, Microsoft is moving away from the proverbial “10 blue links” we so often associate with the search experience. During a presentation at the TechCrunch 50 event in San Francisco, the company announced Bing Visual Search, a Silverlight-based feature that replaces those links with images.
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Intuit Acquires Mint for a Mint [CONFIRMED]

in News on September 14, 2009 at 7:09 am PT

The TechCrunch 50 hasn’t even begun yet and already it’s making news. Online personal finance site Mint, which took top prize at the event in 2007, has evidently been acquired by Intuit. Price: A reported $170 million.
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Start-Up Conferences Showcase Tech's Dilemma

in News on September 11, 2008 at 5:17 am PT

This week, two rival technology conferences focused on introducing start-up companies sparred in California, vying for attention from venture capitalists, analysts and the press. On Wednesday, the Inquisitr, a newish tech blog, bemoaned the lack of press coverage of both conferences. One conference, called Demo, took place in San Diego, and the other TechCrunch 50 took place in San Francisco. A few theories about paltry press include the well-publicized animosity between the dueling shows and Apple Inc.’s new iPod announcements on Tuesday. Another possible theory I would like to add to the debate: A lot of the startups–many of them in the Web 2.0 arena–were just not that exciting.