AOL Buying Up Blogs 106
1%warren writes "The Register has posted a report on AOL's purchase of many of the more popular Blogs. It quotes an AOL executive as saying: 'You can't really put figures on this, but we think we have 78 per cent of the libertarian news blogs, and 91 per cent of the ClueTrain Manifesto fan sites.'"
As happens with these things, I am not allowed to comment.
Re:So... (Score:2, Insightful)
All I have to say is that editors better not bitchslap this thread down, it's unrealistic to make such a big change to the site, not create a story for it, and then mod anyone offtopic that posts about it in an unrelated story.
Re:April 1 (Score:2, Insightful)
The point is that in an information-saturated society, you need to sometimes step back and be a little more critical. 4/1 is an arbitrary day set aside to pause and reflect on trust. It celebrates and tests our ability to think critically, just as we use Christmas to reflect on charity or Valentine's Day to celebrate our relationships. I've been burned once or twice by 4/1, but I've emerged from the embarrassment a little wiser each time.
By the way