Well, we’re cranking up the blogging engine here again. My name is Mike Butcher and some readers may know me from a while back when I helped launch this site for the first time late last year. I’m delighted to say that – following a hiatus – TechCrunch has decided to show its firm commitment to this market by re-launching here and, for my part, it’s great to be editing the site.
I won’t start off with any grandiose statements of intent. Merely to say that this site will do its utmost, without fear or favour, to cover the new wave of Internet and mobile technology companies currently bubbling through on this side of the planet.
Right now this site carries both a UK and Irish flag. With many friends, colleagues and contacts in Ireland I am embarrassed that, for the moment, we have no dedicated Irish site. But I hope that at some point, with the proper editorial resources, this can be remedied at some point.
For now I hope to bring you the kind of coverage that will help unite rather than the divide the Internet scene this side of the Atlantic. We begin in earnest on Monday, but for now check out the coverage of Seedcamp.
To contact me:
Email: mike [at] mbites dot com
Mobile: +44 77 2029 1095
Skype: mikegbutcher
More info: http://mbites.com/contact
Excellent – so good to see TCUK back running again – you guys have been missed *rushes over to add TCUK to google reader*
Good job !
Nige
Congrats, keep good posting.
Congratulations Mike – the right move I’m sure.
Many congratulations Mike and best of luck. I thought last night’s event was a great success.
Great news, pleased to have TechCrunch UK back. Good luck and congrats on taking up the challenge, Mike!
So when do I get my TCUK profile page back?
Congrats Mike, we kinda met at Nokia Go Play via Ewan Spence. Best of luck with the new/old job with TechCrunch UK. Look forward to new stuff on Ireland too!
Congrats Mike! Good to see you back on TCUK!
Its Back! Congrats Mike, looking forward to all the new reviews.
Thanks people
Congrats, great to have you back. Best of luck.
Welcome back Mike – are you planning any events up North?
Looking forward to more reports from that little island over there.
Good to have you back, finally!
Good work Mike. Welcome back.
nice one!
doea this mean “Bites Media” is dead? Would be a shame as had potential.
In case you forgot http://www.mbites.com/an-open-letter-to-mike-arrington the rest of us haven’t. Or will you delete this comment?
Well done sir, MA is lucky to have you….
Great to have finally met you (at Imperial) after what seems like a million Open Coffees where I never quite got over to that side of the room
Hello Mike,
I’m glad to see you and MA came to an arrangement.
Everybody makes mistakes
I hope you will keep with your remarkable deontology
You surely did see that LLM had moved away from France. Maybe immanent justice somewhere ?
I think it’s not fair to try to brand this site as half Irish. This website, including the title, URL and the right-side bar refer to the site as TechCrunch UK. If you have no editorial for Irish readers, please change your branding. And yes, I will continue to read here.
glad to see you back mike
was great to catch up in London
Ouriel – TechCrunch France
Did not know TC UK was up. Thanks Mike for getting in touch. Will keep you up to date with what’s happening in the North. Best regards Manoj
PS: http://www.nwstartup20.co.uk tonight
Mashup Manchester – 18th Nov
OpenCoffee Manchester – 25th Sep