TechCrunch's Michael Arrington Taking "Some Time Off" After Crazed Man Spits On Him

TechCrunch founder and CEO Michael Arrington shocked his readers today announcing that he is taking “some time off” as he tries to “get a better perspective on what I’m spending my life doing.”

TechCrunch, which began in June 2005, dedicates itself to “obsessively profiling” new Internet products and companies. But it was obsessive followers that led Arrington to step aside for a while. He writes that being spat on while leaving a conference in Munich yesterday was the last straw.

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