tag:,2008:/1/tag:72.47.210.69,2007://1.2888- 2008-08-22T18:53:47Z Comments for Marshall Kirkpatrick Joins Read/WriteWeb Movable Type 4.1 tag:72.47.210.69,2007://1.2888 2007-09-14T03:59:41Z 2007-12-16T23:08:01Z Marshall Kirkpatrick Joins Read/WriteWeb I'm very pleased to announce that Marshall Kirkpatrick is joining Read/WriteWeb as a Lead Writer, starting this Monday. Marshall teams up with Josh Catone in this role, meaning that Read/WriteWeb now has three daily writers (including myself). Marshall will focus on breaking news for Read/WriteWeb, something he is very skilled at and which will complement... Richard MacManus http://www.readwriteweb.com I'm very pleased to announce that Marshall Kirkpatrick is joining Read/WriteWeb as a Lead Writer, starting this Monday. Marshall teams up with Josh Catone in this role, meaning that Read/WriteWeb now has three daily writers (including myself). Marshall will focus on breaking news for Read/WriteWeb, something he is very skilled at and which will complement Josh and I well. Josh's role hasn't changed - he will continue to provide daily news and analysis. My own role will change a bit - I will still write daily on R/WW, but focus more on analysis. Also of course having Marshall on board allows me to spend more time growing the business.

In order to join R/WW and work more on his independent consulting practice, Marshall has resigned from his role as Director of Content at SplashCast Media, a media syndication company.

Many of you will remember Marshall from his previous job as lead blogger at TechCrunch. Before that, Marshall was the editor of AOL's Social Software Weblog and he's also written for NetSquared, a project of the nonprofit tech assistance organization CompuMentor. So Marshall brings to Read/WriteWeb a wealth of tech blogging experience and he will be an integral part of our team going forward.

A note to startups and companies wishing to be covered by Read/WriteWeb: it is even more important now that you use the tips@readwriteweb.com email address to contact us with news. Josh and Marshall will be monitoring that address daily. I often don't have the time to reply to startups who email me directly, something I'm forever feeling guilty about! So please use the tips address, to ensure the best chance of coverage on Read/WriteWeb.

]]> tag:72.47.210.69,2007://1.2888-comment:23615 Comment from Rex Dixon on 2007-09-13 Rex Dixon http://rexduffdixon.com Congrats to RWW and Marshall!

Rex

]]> 2007-09-14T04:04:42Z tag:72.47.210.69,2007://1.2888-comment:23616 Comment from Michael Pick on 2007-09-13 Michael Pick http://www.michael-pick.com Wow, wow and wow - that has to be the tag team double act of the century. Congratulations to Marshall and Richard for pulling this one off - can't wait to see the results!

]]> 2007-09-14T04:07:02Z tag:72.47.210.69,2007://1.2888-comment:23617 Comment from Sean on 2007-09-13 Sean http://www.geekwithlaptop.com/ Congrats Read/WriteWeb for bringing Marshall into the mix.

He's a blogging legend. I look forward to reading him over on RWW.

]]> 2007-09-14T04:11:35Z tag:72.47.210.69,2007://1.2888-comment:23618 Comment from aaron on 2007-09-13 aaron http://charisma18.com Good fit. Congrats.

]]> 2007-09-14T04:11:57Z tag:72.47.210.69,2007://1.2888-comment:23619 Comment from Chris Saad on 2007-09-13 Chris Saad http://www.faradaymedia.com Very happy about this development Marshall - you are a total gentleman who understands all the implications and gives everyone a fair slice of your time.

Richard - you have always been the quiet visionary in the discussion - you two make a perfect match.

Very good news for everyone.

]]> 2007-09-14T04:12:53Z tag:72.47.210.69,2007://1.2888-comment:23620 Comment from Marshall Kirkpatrick on 2007-09-13 Marshall Kirkpatrick http://readwriteweb.com Thanks Rex and Michael (and Richard!) I'm super excited to join the RWW team and commune with the readers. Yippee!

]]> 2007-09-14T04:13:37Z tag:72.47.210.69,2007://1.2888-comment:23621 Comment from Emily Chang on 2007-09-13 Emily Chang http://emilychang.com Fantastic. Marshall writing for R/WW is perfect! Congrats to all.

