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 <description>&lt;!--paging_filter--&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;background-color: #dddddd; font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt; Well, seems like this was only a rumor. Although, we wouldn&#039;t at all be surprised to see an acquisiton (either of or by TechCrunch) by the end of the year. The community was correct.  --The Industry Standard&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;/sites/thestandard.com/files/u98/techCrunch.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;News Corp and TechCrunch at the breakfast table?&quot; align=&quot;left&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;342&quot; width=&quot;250&quot; /&gt;Well, we just couldn&#039;t resist jumping on &lt;a href=&quot;http://valleywag.com/5025579/has-news-corp-acquired-techcrunch-everyones-talking-about-it-but-its-not-happening&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;this bandwagon&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Valleywag has it that long-rumored talks may have finally resulted in a sale: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;A startup founder tells us that, over the weekend, he and his friends overheard TechCrunch writers celebrating the sale of &lt;a href=&quot;http://valleywag.com/tag/michael-arrington/&quot; class=&quot;autolink&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; title=&quot;Click here to read more posts tagged MICHAEL ARRINGTON&quot;&gt;Michael Arrington&lt;/a&gt;&#039;s blog to &lt;a href=&quot;http://valleywag.com/tag/news-corp%27/&quot; class=&quot;autolink&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; title=&quot;Click here to read more posts tagged NEWS CORP.&quot;&gt;News Corp.&lt;/a&gt;&#039;s &lt;a href=&quot;http://valleywag.com/tag/fox-interactive/&quot; class=&quot;autolink&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; title=&quot;Click here to read more posts tagged FOX INTERACTIVE&quot;&gt;Fox Interactive&lt;/a&gt; unit — Rupert Murdoch&#039;s home for MySpace, Rotten Tomatoes, and other wayward websites. The source tells us that the deal has been signed, but TechCrunch is waiting for its summer party at August Capital&#039;s Sand Hill Road offices to announce it. Another source who&#039;s spoken recently to Arrington says that a deal is on.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Nick Carlson, though make a good point in that, quoting a prospective TechCrunch acquirer, &amp;quot;We&#039;re worried about buying it and him leaving, and we&#039;re worried about buying it and him staying.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This is a prediction that Fox Interactive and/or TechCrunch will announce and agreement by which TechCrunch will be acquired by News Corp. or a subsidiary or division thereof the parent. The transaction need not have gone through -- it needs only be announced for favorable judgement.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/06/24/its-time-for-our-annual-techcrunch-event-at-august-capital/&quot;&gt;The August Capital party&lt;/a&gt; referred to above is set to take place on Friday, July 25, 2008, in Menlo Park, California.  Bets will close on July 25, 2008, and judgement will occur soon after.   &lt;/p&gt;
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 <description>&lt;!--paging_filter--&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;background-color: #dddddd; font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt; Well, seems like this was only a rumor. Although, we wouldn&#039;t at all be surprised to see an acquisiton (either of or by TechCrunch) by the end of the year. The community was correct.  --The Industry Standard&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;/sites/thestandard.com/files/u98/techCrunch.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;News Corp and TechCrunch at the breakfast table?&quot; align=&quot;left&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;342&quot; width=&quot;250&quot; /&gt;Well, we just couldn&#039;t resist jumping on &lt;a href=&quot;http://valleywag.com/5025579/has-news-corp-acquired-techcrunch-everyones-talking-about-it-but-its-not-happening&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;this bandwagon&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Valleywag has it that long-rumored talks may have finally resulted in a sale: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;A startup founder tells us that, over the weekend, he and his friends overheard TechCrunch writers celebrating the sale of &lt;a href=&quot;http://valleywag.com/tag/michael-arrington/&quot; class=&quot;autolink&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; title=&quot;Click here to read more posts tagged MICHAEL ARRINGTON&quot;&gt;Michael Arrington&lt;/a&gt;&#039;s blog to &lt;a href=&quot;http://valleywag.com/tag/news-corp%27/&quot; class=&quot;autolink&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; title=&quot;Click here to read more posts tagged NEWS CORP.&quot;&gt;News Corp.