One of the oldest and most prominent technology BLOGS Gigaom has shut down after running out of money.

The company announced it COULD not pay its creditors, who now held its assets. It said it did not know if the site could operate in the future.

Senior writer Mathew Ingram said the news "hurts more than I can say", while the site's founder Om Malik thanked its staff and readers.

Gigaom claimed to have around 6.5 million readers per month.

In a STATEMENT posted on his own website, Mr Malik wrote: "It is not how you want the story of a company you founded to end."

He said: "There will be time for postmortems, but not today. Today, I want to thank all the people who make (and have helped make) Gigaom.

"Their role in this journey was what really made it all worth it. They are great people and they will all do great work wherever they go."
'Goodnight sweetheart'

Mr Malik added that, while he left Gigaom more than a year AGO, the idea behind it "still lives in my heart... Goodnight sweetheart, I still love you!"

In a statement posted on the site, its management said: "Gigaom recently became UNABLE to pay its creditors in full at this time.


Full story: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-31816417How sad it is.
Worthwhile web sites can not raise money,
- but Cyber Crime is doing rather well.