"Companies can use social media outlets like Facebook and Twitter to announce key information" but Investors must be alerted[1].
TechCrunch may not qualify under this.
TechCrunch may not qualify under this.
The SEC’s report of investigation confirms that Regulation FD applies to social media and other emerging means of communication used by public companies the same way it applies to company websites. The SEC issued guidance in 2008 clarifying that websites can serve as an effective means for disseminating information to investors if they’ve been made aware that’s where to look for it.
(in the same document)