]]> 2007-09-14T04:15:03Z tag:72.47.210.69,2007://1.2888-comment:23622 Comment from Josh Catone on 2007-09-13 Josh Catone http://www.readwriteweb.com/ I too want to offer Marshall my congratulations. I'm really looking forward to working with one of my all-time favorite bloggers. :)

]]> 2007-09-14T04:15:11Z tag:72.47.210.69,2007://1.2888-comment:23623 Comment from Marshall Kirkpatrick on 2007-09-13 Marshall Kirkpatrick http://readwriteweb.com Thanks supportive commenters!

]]> 2007-09-14T04:15:36Z tag:72.47.210.69,2007://1.2888-comment:23624 Comment from Ashley Angell on 2007-09-13 Ashley Angell http://www.particls.com Can you subscribe to a blog more than once! ;) Congrats Marshal and RWW! I anxiously but happily await the posts. Even better RWW news - I am so happy right now. :D

]]> 2007-09-14T04:18:09Z tag:72.47.210.69,2007://1.2888-comment:23625 Comment from Didn't see this coming on 2007-09-13 Didn't see this coming Hmmm... I wonder what Arrington has to say about this...

]]> 2007-09-14T04:25:03Z tag:72.47.210.69,2007://1.2888-comment:23626 Comment from allen stern on 2007-09-13 allen stern http://www.centernetworks.com Congrats Marshall!

]]> 2007-09-14T04:35:56Z tag:72.47.210.69,2007://1.2888-comment:23627 Comment from Krish on 2007-09-13 Krish http://www.krishworld.com/blog/ This is a fantastic news. I always had great respect for Marshall. Waiting for his posts.

]]> 2007-09-14T04:43:48Z tag:72.47.210.69,2007://1.2888-comment:23628 Comment from Andrew on 2007-09-13 Andrew A great addition to RWW! The friendly Marshall is back... congrats!

]]> 2007-09-14T04:48:46Z tag:72.47.210.69,2007://1.2888-comment:23629 Comment from Curt on 2007-09-13 Curt http://morphemetales.com That I should have lived to see a Yugoslavian dictator returning from the dead to join a New Zealand blogging company! Truly, ours is a time of wonder.

]]> 2007-09-14T04:54:18Z tag:72.47.210.69,2007://1.2888-comment:23630 Comment from alex williams on 2007-09-13 alex williams http://splashcastmedia.com I learned a ton from working with Marshall at SplashCast. He's a real pro. All the best success to RWW!

]]> 2007-09-14T05:20:03Z tag:72.47.210.69,2007://1.2888-comment:23631 Comment from Bryan on 2007-09-13 Bryan http://www.freshbreakfast.com Honestly, I'm not familiar with Michael's work personally, although I'm sure I've read it before. But in general, I'm a bit suspicious of his TechCrunch lineage. One big reason I enjoy RWW is because it's a nice, analytical antidote to TC's blustering, hype-induced nonsense.

Having said that, I will give the benefit of doubt to Richard's judgment, and give the new guy a chance. HA!

]]> 2007-09-14T05:25:57Z tag:72.47.210.69,2007://1.2888-comment:23632 Comment from Marshall Kirkpatrick on 2007-09-13 Marshall Kirkpatrick http://readwriteweb.com And I thought people were going to stop calling me Michael in comments when I stopped working at TechCrunch! lol, well Bryan - I'm definitely going to do my best to keep up the RWW thoughtfulness, it's one of the main reasons I'm excited to work here. If I drop the ball, though, make sure to call me on it!

]]> 2007-09-14T05:29:25Z tag:72.47.210.69,2007://1.2888-comment:23633 Comment from Alex Barnett on 2007-09-13 Alex Barnett http://www.alexbarnett.net/blog Onward!!!

]]> 2007-09-14T06:22:10Z tag:72.47.210.69,2007://1.2888-comment:23634 Comment from Jimmy Huen on 2007-09-13 Jimmy Huen http://FoundersCafe.com I am looking forward to reading Marshall's insight daily. This is a great addition to R/WW.

]]> 2007-09-14T06:27:10Z tag:72.47.210.69,2007://1.2888-comment:23635 Comment from Edmund Wong on 2007-09-13 Edmund Wong http://www.lifesterblog.com Welcome Marshall. Hopefully, his insight will bring another angle to the web and startup's analysis in RWW.

]]> 2007-09-14T06:32:21Z tag:72.47.210.69,2007://1.2888-comment:23636 Comment from Sam Sethi on 2007-09-14 Sam Sethi http://www.blognation.com Hi Marshall

Well done old chap ... and you too Richard. The more of us writing about startups the better.

