The big news today – other than the Packer’s most excellent victory over the Steelers Sunday – is that AOL is buying the Huffington Post for $315 million dollars. No word from Arianna Huffington yet if they’ll stop exploiting their writers and actually pay to produce some of their content following the merger.
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Why buy the cow when you can get the milk for free?Report
The writers are exploited?Report
Speaking of which, our very own Tony Comstock is guestblogging over at the Atlantic!!!
theatlantic.com/james-fallows/
Wooooooo!!!!Report
Congrats Tony!Report
So what kind of price are you asking for the League? Or failing that what kind of wages can you offer?Report
We have no revenue or profits and aren’t for sale.Report
I hope you don’t exploit the writers or employ illegal alien writers on this blog.Report
Well, Scott and Rufus.Report
No, I’m an American by birth. I actually just became legal to work in Canada as well two years ago. Whenever I’d help one of our friends move, I used to joke that I was taking work from Canadians.Report
Dual loyalties! DUAL LOYALTIES!!!1!1Report
Speak for yourself, Kain. If AOL wants to buy us, I’m ready to listen to any reasonable offers.Report
> We have no revenue or profits
Sure.
> and aren’t for sale.
Good thing you weren’t running an internet startup in 1998.Report