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I think it is time to calm down, take a deep breath, and drop those MacNook keyboards for a little while. Maybe that’s the medicine needed for this SEO sickness that’s been going around for some time, culminating in the AOL Way leak and then AOL’s deal with the Huffington Post.
Enter the “SEO is killing journalism” blog posts, editorials and other echo chamber nonsense. (more…)
The Daily Beast story on why the Huffington Post-AOL deal is a mess is a somewhat entertaining read. As always, Gawker Media’s Nick Denton delivers some insightful thoughts, like this one:
AOL has gathered so many of our rivals— Huffington Post, Engadget, Techcrunch—in one place. The question: Is this a fearsome Internet conglomerate or simply a roach motel for once lively websites?
Time will certainly tell. As it will regarding the Gawker Media network’s redesign. I’m having a hard time tackling that beast myself, but there’ll be a post for sure.
Wow. AOL just bought Huffington Post (someone blogged it) and made the media mastermind editor in chief over all AOL’s properties. TechCrunch likes their new overlord, and spews out a serious of more or less serious posts on the matter. I wonder how ambivalent Michael Arrington feels these days?