| ![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2014/03/banner_long_728x90v24.png) ![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2014/03/troll-hunter.jpg?w=152&h=168&crop=1) | Jon Evans "Patents are enshrined in the U.S. Constitution for a single purpose: to promote the progress of science and useful arts." Alas, when it comes to software, it... read more | | ![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2014/03/excuse1.jpg?w=152&h=168&crop=1) | James Altucher I didn't have any money so couldn't start a business. And even if I started one, I didn't have an office, or clients, and I was too shy to cold-call clients. I... read more | | ![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2014/03/screen-shot-2014-03-07-at-3-43-23-pm.png?w=152&h=168&crop=1) | Alexia Tsotsis Bustle, the unfortunately named and ill-marketed woman's publication launched by Bleacher Report founder Bryan Goldberg in August, has lost at least one... read more | | | ![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2014/03/ericschmidt008-1.jpg?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Gregory Ferenstein | | ![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2014/03/screen-shot-2014-03-07-at-8-56-11-pm.png?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Ryan Lawler It's a new year, and a whole new SXSW, but some things don't change. Thanks to an endless stream of parties with open bars, the (relatively) warm nights, and a... read more | | ![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2014/03/screen-shot-2014-03-07-at-3-31-57-pm.png?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Alex Wilhelm The dogfight between BlackBerry and Windows Phone in the U.S. has a new leader. Microsoft's smartphone platform now controls more market share than that of the... read more | | ![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2014/03/screen-shot-2014-03-07-at-12-38-17-pm.png?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Sarah Perez | | | Special Announcement: hackBCA is a hackathon founded by high schoolers, for high schoolers on March 22-23. Unleash the next generation! Go here to learn more and register today.
![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2014/03/inair.jpg?w=150?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Nowadays, many people browse the web at the same time that they're watching TV -- the phenomenon is called the... read more | | ![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2014/03/screen-shot-2014-03-06-at-1-19-15-pm.png?w=150?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | When you give Dr. Craig Forest an inch, he takes a mile. The mild-mannered Assistant Professor of Bioengineering... read more | | | To forward this newsletter to a friend, click here. | | |