Comments on: Another Journalist Goes Independent http://www.crunchnotes.com/2006/08/31/another-journalist-goes-independent/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 08:38:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Dan Blank http://www.crunchnotes.com/2006/08/31/another-journalist-goes-independent/#comment-11298 Dan Blank Sat, 02 Sep 2006 14:17:10 +0000 http://www.crunchnotes.com/?p=269#comment-11298 Every journalist can now be their own brand - would love to see a graph showing the explosion in reporting, reporters and commentary now available in the world. Every journalist can now be their own brand - would love to see a graph showing the explosion in reporting, reporters and commentary now available in the world.

]]> By: VentureBeat » Blog Archive » VentureBeat is back http://www.crunchnotes.com/2006/08/31/another-journalist-goes-independent/#comment-11211 VentureBeat » Blog Archive » VentureBeat is back Fri, 01 Sep 2006 15:29:13 +0000 http://www.crunchnotes.com/?p=269#comment-11211 [...] 2) Got to think big. We were paying $30/month for our old SiliconBeat server. So when people suggested we upgrade to a special stand-alone server for VentureBeat, at $100/month, we thought it a prudent move — placing us at the top end of what we thought appropriate for our old traffic at SiliconBeat. But when high-profile bloggers pointed to our site from their blogs (such as Om, Arrington, Primack. Jessica Guynn, among others) yesterday morning, we crashed and never recovered. We didn’t figure out the whole story. But we’ve changed our minds since this morning, and decided to pay $400/month. Be cheap, but not too cheap. And because we’re boot-strapping, this isn’t always an easy call. [...] [...] 2) Got to think big. We were paying $30/month for our old SiliconBeat server. So when people suggested we upgrade to a special stand-alone server for VentureBeat, at $100/month, we thought it a prudent move — placing us at the top end of what we thought appropriate for our old traffic at SiliconBeat. But when high-profile bloggers pointed to our site from their blogs (such as Om, Arrington, Primack. Jessica Guynn, among others) yesterday morning, we crashed and never recovered. We didn’t figure out the whole story. But we’ve changed our minds since this morning, and decided to pay $400/month. Be cheap, but not too cheap. And because we’re boot-strapping, this isn’t always an easy call. [...]

]]> By: kevom http://www.crunchnotes.com/2006/08/31/another-journalist-goes-independent/#comment-11166 kevom Fri, 01 Sep 2006 06:07:44 +0000 http://www.crunchnotes.com/?p=269#comment-11166 Still down. Wordpress? Still down. Wordpress?

]]> By: Dimitar Vesselinov http://www.crunchnotes.com/2006/08/31/another-journalist-goes-independent/#comment-11140 Dimitar Vesselinov Thu, 31 Aug 2006 22:53:57 +0000 http://www.crunchnotes.com/?p=269#comment-11140 I have forgotten Danny Sullivan. I have forgotten Danny Sullivan.

]]> By: Dimitar Vesselinov http://www.crunchnotes.com/2006/08/31/another-journalist-goes-independent/#comment-11138 Dimitar Vesselinov Thu, 31 Aug 2006 22:48:03 +0000 http://www.crunchnotes.com/?p=269#comment-11138 I think Michael Arrington, Om Malik, Matt Marshall, Rafat Ali, Tom Foremski, John Furrier and Robert Scoble should work together. Make an alliance. Coordinate your efforts. Build the next media empire. My Dream Media Team http://divedi.blogspot.com/2005/12/my-dream-media-team.html I think Michael Arrington, Om Malik, Matt Marshall, Rafat Ali, Tom Foremski, John Furrier and Robert Scoble should work together. Make an alliance. Coordinate your efforts. Build the next media empire.

My Dream Media Team
http://divedi.blogspot.com/2005/12/my-dream-media-team.html

]]> By: PJ http://www.crunchnotes.com/2006/08/31/another-journalist-goes-independent/#comment-11122 PJ Thu, 31 Aug 2006 21:32:39 +0000 http://www.crunchnotes.com/?p=269#comment-11122 It's still down. Poor guy needs better hosting. Where's net neutrality when you need it ;-) It’s still down. Poor guy needs better hosting.

Where’s net neutrality when you need it ;-)

]]> By: Keith Kamisugi http://www.crunchnotes.com/2006/08/31/another-journalist-goes-independent/#comment-11101 Keith Kamisugi Thu, 31 Aug 2006 19:25:23 +0000 http://www.crunchnotes.com/?p=269#comment-11101 Congrats to Matt. A good move for him, especially considering the tumultuous changes going on at the Merc. Congrats to Matt. A good move for him, especially considering the tumultuous changes going on at the Merc.

]]> By: Chubbs http://www.crunchnotes.com/2006/08/31/another-journalist-goes-independent/#comment-11051 Chubbs Thu, 31 Aug 2006 16:35:08 +0000 http://www.crunchnotes.com/?p=269#comment-11051 Hmm, nice job Mike, I think you Crunch'd him, or whatever you would call the Digg effect applied to your blog. Hmm, nice job Mike, I think you Crunch’d him, or whatever you would call the Digg effect applied to your blog.

]]> By: carnet http://www.crunchnotes.com/2006/08/31/another-journalist-goes-independent/#comment-11048 carnet Thu, 31 Aug 2006 16:02:39 +0000 http://www.crunchnotes.com/?p=269#comment-11048 Bummer that the site is down this morning with all the publicity it has been getting. Wonder what's going on? I keep getting either no page displayed or a wordpress admin error. Bummer that the site is down this morning with all the publicity it has been getting. Wonder what’s going on? I keep getting either no page displayed or a wordpress admin error.

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