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Om Malik vs Michael Arrington - Blogging is Big Business

Om_Malik_Michael_ArringtonUSA Today compares the two most famous visionaries of the blogosphere - GigaOM’s Om and Mike Arrington of TechCrunch. They are old friends as well as competitors (both cover tech and startups).

Employee Numbers: Om Malik has hired five full-time and six part-time employees while TechCrunch has five full-time and 16 part-time employees.

Advertising Revenue: TechCrunch makes $200,000 a month in revenue while GigaOm empire hopes to be profitable by late summer. [Both sites have partnered with Federated Media and Adsense]

Controversies: The companies Arrington covers are also his advertisers and sponsors. He’s invested in a few Internet start-ups. Malik is less controversial than Arrington because he has stricter rules. He does not invest in companies he covers, and is less likely to pass along rumors.

From: Yahoo! News, Picture: Scott Beale

Related: Arrington Wall Street Head Portrait

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Published on June 20, 2007 under Internet, Tumblelog
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