I’ve left my day job to blog at Read/WriteWeb
09.13.07
I'm excited to announce that my work life is changing; I've resigned as Director of Content at SplashCast and joined the team at the excellent web 2.0 industry news blog Read/WriteWeb. I'll also be putting a new level of time and energy into my consulting practice, something I haven't been able to give the time it deserves in recent months.
Read/WriteWeb was founded several years ago by Richard MacManus, a very smart and personable fellow from New Zealand. Here's a profile of Richard, in the New Zealand Herald. Tonight, RWW is the 27th most linked-to blog on the web, has more than 109k subscribers (more than TechCrunch had when I started there, you might note). It is, in my opinion, one of the most thoughtful blogs in the web 2.0 news world. I was very proud to be asked to join the team there and I'm looking forward to helping them rock all the more. I'll be focused there on breaking news - providing blog coverage before anyone else when possible and in the well thought-out Read/WriteWeb way. I'm really excited to get back into the news blogging world.
What about SplashCast? Partnership announcements are coming fast and furious and the company just released a beautiful new media player that's more feature rich than ever. Today's announcement for example, of a partnership with Columbia Records, mobile publishing, inline chat and Twitter integration, illustrates where that team is. The pace of innovation there is stunning.
In my time at SplashCast I featured loads of really interesting use cases and I'll miss doing that. I am particularly proud of the company blog's 17 appearances on the front page of Digg and the more than 2,00 search results via Google in Techmeme. (I was really happy that my last Digg hit there was highlighting some of my favorite works of investigative journalism.) SplashCast's engagement in social media deserves big accolades. I've written about how the company has worked with social media at length in this post.
Why am I leaving? It's pretty simple; I got into this business because I want to be a reporter and a consultant -not a marketer. I've got great opportunities to do the work I most want to do right now - and so I'm going to. I've really been excited about writing lately and want to improve my skill at it. Read/WriteWeb will be a great place to do that.
People often say to me "you sure do change jobs a lot!" That's true, I've been blessed with lots of opportunities in my short time working online and it's been lots of fun to try out working in different capacities. I hope I've now found a long-term blogging home at Read/WriteWeb.
So watch this space for much more detail regarding my consulting work and watch Read/WriteWeb for even stronger coverage of the exciting developments in this fast changing online world. I'll be starting there on Monday. The RSS URL to subscribe is http://www.readwriteweb.com/rss.xml .
Thanks everyone for your ongoing support!
September 13th, 2007 at
Huge congrats Marshall, even though you’re 60 seconds late on your post
Exciting times ahead for you and it sounds like you left SplashCast on good terms.
In closing, first comment (I couldn’t resist).
September 13th, 2007 at
Marshall, best of luck as you jump back into the world of journalism. You have been an invaluable contributor to our successes and I know you will continue to do great things at Read/Write Web and for your private clients. You are the tech world’s best blogger and a true class act.
All the best,
Mike
CEO / SplashCast Corp.
September 13th, 2007 at
Congrats Marshall! RWW could not have found a better person to fill the role you will be doing there. I hope that you will be there for a long time. Blogging is your forte, and reading your writings is what I enjoy doing.
Rex
September 13th, 2007 at
Congratulations, Marshall. I’ve known this has been coming. I’ve learned so much working with you. Just for anyone out there reading this blog, Marshall is a real pro. He knows this space as well as anyone in the business. If you are looking for a consultant, Marshall is top notch. I’d hire him in a second.
September 13th, 2007 at
Congrats Marshall. Should be a good fit.
September 13th, 2007 at
Wow. I am speechless - this is the best news I have heard in a long long time. While it’s going to be sad to no longer get great insider tips on Splashcast, I am so happy to see you returning to the world of tech journalism. The world is a better place for it.
All the best for your new role, can’t wait to see the results!
Go Marshall!
September 13th, 2007 at
Big fat congrats at ya, Marshall. Looking forward to reading the news you break.
