Hot on the heels of the launch of paidContent UK comes TechCrunch UK, back from the not-quite-dead and with Mike Butcher. That's the very same Mike Butcher from TechCrunch UK 1.0...
That both these blogs kick into gear within a week of each other covering very similar territory is a sign of a very healthy UK technology scene. Mike has been around for an age and this will be a hot site to watch - along with us, of course.
Despite a spat with Mike TechCrunch Arrington after the Web 3.0 conference that shut TechCrunch UK down for a while, Mike is certain the TechCrunch brand still has a significant profile in the UK: "It would be shame to leave that behind and not use it to benefit UK and European start-ups," he told me.
"This is an opportunity to focus on new and interesting and innovative ideas to the attention of readers. TechCrunch is the quintessential site about Web 2.0 and innovative technology start-ups and when you're a journalism, you want to write for a big brand."
TechCrunch is looking to expand beyond blogging and also beyond Europe, so that could be covering the tech scene globally and also setting up more events.
We'll be at TechCrunch 20 (well, 40 now, actually) in San Francisco on 17 and 18 September, so there's plenty more to come.