&lt;/a&gt;&#039;s &lt;a href=&quot;http://valleywag.com/tag/fox-interactive/&quot; class=&quot;autolink&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; title=&quot;Click here to read more posts tagged FOX INTERACTIVE&quot;&gt;Fox Interactive&lt;/a&gt; unit — Rupert Murdoch&#039;s home for MySpace, Rotten Tomatoes, and other wayward websites. The source tells us that the deal has been signed, but TechCrunch is waiting for its summer party at August Capital&#039;s Sand Hill Road offices to announce it. Another source who&#039;s spoken recently to Arrington says that a deal is on.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Nick Carlson, though make a good point in that, quoting a prospective TechCrunch acquirer, &amp;quot;We&#039;re worried about buying it and him leaving, and we&#039;re worried about buying it and him staying.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This is a prediction that Fox Interactive and/or TechCrunch will announce and agreement by which TechCrunch will be acquired by News Corp. or a subsidiary or division thereof the parent. The transaction need not have gone through -- it needs only be announced for favorable judgement.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/06/24/its-time-for-our-annual-techcrunch-event-at-august-capital/&quot;&gt;The August Capital party&lt;/a&gt; referred to above is set to take place on Friday, July 25, 2008, in Menlo Park, California.  Bets will close on July 25, 2008, and judgement will occur soon after.   &lt;/p&gt;
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 <description>&lt;!--paging_filter--&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;background-color: #dddddd; font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt; Well, seems like this was only a rumor. Although, we wouldn&#039;t at all be surprised to see an acquisiton (either of or by TechCrunch) by the end of the year. The community was correct.  --The Industry Standard&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;/sites/thestandard.com/files/u98/techCrunch.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;News Corp and TechCrunch at the breakfast table?&quot; align=&quot;left&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;342&quot; width=&quot;250&quot; /&gt;Well, we just couldn&#039;t resist jumping on &lt;a href=&quot;http://valleywag.com/5025579/has-news-corp-acquired-techcrunch-everyones-talking-about-it-but-its-not-happening&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;this bandwagon&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Valleywag has it that long-rumored talks may have finally resulted in a sale: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;A startup founder tells us that, over the weekend, he and his friends overheard TechCrunch writers celebrating the sale of &lt;a href=&quot;http://valleywag.com/tag/michael-arrington/&quot; class=&quot;autolink&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; title=&quot;Click here to read more posts tagged MICHAEL ARRINGTON&quot;&gt;Michael Arrington&lt;/a&gt;&#039;s blog to &lt;a href=&quot;http://valleywag.com/tag/news-corp%27/&quot; class=&quot;autolink&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; title=&quot;Click here to read more posts tagged NEWS CORP.&quot;&gt;News Corp.&lt;/a&gt;&#039;s &lt;a href=&quot;http://valleywag.com/tag/fox-interactive/&quot; class=&quot;autolink&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; title=&quot;Click here to read more posts tagged FOX INTERACTIVE&quot;&gt;Fox Interactive&lt;/a&gt; unit — Rupert Murdoch&#039;s home for MySpace, Rotten Tomatoes, and other wayward websites. The source tells us that the deal has been signed, but TechCrunch is waiting for its summer party at August Capital&#039;s Sand Hill Road offices to announce it. Another source who&#039;s spoken recently to Arrington says that a deal is on.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Nick Carlson, though make a good point in that, quoting a prospective TechCrunch acquirer, &amp;quot;We&#039;re worried about buying it and him leaving, and we&#039;re worried about buying it and him staying.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This is a prediction that Fox Interactive and/or TechCrunch will announce and agreement by which TechCrunch will be acquired by News Corp. or a subsidiary or division thereof the parent. The transaction need not have gone through -- it needs only be announced for favorable judgement.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/06/24/its-time-for-our-annual-techcrunch-event-at-august-capital/&quot;&gt;The August Capital party&lt;/a&gt; referred to above is set to take place on Friday, July 25, 2008, in Menlo Park, California.  Bets will close on July 25, 2008, and judgement will occur soon after.   &lt;/p&gt;