September 13th, 2007 at
Congrats, Marshall! Good to have met you at Gnomedex, I’m already a big RWW fan, so this just makes it better!
kip from liveside
September 13th, 2007 at
I think this is a great match.
Marshall who’s a thoughtful and inspirational writer who did great analysis at TC, fantastic evangelism at Splashcast, and now on to RWW.
Very impressed, RWW gets some fantastic talent. Way to go!
September 13th, 2007 at
Great to have you on the R/WW team Marshall! Looking forward to Monday
September 13th, 2007 at
Oh, and I wasn’t subscribed to RWW, but now as testament to Marshall, I’ll now subscribe.
September 13th, 2007 at
Marshall,
While I will miss your presence with Splashcast, your re-entry into the tech blogosphere is very welcome. TechCrunch has not been the same since you left and now you are writing for one of my favorite Tech blogs. Good luck!!!
September 13th, 2007 at
Marshall,
Congrats. As Deepak said, your presence in Splashcast will be missed but your presence in the great blog RWW is a welcome addition. RWW has been doing a great job in the past few months. They have really improved in their analysis. Your addition is going to take it to next level. Looking forward to your posts at RWW.
September 13th, 2007 at
Congratulations!
September 13th, 2007 at
I agree, this is a great match, my favorite web 2.0 analysis blog, and one of the top analysts. Looking forward to it.
September 13th, 2007 at
Many congrats on the new job. It sounds like it’s perfect for you. (BTW, I just posted about you on my blog and over at Net2.)
September 13th, 2007 at
[…] Marshall Kirkpatrick, up until a few short hours ago the Director of Content for SplashCast, has announced that he is he is leaving SplashCast to join Web 2.0 blog Read/Write Web. […]
September 13th, 2007 at
[…] I’m not sure why he left his cushy startup job at Splashcast (and we may never know the real story), but its a big loss for them. See what Marshall has to say about it all here and here. […]
September 13th, 2007 at
I’ve never consistently followed RWW. Now I have a good reason to. Many congrats, Marshall.
September 14th, 2007 at
[…] More details on the RWW blog and Marshall’s blog. […]
September 14th, 2007 at
This is amazing! I am so happy for you Marshall. R/WW must be a wonderful place to work at. I look forward to reading your articles. Best of luck to you and to Richard!
September 14th, 2007 at
Best of luck to you. Marshall! The work you’ve done for Splashcast has made me a fan of their service, and I’m sure they’ll miss you over there.
RWW was already a great read - with you on board, they’ll be all the better.
September 14th, 2007 at
Congratulations on the new gig, Marshall.
September 14th, 2007 at
Congrats on your new gig!
September 14th, 2007 at
[…] (Update: I’m not the only one making transitions, Marshall Kirkpatrick is leaving Splashcast to join Read Write Web. I first learned of Marshall when he was a TechCrunch writer, he’s often very thoughful and analytical in his coverage) […]
September 14th, 2007 at
Right on! Lets kick some ass!!!
Alex
September 14th, 2007 at
Congrats Marshall! Looking forward to watching RWW continue to grow.
September 14th, 2007 at
Canadians rock! Congrats Marshall! The world of Web 2.0 reporting just became a more interesting place.
September 14th, 2007 at
Great news Marshall, congrats to you and to Richard.-
September 14th, 2007 at
Congrats, Marshall. RWW is one of my favorite blogs and I’ll look forward to your insightful and to the point coverage of tech news there.
September 14th, 2007 at
Congrats and Good Luck Marshall! Although I know you won’t need it.
September 14th, 2007 at
[…] I just wanted to quickly congratulate Marshall Kirkpatrick for his new role at Read/Write Web. He has chosen to step down from his role at Splashcast and focus more on breaking news and providing interesting content on Read/Write. I always enjoy reading Marshall’s writing and now he’ll have a much larger built-in audience for his writing. […]
September 14th, 2007 at
Congrats Marshall! I hope you enjoy the new gig. I’ll add it to my aggregator…
September 14th, 2007 at
Matt,
Congratulations and welcome back. I am looking forward to reading your interesting posts on read/write web. I guess in six months or so read/write web will also have half a million subscribers, because you are here.
