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Somehow I doubt he will stay out of the spotlight for long
Arrington mostly stayed out of the public fray until yesterday when he demanded that TechCrunch either be given full editorial independence or sold back to Arrington and other legacy shareholders (AOL had purchased the site last year).
But AOL is not giving TechCrunch its editorial independence. And it is not selling it back to Arrington.
Instead, Fortune has learned that AOL executives have decided to terminate Arrington. It is unclear how this will officially occur. Maybe a pink slip. Maybe Arrington submits a (public?) letter of resignation. Maybe Tim Armstrong simply gives Arrington a phone call, and… Continue reading: Arrington out at AOL (for real this time) – The Term Sheet: Fortune’s deals blog Term Sheet
See this Arrington post for context-setting
Arrington used an image of the Spartans from, I think, the movie “300,” on the post. Memo to Mike: All the Spartans died in the end, however valiant. It goes without saying — this situation is not valiant and you are definitely not King Leonidas.
“It is at a stalemate, so this is the result,” said one person with knowledge of the pugnacious effort by Arrington to take back his baby.
Which, of course, he sold in the first place.
Michael Arrington Trying to Buy Back TechCrunch From AOL – Kara Swisher – Media – AllThingsD
Hah – hadn’t seen this before my earlier post
Put Mike Arrington, Tim Armstrong, and Arianna Huffington in a beach house together for six months and film the proceedings. The hijinks would be primo. And if the action ever flagged, you could always helicopter Paul Carr in for a sleepover.
Can I patent this idea?
Rough Type: Nicholas Carr’s Blog: Great concept for a new reality TV series
Continue reading: Rough Type: Nicholas Carr’s Blog: Great concept for a new reality TV series
Excerpt from a TechCrunch article about the potential demise of TechCrunch. Maybe AOL will try to turn it into a reality TV show.
This is a post I never thought I’d have to write. Unfortunately, I do. And the worst part about it is that it should be Michael Arrington writing this post, not me.
But he can’t.
TechCrunch is on the precipice. As soon as tomorrow, Mike may be thrown out of the company he founded. Or he may not. No one knows. And if he is, he will be replaced by — well, again, no one knows. No one knows much of anything. Certainly no one at TechCrunch.
… Continue reading: TechCrunch As We Know It May Be Over | TechCrunch
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