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 <description>&lt;!--paging_filter--&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;background-color: #dddddd; font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt; Well, seems like this was only a rumor. Although, we wouldn&#039;t at all be surprised to see an acquisiton (either of or by TechCrunch) by the end of the year. The community was correct.  --The Industry Standard&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;/sites/thestandard.com/files/u98/techCrunch.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;News Corp and TechCrunch at the breakfast table?&quot; align=&quot;left&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;342&quot; width=&quot;250&quot; /&gt;Well, we just couldn&#039;t resist jumping on &lt;a href=&quot;http://valleywag.com/5025579/has-news-corp-acquired-techcrunch-everyones-talking-about-it-but-its-not-happening&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;this bandwagon&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Valleywag has it that long-rumored talks may have finally resulted in a sale: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;A startup founder tells us that, over the weekend, he and his friends overheard TechCrunch writers celebrating the sale of &lt;a href=&quot;http://valleywag.com/tag/michael-arrington/&quot; class=&quot;autolink&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; title=&quot;Click here to read more posts tagged MICHAEL ARRINGTON&quot;&gt;Michael Arrington&lt;/a&gt;&#039;s blog to &lt;a href=&quot;http://valleywag.com/tag/news-corp%27/&quot; class=&quot;autolink&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; title=&quot;Click here to read more posts tagged NEWS CORP.&quot;&gt;News Corp.&lt;/a&gt;&#039;s &lt;a href=&quot;http://valleywag.com/tag/fox-interactive/&quot; class=&quot;autolink&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; title=&quot;Click here to read more posts tagged FOX INTERACTIVE&quot;&gt;Fox Interactive&lt;/a&gt; unit — Rupert Murdoch&#039;s home for MySpace, Rotten Tomatoes, and other wayward websites. The source tells us that the deal has been signed, but TechCrunch is waiting for its summer party at August Capital&#039;s Sand Hill Road offices to announce it. Another source who&#039;s spoken recently to Arrington says that a deal is on.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Nick Carlson, though make a good point in that, quoting a prospective TechCrunch acquirer, &amp;quot;We&#039;re worried about buying it and him leaving, and we&#039;re worried about buying it and him staying.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This is a prediction that Fox Interactive and/or TechCrunch will announce and agreement by which TechCrunch will be acquired by News Corp. or a subsidiary or division thereof the parent. The transaction need not have gone through -- it needs only be announced for favorable judgement.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/06/24/its-time-for-our-annual-techcrunch-event-at-august-capital/&quot;&gt;The August Capital party&lt;/a&gt; referred to above is set to take place on Friday, July 25, 2008, in Menlo Park, California.  Bets will close on July 25, 2008, and judgement will occur soon after.   &lt;/p&gt;
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 <description>&lt;!--paging_filter--&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;background-color: #dddddd; font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt; Well, seems like this was only a rumor. Although, we wouldn&#039;t at all be surprised to see an acquisiton (either of or by TechCrunch) by the end of the year. The community was correct.  --The Industry Standard&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;/sites/thestandard.com/files/u98/techCrunch.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;News Corp and TechCrunch at the breakfast table?&quot; align=&quot;left&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;342&quot; width=&quot;250&quot; /&gt;Well, we just couldn&#039;t resist jumping on &lt;a href=&quot;http://valleywag.com/5025579/has-news-corp-acquired-techcrunch-everyones-talking-about-it-but-its-not-happening&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;this bandwagon&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Valleywag has it that long-rumored talks may have finally resulted in a sale: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;A startup founder tells us that, over the weekend, he and his friends overheard TechCrunch writers celebrating the sale of &lt;a href=&quot;http://valleywag.com/tag/michael-arrington/&quot; class=&quot;autolink&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; title=&quot;Click here to read more posts tagged MICHAEL ARRINGTON&quot;&gt;Michael Arrington&lt;/a&gt;&#039;s blog to &lt;a href=&quot;http://valleywag.com/tag/news-corp%27/&quot; class=&quot;autolink&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; title=&quot;Click here to read more posts tagged NEWS CORP.&quot;&gt;News Corp.&lt;/a&gt;&#039;s &lt;a href=&quot;http://valleywag.com/tag/fox-interactive/&quot; class=&quot;autolink&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; title=&quot;Click here to read more posts tagged FOX INTERACTIVE&quot;&gt;Fox Interactive&lt;/a&gt; unit — Rupert Murdoch&#039;s home for MySpace, Rotten Tomatoes, and other wayward websites. The source tells us that the deal has been signed, but TechCrunch is waiting for its summer party at August Capital&#039;s Sand Hill Road offices to announce it. Another source who&#039;s spoken recently to Arrington says that a deal is on.