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OpinionMichael Arrington Gets Spat On In Munich And Draws The Line
Michael Arrington is, without discussion, a celebrity. A post on Techcrunch may make or break a startup. He is one of the most influential voices on Web 2.0. And he is going through a rough time.
On a post in his website, he reveals some unbelievable stories about the reactions of the most insane people after not being covered on hs blog. Life threats, hate mail, threats on the lives of his family, verbal abuse, and, the latest one, being spat on.
After all the abuse, he decided to take some time off from his duties at TechCrunch.
We, the readers of TechCrunch, know that Mr. Arrington is a pretty straightforward guy that says what is on his mind. We have read a few posts that we believe crossed the line (the one about Loic Le Meur and European entrepreneurs), and some others which we don’t agree with. We also think that some of the startups he covered were quite crappy, whilst other very promising ones were not covered.
But, in order to make some sense, we have to face a fact: TechCrunch and Michael Arrington can decide what they post, and how they post it. If the startups covered on TechCrunch are crappy, you can always comment on the post saying that in your opinion, it shouldn’t have been covered. If the stories on TechCrunch are not what you would like to read, or you dislike Michael Arrington or his opinion, there are plenty of other blogs about the industry to read. Mr. Arrington and TechCrunch have no obligation of covering your startup, or even doing so in a nice way. TechCrunch owes NOTHING to any startup, and nobody is entitled to be featured on TechCrunch.
Some people just don’t get it. It’s jut sad.
We hope Arrington comes back to blogging, and everything goes back to normal. We hope these spitters, hate-emailers, threateners, and verbal abusers, come to their senses, and understand that there’s nothing to be gained by these attitudes.
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Post Tags: Hate mail, Michael Arrington, TechCrunch, web 2.0
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