http://siliconangle.com/blog/2010/02/04/techcrunch-accepts-money-for-posts-fires-under-age-blogger/ Computer Science meets Social Science Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:10:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://siliconangle.com/blog/2010/02/04/techcrunch-accepts-money-for-posts-fires-under-age-blogger/comment-page-1/#comment-12986 TechCrunch and its lost Teachable Moment Fri, 05 Feb 2010 22:25:31 +0000 http://siliconangle.com/?p=13031#comment-12986 [...] Apology To Our Readers Techcrunch Accepts Money for Posts – Fires Under Age Blogger Daniel Brusilovsky Rule #1: be honest...Was Deleting All Daniel Brusilovsky’s Posts an FTC Blogger Guideline Violation? [#bruhaha] Tech [...] [...] Apology To Our Readers Techcrunch Accepts Money for Posts – Fires Under Age Blogger Daniel Brusilovsky Rule #1: be honest…Was Deleting All Daniel Brusilovsky’s Posts an FTC Blogger Guideline Violation? [#bruhaha] Tech [...]

]]> http://siliconangle.com/blog/2010/02/04/techcrunch-accepts-money-for-posts-fires-under-age-blogger/comment-page-1/#comment-12912 Mark 'Rizzn' Hopkins Fri, 05 Feb 2010 07:38:47 +0000 http://siliconangle.com/?p=13031#comment-12912 The messaging we're getting from folks who know him is that this is highly exaggerated (exaggeration from Arrington? Who's shocked?). There's something more dramatic going on here, and the timing of this announcement is key - tomorrow is the Teens in Tech conference, Daniel's conference. The messaging we’re getting from folks who know him is that this is highly exaggerated (exaggeration from Arrington? Who’s shocked?). There’s something more dramatic going on here, and the timing of this announcement is key – tomorrow is the Teens in Tech conference, Daniel’s conference.

]]> http://siliconangle.com/blog/2010/02/04/techcrunch-accepts-money-for-posts-fires-under-age-blogger/comment-page-1/#comment-12911 OhhJohnny Fri, 05 Feb 2010 07:12:56 +0000 http://siliconangle.com/?p=13031#comment-12911 No, he may be a good kid but he should not be anywhere near tech reporting. The ethics in the space are already shaky as it is, and he knew exactly what he was doing by shaking down startups. If TC wanted to go for the jugular they would have posted this during normal business hours. I'll bet his side of the story is that he succumbed to temptation, which happens to the best of us no matter the age. But don't try to defend t thhe actions of some unethical person who only got the TC gig because of his family connections. No, he may be a good kid but he should not be anywhere near tech reporting. The ethics in the space are already shaky as it is, and he knew exactly what he was doing by shaking down startups. If TC wanted to go for the jugular they would have posted this during normal business hours. I’ll bet his side of the story is that he succumbed to temptation, which happens to the best of us no matter the age. But don’t try to defend t thhe actions of some unethical person who only got the TC gig because of his family connections.

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