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Nick Carlson, though make a good point in that, quoting a prospective TechCrunch acquirer, &amp;quot;We&#039;re worried about buying it and him leaving, and we&#039;re worried about buying it and him staying.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This is a prediction that Fox Interactive and/or TechCrunch will announce and agreement by which TechCrunch will be acquired by News Corp. or a subsidiary or division thereof the parent. The transaction need not have gone through -- it needs only be announced for favorable judgement.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/06/24/its-time-for-our-annual-techcrunch-event-at-august-capital/&quot;&gt;The August Capital party&lt;/a&gt; referred to above is set to take place on Friday, July 25, 2008, in Menlo Park, California.  Bets will close on July 25, 2008, and judgement will occur soon after.   &lt;/p&gt;
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 <description>&lt;!--paging_filter--&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;background-color: #dddddd; font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt; Well, seems like this was only a rumor. Although, we wouldn&#039;t at all be surprised to see an acquisiton (either of or by TechCrunch) by the end of the year. The community was correct.  --The Industry Standard&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;/sites/thestandard.com/files/u98/techCrunch.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;News Corp and TechCrunch at the breakfast table?&quot; align=&quot;left&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;342&quot; width=&quot;250&quot; /&gt;Well, we just couldn&#039;t resist jumping on &lt;a href=&quot;http://valleywag.com/5025579/has-news-corp-acquired-techcrunch-everyones-talking-about-it-but-its-not-happening&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;this bandwagon&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Valleywag has it that long-rumored talks may have finally resulted in a sale: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;A startup founder tells us that, over the weekend, he and his friends overheard TechCrunch writers celebrating the sale of &lt;a href=&quot;http://valleywag.com/tag/michael-arrington/&quot; class=&quot;autolink&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; title=&quot;Click here to read more posts tagged MICHAEL ARRINGTON&quot;&gt;Michael Arrington&lt;/a&gt;&#039;s blog to &lt;a href=&quot;http://valleywag.com/tag/news-corp%27/&quot; class=&quot;autolink&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; title=&quot;Click here to read more posts tagged NEWS CORP.&quot;&gt;News Corp.&lt;/a&gt;&#039;s &lt;a href=&quot;http://valleywag.com/tag/fox-interactive/&quot; class=&quot;autolink&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; title=&quot;Click here to read more posts tagged FOX INTERACTIVE&quot;&gt;Fox Interactive&lt;/a&gt; unit — Rupert Murdoch&#039;s home for MySpace, Rotten Tomatoes, and other wayward websites. The source tells us that the deal has been signed, but TechCrunch is waiting for its summer party at August Capital&#039;s Sand Hill Road offices to announce it. Another source who&#039;s spoken recently to Arrington says that a deal is on.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Nick Carlson, though make a good point in that, quoting a prospective TechCrunch acquirer, &amp;quot;We&#039;re worried about buying it and him leaving, and we&#039;re worried about buying it and him staying.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This is a prediction that Fox Interactive and/or TechCrunch will announce and agreement by which TechCrunch will be acquired by News Corp. or a subsidiary or division thereof the parent. The transaction need not have gone through -- it needs only be announced for favorable judgement.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/06/24/its-time-for-our-annual-techcrunch-event-at-august-capital/&quot;&gt;The August Capital party&lt;/a&gt; referred to above is set to take place on Friday, July 25, 2008, in Menlo Park, California.  Bets will close on July 25, 2008, and judgement will occur soon after.   &lt;/p&gt;
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 <description>&lt;!--paging_filter--&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;background-color: #dddddd; font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt; Well, seems like this was only a rumor. Although, we wouldn&#039;t at all be surprised to see an acquisiton (either of or by TechCrunch) by the end of the year. The community was correct.  --The Industry Standard&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;/sites/thestandard.com/files/u98/techCrunch.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;News Corp and TechCrunch at the breakfast table?