Note: This article originally appeared on TechCrunch (“5 Ways for Startups to Grow Their Brands on Twitter”).
Last week I began an effort to answer those questions I get asked most frequently, starting with how to …

Wednesday evening, Dogpatch Labs hosted a “PR for Startups” event alongside Anthony Ha of VentureBeat and Jason Kincaid of TechCrunch. Topics included:
- what is newsworthy
- how and when to engage press / bloggers
- who to …

Congratulations to Dogpatch Labs residents Fanpulse on the launch of their iPhone App – just in time for the Super Bowl. FanPulse allows sports fans to “check in” to sporting games and interact with other …

If you have visited TechCrunch today, you likely noticed the Meebo chat integration in the page footer. The Meebo bar allows users to connect via Facebook, AIM, and other popular clients. It also acts as …

Even if a small change, it is telling that TechCrunch has added a Tweetmeme “retweet” counter to their homepage… directly beneath the comments counter (and visually more powerful). It is also telling that the reteweet …

Yesterday TechCrunch put on the “Real-Time CrunchUp” event to discuss what has been billed as the real-time web. Alongside several product demos and company launches, the most prominent discussion topics were:
- Business models and opportunities …

Want to know the value of being a “Suggested User” on Twitter? Jason Calacanis offered $250,000 to lock in that slot for two years. Twitter rejected the overture.
But TechCrunch has one of those coveted …

Google has covered Techmeme, VentureBeat, WebGuild, and others today amidst speculation that Google layoffs are coming… and 10,000 workers are affected.
Whether those rumors are wholly true (my clear hunch: no), I’ve noticed another clear economic …

I love Techmeme. And I’ve written as much many times before.
I also have noted that the Techmeme Headlines are increasingly being written by major blogs and brands. Meanwhile, other bloggers have written that Techmeme …

I spent the last few days at TechCrunch 50 and, while I won’t be present at the ‘award ceremony’, I’d like to predict the winner… both of which are not traditional Web 2.0 companies.
In …

VideoSurf: Scoble is blogging and video taping from the panel… very funny. The user interface really is impressive and allows for immediate search and browsing of moments and characters within a video (or set of …

AlfaBetic: Monetizing across languages. Not sure how / if this works… but scaling content across various languages is a big business (if done technically) for big companies like eBay that operate in dozens of countries. …