Interesting. Both Robert and Michael are talking about small companies and start-ups trying to get attention in an accelerating web-based market. The main difference is that while Mike is trying to figure out a solution, Robert is simply giving up.

Arrington:

MothersClick is a perfectly good startup that we would normally cover. Lots of other people did, if that means anything. But we missed it, and I’m pretty sure we miss a lot of others, too. I don’t know what the right answer is to fix this, but it’s something I’m thinking about.

Scoble:

Anyway, it’s a real problem for a small company (or even a big one) to get noticed in today’s world. I don’t know what to do about it. I’ve given up.