Exclusive startup coverage  TechCrunch vs Mashable?
covercash: In 2008 we sent an email to TechCrunch asking if they wanted an exclusive on our launch.  After 2 weeks with no response, we emailed Mashable who promptly responded and wrote an article.  The same day the article ran we received a snarky email from TC stating that they expected exclusive coverage and that because Mashable ran us first, TC wasn't going to touch the story.  We politely referred them to our original email, they said oops and we all went on with our lives.