Sam

]]> 2007-09-14T07:38:01Z tag:72.47.210.69,2007://1.2888-comment:23637 Comment from Andy Pipes on 2007-09-14 Andy Pipes http://mypipeline.co.uk/blog Excellent stuff. Look forward to your first posts Marshall.

andy

]]> 2007-09-14T07:50:48Z tag:72.47.210.69,2007://1.2888-comment:23638 Comment from Livia Iacolare on 2007-09-14 Livia Iacolare http://liviacolare.com This is great news! I am very happy for you, Marshall! R/WW is one of the coolest places in the Web. Good luck to you and to Richard! Can't wait to read your articles.

]]> 2007-09-14T09:24:25Z tag:72.47.210.69,2007://1.2888-comment:23639 Comment from Patrick Ferran on 2007-09-14 Patrick Ferran http://www.2or3things.com Whakamihi to Richard for getting Marshall on board and to Marshall for feeding RWW with his thoughtful insights.

Here in Paris (where the weather is nice, however somewhat cloudy for the French rugby team), we've always liked Marshall's work at TC, on his blog and at Splashcast. Great ideas that have guided some of our work with Blastfeed and RollSense. And hopefully more to come.

Cheers
Patrick

]]> 2007-09-14T09:54:43Z tag:72.47.210.69,2007://1.2888-comment:23640 Comment from dc crowley on 2007-09-14 dc crowley http://doncrowley.blogspot.com Not only great news... lots of well deserved enthusiastic reactions.

]]> 2007-09-14T10:09:26Z tag:72.47.210.69,2007://1.2888-comment:23641 Comment from A.R. on 2007-09-14 A.R. great! good for RWW! I Hope Marshall will bring some wit to RWW. MacManus' writing is always great, balanced, comprehensive, but sometimes too flat and serious and rarely provides strong opinion.

]]> 2007-09-14T11:36:22Z tag:72.47.210.69,2007://1.2888-comment:23642 Comment from Alex Iskold on 2007-09-14 Alex Iskold http://www.adaptiveblue.com I thrilled for our readers for Richard and Marshall. This is a fantastic match and exciting point in the history of Read/WriteWeb!

]]> 2007-09-14T12:35:54Z tag:72.47.210.69,2007://1.2888-comment:23643 Comment from Danny Sullivan on 2007-09-14 Danny Sullivan http://searchengineland.com Dang, Marshall, if I had known you were back on the market!

Congrats, Richard -- excellent catch.

]]> 2007-09-14T12:39:46Z tag:72.47.210.69,2007://1.2888-comment:23644 Comment from Charles Knight on 2007-09-14 Charles Knight http://www.altsearchengines.com Welcome Marshall,

Please feel free to stop by AltSearchEngines anytime for a fresh cup of coffee!

Charles

]]> 2007-09-14T13:03:42Z tag:72.47.210.69,2007://1.2888-comment:23645 Comment from bryan on 2007-09-14 bryan http://www.theorlandoshow.com Congratulations Marshall.

I always enjoyed reading your posts on TechCrunch. Good luck here at RWW. Will you still be working for TC as well?

]]> 2007-09-14T13:07:53Z tag:72.47.210.69,2007://1.2888-comment:23646 Comment from Ilya Grigorik on 2007-09-14 Ilya Grigorik http://www.aiderss.com Awesome, congrats Marshall! RW/W is getting better by the day.

]]> 2007-09-14T13:27:59Z tag:72.47.210.69,2007://1.2888-comment:23647 Comment from Joshua Porter on 2007-09-14 Joshua Porter http://bokardo.com Congrats, guys! R/WW will be even better!

]]> 2007-09-14T13:35:27Z tag:72.47.210.69,2007://1.2888-comment:23648 Comment from Elliott on 2007-09-14 Elliott http://elliottpesut.com Marshall, congratulations. Read/Write Web is lucky to have you! Keep up the great work you guys!

]]> 2007-09-14T13:46:18Z tag:72.47.210.69,2007://1.2888-comment:23649 Comment from aldamiz on 2007-09-14 aldamiz http://blog.mystrands.com Congrats Richard, great move. Marshall, happy to see you here, the best blog no doubt.

]]> 2007-09-14T13:54:28Z tag:72.47.210.69,2007://1.2888-comment:23650 Comment from Parag Mathur on 2007-09-14 Parag Mathur http://www.zcubes.com Congrats Richard and Marshall. Excellent news.