September 14th, 2007 at
[…] Marshal says on his blog that he is excited about the change, and that alone should increase the coolness of the whole RRW experience. Anything approached with enthusiasm promises to be better for everyone. We also hope that he does not abandon his own blog in favor of RRW totally. […]
September 14th, 2007 at
Congrats Marshall! That’s great news. I’ve been hugely impressed with what Richard has done over at R/WW and you guys together are going to do even better things. Great move mate.
=Ryan
rstewart@adobe.com
September 14th, 2007 at
Marshall,
We will honestly miss you here at SplashCast. However, I know that you will be a huge success with each new endeavor you choose to embark upon. It’s an exciting time and I wish you the best of luck!
Cheers!
Kim
September 14th, 2007 at
Congratulations Marshall! RWW is great and I can’t wait to see what you add.
September 14th, 2007 at
Congrats - I’m new to your blog, but loving your content. It’ll be great to see you at RWW.
September 14th, 2007 at
Right on, Marshall! I’ll be looking for RWW posts in my reader.
September 14th, 2007 at
Way to go, Marshall. This is big news. I am sure you will enjoy reporting much more. I did.
September 14th, 2007 at
[…] Congratulations Marshall on your new job a Read/Write Web. […]
September 14th, 2007 at
Wow. Fabulous move for you Marshall. I’ve only recently discovered you, and am still digging through the goldmine of actionable tips herein. Glad to know you’ll be popping up in my RWW feed as well!
September 14th, 2007 at
[…] Marshall leaves SplashCast to join Read/Write Web - Speaking of Read/Write Web, Portland’s most famous web guy makes the jump to one of the top Web 2.0 blogs. I love this move. Marshall’s one of the top minds on web analysis and news and it’ll be great to have him back covering the whole web again. BTW, as part of his consulting practice, he’s now offering a social media starter kit which will be great for anybody interested in learning how to corral the vast information on the web. Also, if you’re already fully up to speed on finding news and feeds, but you find too much of it, check out his post on how to read feeds more efficiently and avoid information overload. […]
September 15th, 2007 at
Nice to have you back on the writing pad buddy.
September 15th, 2007 at
Marshall,
Wishing you continued success, in all that you do; you are an assett to any organisation, and I know that your new employer will be counting their blessins, soon enough.
SplashCast is an incredible technology, and one that you introduced me to; I look forward to learning more from you, wherever you go, in future.
Keep us all near the edge [the cutting edge of technology and news, that is!],
Mike
September 15th, 2007 at
I’m commenting, because I just have to comment. But if I said “you’re the man”, it just wouldn’t do you the justice that a YouTube video embed would do — but I don’t have my video camera around. Anyhow — congrats! Can I also recommend that they put “written by marshall kirkpatrick” for all of the http://news.readwriteweb.com posts — so that readers know who is writing them. I’d also recommend possibly a different name for the “news” site, rather than just the subdomain..?? He has other blogs in the R/WW blog network that are diff names.
September 15th, 2007 at
[…] One bit of news that I did manage to catch up on? Marshall Kirkpatrick is leaving SplashCast to join Read/WriteWeb. […]
September 16th, 2007 at
Marshall,
Congrats on the new position you will make a great site even better.
Regards,
Rob Walch
podCast411
September 16th, 2007 at
Wow Marshall, that’s totally awesome! Congratulations!
September 17th, 2007 at
ich würde mich freuen wenn du dich in meine Freundesliste einträgst.
Meine Freunde
September 17th, 2007 at
Congrats Marshall. This is a great move by RWW, you’re definitely the worlds best tech blogger, and a great guy. They’re very lucky.
September 21st, 2007 at
Wahoo! Congrats, Marshall.
September 30th, 2007 at
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October 1st, 2007 at
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June 27th, 2008 at
Nice site. I will add you to my ‘blogroll’.Caty-Slendertone flex