TechCrunch launched TechCrunch UK two days ago, and I think it is a bad idea. It’s all fair and good making TechCrunch available in other languages, but according to Arrington, TechCrunch UK’s goal isn’t to translate TechCrunch into English English, but to tell us all about UK start-ups. I dislike this idea, is there a need to disambiguate between UK and US start-ups? Though some services are US-focused, I have no problem reading about them, the vast majority of start-ups aren’t focused on any particular country.
TechCrunch UK has only been around for a couple of days, but already has twice as many readers as me. The latest 2 posts have had nothing to do with Web 2.0 or VC
With the launch of TechCrunch UK, I get the feeling that the main TechCrunch blog will be unwilling to blog about UK start-ups, leaving them for TechCrunch UK. I see why the main TechCrunch may be unwilling to blog about UK events such as Geek in the park, however I’m fairly sure the majority of TechCrunch’s 98,000 readers do not care about Arrington’s Silicon Valley parties.
Still, is there a need to seperate start-ups based on their countries of origin? In my opinion the answer is no. Though markets slightly differ over the Atlantic, the Web is a very small place and generally there is nothing stopping a European joining a US start-up, or vice-versa. The Web is a very small place, and the only real barrier is language (and that’s why I agree with foreign TechCrunch’s). Fortunately, there is only a very small language barrier between Brits, Americans and Aussies, and any English speaker can understand the writings of any other English speaker.
Do you feel as if there’s a need for TechCrunch UK? Would you like a TechCrunch blog for your country or your language?
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Absolutely NO use.
However the logo looks cool.
I totally, 100% agree!
Talk about a marketing ploy, man, that’s pretty useless.
I hope I can change your minds. The start-ups in London that I know of don’t get onto TechCrunch.com’s radar for a number of reasons. Firstly Mike has limited bandwidth to (re)search Silicon Valley let alone the whole world for new companies.
UK start-ups like Snipperoo, Mydeo, Cominded, etc. etc. are worth reviewing on TCUK and the better one’s will get uplifted to TC.com to get expose to the wider global audience. Hope that makes it clearer.
But if it’s a Valley based start-up it’s easier? Perhaps TC should aim for more balance on its main blog?
I can understand Joe’s point about being easier for US startups. Without the suggested balance, there’s perhaps the assumption of only the elite in the UK being worthy of mentioning alongside the fodder in the US which is almost an arrogance.
I know this isn’t the intention and I’m interested in the direction of this from the main sites point of view.
I agree. When I first started reading on TC about TC UK, I was like…they’re translating to….English? Huh? Then I found out it focused on UK start-ups. Honestly, why bother? In my opinion, TC is getting so “big” that maybe they’re trying to organize into smaller groups to balance the coverage. Are the UK companies starting to put too much of a load on TC that they need to be covered by a different blog? That’s really the only thing I can think of. Maybe we will see TC Europe, which will be to cover European start-ups so TC doesn’t have to. Other than that, I see no reason why TC UK was created.
Don’t forget about Canada, we speak English here too!
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