&quot; align=&quot;left&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;342&quot; width=&quot;250&quot; /&gt;Well, we just couldn&#039;t resist jumping on &lt;a href=&quot;http://valleywag.com/5025579/has-news-corp-acquired-techcrunch-everyones-talking-about-it-but-its-not-happening&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;this bandwagon&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Valleywag has it that long-rumored talks may have finally resulted in a sale: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;A startup founder tells us that, over the weekend, he and his friends overheard TechCrunch writers celebrating the sale of &lt;a href=&quot;http://valleywag.com/tag/michael-arrington/&quot; class=&quot;autolink&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; title=&quot;Click here to read more posts tagged MICHAEL ARRINGTON&quot;&gt;Michael Arrington&lt;/a&gt;&#039;s blog to &lt;a href=&quot;http://valleywag.com/tag/news-corp%27/&quot; class=&quot;autolink&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; title=&quot;Click here to read more posts tagged NEWS CORP.&quot;&gt;News Corp.&lt;/a&gt;&#039;s &lt;a href=&quot;http://valleywag.com/tag/fox-interactive/&quot; class=&quot;autolink&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; title=&quot;Click here to read more posts tagged FOX INTERACTIVE&quot;&gt;Fox Interactive&lt;/a&gt; unit — Rupert Murdoch&#039;s home for MySpace, Rotten Tomatoes, and other wayward websites. The source tells us that the deal has been signed, but TechCrunch is waiting for its summer party at August Capital&#039;s Sand Hill Road offices to announce it. Another source who&#039;s spoken recently to Arrington says that a deal is on.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Nick Carlson, though make a good point in that, quoting a prospective TechCrunch acquirer, &amp;quot;We&#039;re worried about buying it and him leaving, and we&#039;re worried about buying it and him staying.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This is a prediction that Fox Interactive and/or TechCrunch will announce and agreement by which TechCrunch will be acquired by News Corp. or a subsidiary or division thereof the parent. The transaction need not have gone through -- it needs only be announced for favorable judgement.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/06/24/its-time-for-our-annual-techcrunch-event-at-august-capital/&quot;&gt;The August Capital party&lt;/a&gt; referred to above is set to take place on Friday, July 25, 2008, in Menlo Park, California.  Bets will close on July 25, 2008, and judgement will occur soon after.   &lt;/p&gt;
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 <description>&lt;!--paging_filter--&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;background-color: #dddddd; font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt; Well, seems like this was only a rumor. Although, we wouldn&#039;t at all be surprised to see an acquisiton (either of or by TechCrunch) by the end of the year. The community was correct.  --The Industry Standard&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;/sites/thestandard.com/files/u98/techCrunch.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;News Corp and TechCrunch at the breakfast table?&quot; align=&quot;left&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;342&quot; width=&quot;250&quot; /&gt;Well, we just couldn&#039;t resist jumping on &lt;a href=&quot;http://valleywag.com/5025579/has-news-corp-acquired-techcrunch-everyones-talking-about-it-but-its-not-happening&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;this bandwagon&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Valleywag has it that long-rumored talks may have finally resulted in a sale: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;A startup founder tells us that, over the weekend, he and his friends overheard TechCrunch writers celebrating the sale of &lt;a href=&quot;http://valleywag.com/tag/michael-arrington/&quot; class=&quot;autolink&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; title=&quot;Click here to read more posts tagged MICHAEL ARRINGTON&quot;&gt;Michael Arrington&lt;/a&gt;&#039;s blog to &lt;a href=&quot;http://valleywag.com/tag/news-corp%27/&quot; class=&quot;autolink&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; title=&quot;Click here to read more posts tagged NEWS CORP.&quot;&gt;News Corp.&lt;/a&gt;&#039;s &lt;a href=&quot;http://valleywag.com/tag/fox-interactive/&quot; class=&quot;autolink&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; title=&quot;Click here to read more posts tagged FOX INTERACTIVE&quot;&gt;Fox Interactive&lt;/a&gt; unit — Rupert Murdoch&#039;s home for MySpace, Rotten Tomatoes, and other wayward websites. The source tells us that the deal has been signed, but TechCrunch is waiting for its summer party at August Capital&#039;s Sand Hill Road offices to announce it. Another source who&#039;s spoken recently to Arrington says that a deal is on.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Nick Carlson, though make a good point in that, quoting a prospective TechCrunch acquirer, &amp;quot;We&#039;re worried about buying it and him leaving, and we&#039;re worried about buying it and him staying.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This is a prediction that Fox Interactive and/or TechCrunch will announce and agreement by which TechCrunch will be acquired by News Corp. or a subsidiary or division thereof the parent. The transaction need not have gone through -- it needs only be announced for favorable judgement.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/06/24/its-time-for-our-annual-techcrunch-event-at-august-capital/&quot;&gt;The August Capital party&lt;/a&gt; referred to above is set to take place on Friday, July 25, 2008, in Menlo Park, California.  Bets will close on July 25, 2008, and judgement will occur soon after.   &lt;/p&gt;
