42244 0 3 econsultancy_xml <p>It <a href="http://www.sitepoint.com/marketplace/auction/10358">claimed</a> to have attracted 38,900 unique visitors and more than 1m page views in just 4 days. </p> <p>According to <a href="http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/19/techcrunch-acquires-inviteshare/">Michael Arrington</a>, TechCrunch had planned to launch a similar service, but was beaten to it by InviteShare. </p> <p>Instead of launching its own version, it decided to buy the site as it had been put up for sale. </p> <p>Perhaps InviteShare was unprepared for the levels of interest, as it has been a little unstable so far. Hopefully TechCrunch will sort out this problem, along with the awful black background which makes it very difficult to read the text. </p> <p> <strong>Further reading:</strong> <br /> <a href="/blog/647-sethi-leaves-techcrunch-uk-after-dispute-with-arrington">Sethi leaves TechCrunch UK after dispute with Arrington</a> </p> <FormattedContent xmlns="http://www.e-consultancy.com/schema/formattedContent/"> <Paragraph>It <Link URL="http://www.sitepoint.com/marketplace/auction/10358" Window="Self">claimed</Link> to have attracted 38,900 unique visitors and more than 1m page views in just 4 days. </Paragraph> <Paragraph>According to <Link URL="http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/19/techcrunch-acquires-inviteshare/" Window="Self">Michael Arrington</Link>, TechCrunch had planned to launch a similar service, but was beaten to it by InviteShare. </Paragraph> <Paragraph>Instead of launching its own version, it decided to buy the site as it had been put up for sale. </Paragraph> <Paragraph>Perhaps InviteShare was unprepared for the levels of interest, as it has been a little unstable so far. Hopefully TechCrunch will sort out this problem, along with the awful black background which makes it very difficult to read the text. </Paragraph> <Paragraph> <Emphasis>Further reading:</Emphasis> <LineBreak /> <Link URL="/blog/647-sethi-leaves-techcrunch-uk-after-dispute-with-arrington" Window="Self">Sethi leaves TechCrunch UK after dispute with Arrington</Link> </Paragraph> </FormattedContent> 2007-07-19T14:37:00+01:00 0 1 econsultancy_xml <p> <strong>Internet news blog TechCrunch has announced it has bought InviteShare; an app that makes it possible for users to share invitations to private betas.</strong> </p> <p>The idea behind <a href="http://www.inviteshare.com/index.php">the service</a>, which only launched last month, is very simple - users register for the beta invites they want and share spare ones with others. </p> <FormattedContent xmlns="http://www.e-consultancy.com/schema/formattedContent/"> <Paragraph> <Emphasis>Internet news blog TechCrunch has announced it has bought InviteShare; an app that makes it possible for users to share invitations to private betas.</Emphasis> </Paragraph> <Paragraph>The idea behind <Link URL="http://www.inviteshare.com/index.php" Window="Self">the service</Link>, which only launched last month, is very simple - users register for the beta invites they want and share spare ones with others. </Paragraph> </FormattedContent> false 1526 363838 TechCrunch buys beta invite site false 2007-07-19T15:02:00+01:00 techcrunch-buys-beta-invite-site 2009-04-28T22:54:32+01:00 2009-04-28T22:54:32+01:00 114