Image: Arrington Visits the Larry Craig Memorial Airport
Posted by David Kirk in Entertainment
The previously independent tech-news blog TechCrunch is now owned by AOL.
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October 06, 2010 at 1:16 pm, Rob Rogers said:
Sharing the throne?
October 06, 2010 at 1:21 pm, David Kirk - Founder/Editor said:
I think this might be the first tech-related “wide stance” in history.
October 06, 2010 at 1:32 pm, hepatologist said:
TechCrunch had a lot of power by being independent before. They gained this power by opening pissing people off left and right. As much as Arrington wants TC to remain independent, it’s impossible now. How can you honestly attack AOL’s competitors or report about an AOL-related company now without appearing biased?
Mike took the money and ran. He’s tired.
As the cartoon alludes, Calacanis did this same thing earlier when he sold weblogsinc to AOL. Now he’s using TechCrunch’s sale as a PR boost by his pseudo-rage against Arrington.
October 06, 2010 at 1:39 pm, Anonymous said:
I don’t really understand the idea behind this picture
Help me!
October 06, 2010 at 1:41 pm, hepatologist said:
Are you from the US?
October 06, 2010 at 1:41 pm, Anonymous said:
No
October 06, 2010 at 1:51 pm, hepatologist said:
Cool. Larry Craig is a US anti-homosexual politician who was accused of soliciting homosexual sex in an airport restroom by rubbing another man’s foot.
It’s of symbolism of being hypocritical.
Likewise, Arrington and Calacanis stressed the importance of being independent and outsiders until they sold out.
October 06, 2010 at 1:58 pm, Anonymous said:
Ah i understand it now
Thank you 
October 06, 2010 at 1:53 pm, David Kirk - Founder/Editor said:
Darn, hepa! Thanks for over-explaining the joke!
October 06, 2010 at 2:21 pm, jimmyselix said:
haha! i admit that i was a bit.. hmm? now i remember though! nicely done!!
October 08, 2010 at 11:19 am, Wisteriawhite said:
LOVE the cartoon…..Who is the cartoonist??
October 08, 2010 at 11:27 am, David Kirk - Founder/Editor said:
Really talented guy! Here is his site:
http://chalkcomic.blogspot.com/
He is going to be be working with us regularly on various editorial type cartoons. We are posting another today in fact.
Thanks for asking… and visiting.