Pioneering Tech Blog GigaOm Is Shutting Down — techcrunch.com

GigaOm, a tech blog founded by journalist turned VC Om Malik, is shutting down after finding itself unable to repay creditors. The site has been serving up tech news (and has served as a direct competitor to TechCrunch) since 2006. Initially Twitter chatter backed up reports of the site’s demise. “Gigaom is shutting down. The site. And the company. But Om built something amazing and it changed my life. I love him and my colleagues,” wrote senior writer Stacey Higginbotham. Soon after posts appeared on both on GigaOm and Malik’s own site.

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