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Darrell Etherington

After Near-$1B Inventory Write-Down, BlackBerry Starts Selling Unlocked Smartphones Direct To U.S. Buyers

Well that was quick: Not long after T-Mobile announced it would stop carrying BlackBerry hardware in its retail stores (but continue selling them online), the... read more

Sean D. Young

The Science Behind Using Online Communities To Change Behavior

Is it just me, or is it impossible to talk to technology entrepreneurs without mentioning user engagement and behavior? I'm a behavioral psychologist, so that... read more

Alex Rampell

The Danger And Opportunity Of The Intermediate Metric

Are social media companies overvalued? The question is not just a matter of revenue multiples (low or high), but rather whether that revenue is actually... read more

Darrell Etherington

Peerby's Local Lending App Is Ready To Help Neighbours Participate In The Sharing Economy

You've got stuff, but not all the stuff you need. Dutch startup and TechStars London first cohort member Peerby is hoping to unlock the use value of that stuff... read more

CrunchWeek: Microsoft's New Surface 2, BlackBerry's $4.7B Buyout, Big Changes In Fundraising

Happy Saturday! It's time once again for a new episode of CrunchWeek, the show that brings a few of us writers... read more

Gillmor Gang: Sensorship

The Gillmor Gang — Robert Scoble, Keith Teare, John Taschek, Kevin Marks, and Steve Gillmor — new iPhone + new... read more

Ask A VC: Emergence Capital Partners' Kevin Spain On The Next Disruptions In Health Tech And More

In this week's TechCrunch TV's Ask A VC show, we had Emergence Capital Partners' Kevin Spain in the studio to talk... read more