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 <description>&lt;!--paging_filter--&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;background-color: #dddddd; font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt; Well, seems like this was only a rumor. Although, we wouldn&#039;t at all be surprised to see an acquisiton (either of or by TechCrunch) by the end of the year. The community was correct.  --The Industry Standard&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;/sites/thestandard.com/files/u98/techCrunch.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;News Corp and TechCrunch at the breakfast table?&quot; align=&quot;left&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;342&quot; width=&quot;250&quot; /&gt;Well, we just couldn&#039;t resist jumping on &lt;a href=&quot;http://valleywag.com/5025579/has-news-corp-acquired-techcrunch-everyones-talking-about-it-but-its-not-happening&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;this bandwagon&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Valleywag has it that long-rumored talks may have finally resulted in a sale: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;A startup founder tells us that, over the weekend, he and his friends overheard TechCrunch writers celebrating the sale of &lt;a href=&quot;http://valleywag.com/tag/michael-arrington/&quot; class=&quot;autolink&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; title=&quot;Click here to read more posts tagged MICHAEL ARRINGTON&quot;&gt;Michael Arrington&lt;/a&gt;&#039;s blog to &lt;a href=&quot;http://valleywag.com/tag/news-corp%27/&quot; class=&quot;autolink&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; title=&quot;Click here to read more posts tagged NEWS CORP.&quot;&gt;News Corp.&lt;/a&gt;&#039;s &lt;a href=&quot;http://valleywag.com/tag/fox-interactive/&quot; class=&quot;autolink&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; title=&quot;Click here to read more posts tagged FOX INTERACTIVE&quot;&gt;Fox Interactive&lt;/a&gt; unit — Rupert Murdoch&#039;s home for MySpace, Rotten Tomatoes, and other wayward websites. The source tells us that the deal has been signed, but TechCrunch is waiting for its summer party at August Capital&#039;s Sand Hill Road offices to announce it. Another source who&#039;s spoken recently to Arrington says that a deal is on.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Nick Carlson, though make a good point in that, quoting a prospective TechCrunch acquirer, &amp;quot;We&#039;re worried about buying it and him leaving, and we&#039;re worried about buying it and him staying.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This is a prediction that Fox Interactive and/or TechCrunch will announce and agreement by which TechCrunch will be acquired by News Corp. or a subsidiary or division thereof the parent. The transaction need not have gone through -- it needs only be announced for favorable judgement.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/06/24/its-time-for-our-annual-techcrunch-event-at-august-capital/&quot;&gt;The August Capital party&lt;/a&gt; referred to above is set to take place on Friday, July 25, 2008, in Menlo Park, California.  Bets will close on July 25, 2008, and judgement will occur soon after.   &lt;/p&gt;
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 <description>&lt;!--paging_filter--&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;background-color: #dddddd; font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt; Well, seems like this was only a rumor. Although, we wouldn&#039;t at all be surprised to see an acquisiton (either of or by TechCrunch) by the end of the year. The community was correct.  --The Industry Standard&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;/sites/thestandard.com/files/u98/techCrunch.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;News Corp and TechCrunch at the breakfast table?&quot; align=&quot;left&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;342&quot; width=&quot;250&quot; /&gt;Well, we just couldn&#039;t resist jumping on &lt;a href=&quot;http://valleywag.com/5025579/has-news-corp-acquired-techcrunch-everyones-talking-about-it-but-its-not-happening&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;this bandwagon&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Valleywag has it that long-rumored talks may have finally resulted in a sale: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;A startup founder tells us that, over the weekend, he and his friends overheard TechCrunch writers celebrating the sale of &lt;a href=&quot;http://valleywag.com/tag/michael-arrington/&quot; class=&quot;autolink&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; title=&quot;Click here to read more posts tagged MICHAEL ARRINGTON&quot;&gt;Michael Arrington&lt;/a&gt;&#039;s blog to &lt;a href=&quot;http://valleywag.com/tag/news-corp%27/&quot; class=&quot;autolink&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; title=&quot;Click here to read more posts tagged NEWS CORP.