Rip Empson

Writer, TechCrunch

About

I'm just your average guy named Rip. Also, Writer And Head Janitor @TechCrunch.

Twitter Feed

6,054
followers
3,703
tweets
Mike Trout's mom on her son's new record. Ha! RT @DebbieTrout27: One proud Mama!!! Standing ovation at the Big A !!! TROUTSTANDING !!!
He Should Have Just Spelled It .JIF Then techcrunch.com/2013/05/22/cho… via @techcrunch

He Should Have Just Spelled It .JIF Then

techcrunch.com — The New York Times has a lovely interview up with Steve Wilhite, the inventor of the illustrious GIF file. Wilhite wants you to know that the White House is wrong: He is proud of the GIF, but remains annoyed that there is still any debate over the pronunciation of the format.
@ryanlawler @TheWebbyAwards How the hell do the Webbys pick their nominees? Turtle races? TC or not, that list makes no sense.
@ryanlawler Yes. And thats an ENORMOUS problem or the best thing EVAR, depending on whom u ask. #TCRelativism
@edzitron_ebooks Did you just call me a determined department store? Them's fighting words, Zitron.
@rebekahiliff @sharamfm NOT UNTIL THIS GOES TO SNAPCHAT OR I USE EVERY SINGLE EMOJI, ILIFF.
RT @jeffjarvis: Oh, those over-reaching Times lawyers. The guy took down the material. They have no right to tell him what to say: https://…

The New York Times Told Me to Take This Down

medium.com — It's been five months since the New York Times dropped their mammoth digital story "Snow Fall," and some people still talk about it as if it came out last week. At a conference recently, the editor-in-chief of the Times said that "Snow Fall" has become a verb inside the newsroom.
RT @CKlosterman: Kevin Durant is a great guy. I realize he's rich, but a lot of rich people do absolutely nothing: abcn.ws/10jNFrQ

Thunder Star Kevin Durant Makes $1M Tornado Pledge

abcnews.go.com — Oklahoma City isn't just a place where Thunder star Kevin Durant lives these days. It's home. So as he watched the horrifying images Monday as a tornado ripped through suburban Moore, the emotions came bubbling to the surface and so did the need to help. Durant pledged $1 million for...
@sarahintampa @SFdji Wow. Pixar really fell on hard times for a bit there. Nickelodeon moon shoes. The end.
More Statuses

Sign up to discover more journalists who cover Technology, Metro San Francisco and more.

Create An Account

Share This Profile