April Fools? TechCrunch acquires FuckedCompany - what's next?

http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/31/techcrunch-has-acquired-fuckedcompanycom/

by zaidf • 19 years ago

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domp2• 19 years ago

"Entrepreneurs with new ideas will always have a way to reach potential users and customers. They just won't be able to do it here any more."

Are they trying to just become a regular news outlet then? It seems like a bad move on their part to abandon the entrepreneurs and startups that made them what they are today.

Is this an April fools joke?

pg• 19 years ago

yes

domp2• 19 years ago

Read/WriteWeb wrote an article about this April Fools joke. Check it out:

http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/the_end_of_an_era_1april07.php

zaidf• 19 years ago

I think it's April Fools. You can read the details here: http://www.zaid360.com/?p=110

dfranke• 19 years ago

"Also, the current trend in blogging, led by Valleywag and others, is to 'go negative first, and ask questions later.' That tabloid-style journalism tends to generate a lot of eyeballs and, subsequently, advertiser dollars. This is something we just can't compete with. By acquiring FC, we can go more negative faster than anyone else out there, when and if we need to."

That pretty much gives it away. April Fools.

herdrick• 19 years ago

"While plenty of startups are launching, we arent seeing any actual innovation any more... there just isnt anything left to invent."

Definitely April Fools.

JMiao• 19 years ago

The REAL kicker would be if a LBO/junk bond firm actually BOUGHT the FuckedCompany name.

April Fools? TechCrunch acquires FuckedCompany - what's next?

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