Paul Carr is back. With a new ‘Weekly Direct-to-the-Tab’ Magazine.

Paul Carr. You either hate him. You either love him. Immensely. He's smart. He's a geek. He's arrogant. He's rash. He's extremely talented. He's daring (technically, got some balls). Formerly a writer at TechCrunch, left TC, and now is back with his corporation, The New Gambit  - its a weekly 'direct-to-the-tab' news magazine. In Paul's words,…

Be Brave. Be Hungry. Be Humble. Not an Idiot.

Steve Jobs founded Apple at 20. Made it a multi-billion $ company by 30. Got too egoistic. Lost vision. Got fired at 30. From his own company, ignominiously. Did he die out in the wild? No, he didn't. As history tells us, he came back even stronger, steered Apple Inc. to become the most valuable…

Mike, start a new Tech Blog. We can call it “TechFries” or “TechMunch”.

Acquisitions usually don't work out. This one didn't as well. Technically, with Mike Arrington gone and now Paul Carr leaving as well, all the 'happening' and 'exciting' stories of TechCrunch are a thing of the past. Only good guy left there is MG Siegler, and am sure, he must be under loads of pressure right now.…

Arrington’s “UNPAID BLOGGER” Green T-shirt is a HIT

Arianna Huffington had called him "an unpaid blogger" at TechCrunch. Earlier today at TC Disrupt, when Arrington came onstage, he stripped off his shirt and had a green Tee on. "UNPAID BLOGGER" it said. Catch the live recording interview of Reid Hoffman on TC Disrupt with Mike wearing his green t-shirt. 🙂 For those of…

Let’s Drink Tonight – awesome hack at TechCrunch Hackathon 2011

Some excellent hacks are taking place at this year's TechCrunch Disrupt Hackathon 2011 @ SF; you can check out the live recordings on TC site. But definitely one of the best has been "Let's Drink Tonight" which has a simple but excellent use - you feeling bored, wanna go out, but don't know whom to…

Why Arrington leaving AOL can hurt AOL Bad?

If you're a TechCrunch fan, dude, you know what I mean. If you ain't and this all sounds Greek to you - well, here's a recap in a few words: There was a guy called Michael Arrington, who's one of the most prolific bloggers/writers/entrepreneurs/VC investors in our current times (contrary to a few on the…

Are You Cut Out for a Career in Social Media? (Updated)

A life-long career in Digital Marketing, quintessentially, Social Media realm - marketing, strategy formulation, community management, new media technologies can be a very satisfying one, emotionally and monetarily. But are YOU cut out for such a career option - is the million dollar question. During my work ex with a few companies - big and…