"... TechCrunch is by far in the lead. But why not? They publish good stuff ..."
Articles from TechCrunch span the topical or breaking news spectrum. On rare occasions, there are posts that really should make the headlines. I'm thinking of some posts Arrington made last year. Often I've tried reading TC articles a month or a week later and there is no substance to them. Marshmallow news. Not my cup of tea.
Not your cup of tea and that's cool but.. a lot of people like ephemeral news. TC posts aren't essays that'll make good book material, but in terms of a cutting insight or an exclusive scoop that matters to a lot of people right now, TC is pretty good.
Also, this site is called Hacker News, rather than Hacker Essays or Hacker Articles. While I also prefer the essays, articles, and deep blog posts, I also couldn't say that TC stuff isn't relevant here because it is usually "news."
"... a lot of people like ephemeral news. TC posts aren't essays that'll make good book material, but in terms of a cutting insight or an exclusive scoop that matters to a lot of people right now, TC is pretty good. ..."
I'm not really disagreeing but I'm wary of posts from TC & a few others because the posts tend towards sensation, scoops and controversy before fact.
Articles from TechCrunch span the topical or breaking news spectrum. On rare occasions, there are posts that really should make the headlines. I'm thinking of some posts Arrington made last year. Often I've tried reading TC articles a month or a week later and there is no substance to them. Marshmallow news. Not my cup of tea.