I look forward many informative, analytical, and well thought out posts that I've come to expect from Read/WriteWeb.

]]> 2007-09-14T13:56:25Z tag:72.47.210.69,2007://1.2888-comment:23651 Comment from Beth Kanter on 2007-09-14 Beth Kanter http://beth.typepad.com Marshall - congrats!!!

]]> 2007-09-14T14:17:56Z tag:72.47.210.69,2007://1.2888-comment:23652 Comment from sameer on 2007-09-14 sameer http://www.zaptxt.com Awesome. Congratultions to R/WW and Marshall.

R/WW could not have found a better blogger to break news. In turn, Marshall gets to draw on an awesome bank of analytical thinkers when sizing up the opportunity for new entrants.

]]> 2007-09-14T14:44:36Z tag:72.47.210.69,2007://1.2888-comment:23653 Comment from Sonny on 2007-09-14 Sonny http://nonprofitcrm.org From another nptech-o-phile...a great boon for us. Congrats Marsharll!!!

]]> 2007-09-14T14:48:57Z tag:72.47.210.69,2007://1.2888-comment:23654 Comment from Mark Schoneveld on 2007-09-14 Mark Schoneveld http://xlntads.com/blog FTW!

]]> 2007-09-14T15:06:17Z tag:72.47.210.69,2007://1.2888-comment:23655 Comment from John Furrier on 2007-09-14 John Furrier http://podtech.wordpress.com Congrats Rich. Marshall was great when he was writing for Techcrunch. I'm looking forward to reading his writeups. It is widely talked about that you're coverage on topics is the best in the space - stories are very well done with in depth analysis. Keep on creating meaning to all the confusion out there.

]]> 2007-09-14T15:19:17Z tag:72.47.210.69,2007://1.2888-comment:23656 Comment from Mack D. Male on 2007-09-14 Mack D. Male http://blog.mastermaq.ca Congrats to you both! Can't wait to read Marshall's stuff again.

]]> 2007-09-14T16:05:31Z tag:72.47.210.69,2007://1.2888-comment:23657 Comment from Marshall Kirkpatrick on 2007-09-14 Marshall Kirkpatrick http://readwriteweb.com Thanks everybody, I really appreciate the warm welcomes! See ya back here Monday morning!

]]> 2007-09-14T16:23:15Z tag:72.47.210.69,2007://1.2888-comment:23658 Comment from Eric Eldon on 2007-09-14 Eric Eldon http://www.venturebeat.com/ Wow. You guys are going to rock!

]]> 2007-09-14T16:57:25Z tag:72.47.210.69,2007://1.2888-comment:23659 Comment from baron on 2007-09-14 baron http://baron.vc Cool! I guess a lot of the blogging opportunities are with joining the big boys. I guess writing a good blog and growing a good business are two very different skills.

]]> 2007-09-14T17:01:40Z tag:72.47.210.69,2007://1.2888-comment:23660 Comment from David B. on 2007-09-14 David B. http://www.daveberube.com/blog Great Pickup Rich! Welcome Marshall.

]]> 2007-09-14T18:37:08Z tag:72.47.210.69,2007://1.2888-comment:23661 Comment from Fred Oliveira on 2007-09-14 Fred Oliveira http://webreakstuff.com Fantastic addition to the team. Keep it up, guys!

]]> 2007-09-14T18:52:24Z tag:72.47.210.69,2007://1.2888-comment:23662 Comment from Avinash on 2007-09-14 Avinash http://www.photoswift.com Congrats Marshall. We have one more place to look for quality posts from you :-)

]]> 2007-09-14T20:48:29Z tag:72.47.210.69,2007://1.2888-comment:23663 Comment from raj on 2007-09-14 raj http://www.rajdash.com/ While I'll miss your posts at SplashCast, I'll be glad to see you writing about various new tech again. Congrats.

]]> 2007-09-15T02:43:45Z tag:72.47.210.69,2007://1.2888-comment:23664 Comment from Martin Neumann on 2007-09-15 Martin Neumann http://www.smallofficeaustralia.com Great pick up in getting Marshall over here at R/WW, very respected writer whom I've been reading for ages.

For me, this makes R/WW just that much better and a clear leader in quality online reporting and analysis.

The quality gap between R/WW and TC is getting greater, imho.

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