"... for someone as big as TechCrunch"<p>Huh? How does "big" make them deserve a custom solution? Huge behemoths like nowPublic.com and spreadfirefox.com run Drupal. Heck, economist.com is &#62;&#62;&#62; techcrunch, and they're dropping their custom solution and shifting to Drupal. IMO, "big" is the least of their concerns if they want to switch to Drupal. TC is perfect example of a website wanting content management. Content is what they deal with.<p>But, I will say Drupal is not the answer to all problems. For example: if your application deals primarily with data that can't be classified broadly into "content". Like last.fm or chesspark.com or etherpad.com... you get me.