&quot;&gt;News Corp.&lt;/a&gt;&#039;s &lt;a href=&quot;http://valleywag.com/tag/fox-interactive/&quot; class=&quot;autolink&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; title=&quot;Click here to read more posts tagged FOX INTERACTIVE&quot;&gt;Fox Interactive&lt;/a&gt; unit — Rupert Murdoch&#039;s home for MySpace, Rotten Tomatoes, and other wayward websites. The source tells us that the deal has been signed, but TechCrunch is waiting for its summer party at August Capital&#039;s Sand Hill Road offices to announce it. Another source who&#039;s spoken recently to Arrington says that a deal is on.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Nick Carlson, though make a good point in that, quoting a prospective TechCrunch acquirer, &amp;quot;We&#039;re worried about buying it and him leaving, and we&#039;re worried about buying it and him staying.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This is a prediction that Fox Interactive and/or TechCrunch will announce and agreement by which TechCrunch will be acquired by News Corp. or a subsidiary or division thereof the parent. The transaction need not have gone through -- it needs only be announced for favorable judgement.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/06/24/its-time-for-our-annual-techcrunch-event-at-august-capital/&quot;&gt;The August Capital party&lt;/a&gt; referred to above is set to take place on Friday, July 25, 2008, in Menlo Park, California.  Bets will close on July 25, 2008, and judgement will occur soon after.   &lt;/p&gt;
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 <description>&lt;!--paging_filter--&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;background-color: #dddddd; font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt; Well, seems like this was only a rumor. Although, we wouldn&#039;t at all be surprised to see an acquisiton (either of or by TechCrunch) by the end of the year. The community was correct.  --The Industry Standard&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;/sites/thestandard.com/files/u98/techCrunch.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;News Corp and TechCrunch at the breakfast table?&quot; align=&quot;left&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;342&quot; width=&quot;250&quot; /&gt;Well, we just couldn&#039;t resist jumping on &lt;a href=&quot;http://valleywag.com/5025579/has-news-corp-acquired-techcrunch-everyones-talking-about-it-but-its-not-happening&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;this bandwagon&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Valleywag has it that long-rumored talks may have finally resulted in a sale: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;A startup founder tells us that, over the weekend, he and his friends overheard TechCrunch writers celebrating the sale of &lt;a href=&quot;http://valleywag.com/tag/michael-arrington/&quot; class=&quot;autolink&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; title=&quot;Click here to read more posts tagged MICHAEL ARRINGTON&quot;&gt;Michael Arrington&lt;/a&gt;&#039;s blog to &lt;a href=&quot;http://valleywag.com/tag/news-corp%27/&quot; class=&quot;autolink&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; title=&quot;Click here to read more posts tagged NEWS CORP.&quot;&gt;News Corp.&lt;/a&gt;&#039;s &lt;a href=&quot;http://valleywag.com/tag/fox-interactive/&quot; class=&quot;autolink&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; title=&quot;Click here to read more posts tagged FOX INTERACTIVE&quot;&gt;Fox Interactive&lt;/a&gt; unit — Rupert Murdoch&#039;s home for MySpace, Rotten Tomatoes, and other wayward websites. The source tells us that the deal has been signed, but TechCrunch is waiting for its summer party at August Capital&#039;s Sand Hill Road offices to announce it. Another source who&#039;s spoken recently to Arrington says that a deal is on.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Nick Carlson, though make a good point in that, quoting a prospective TechCrunch acquirer, &amp;quot;We&#039;re worried about buying it and him leaving, and we&#039;re worried about buying it and him staying.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This is a prediction that Fox Interactive and/or TechCrunch will announce and agreement by which TechCrunch will be acquired by News Corp. or a subsidiary or division thereof the parent. The transaction need not have gone through -- it needs only be announced for favorable judgement.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/06/24/its-time-for-our-annual-techcrunch-event-at-august-capital/&quot;&gt;The August Capital party&lt;/a&gt; referred to above is set to take place on Friday, July 25, 2008, in Menlo Park, California.  Bets will close on July 25, 2008, and judgement will occur soon after.   &lt;/p&gt;
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