Re:Yahoo buys freelance news site Associated Content
by jsm386 on Wednesday May 19, 2010 @10:28AM
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Yahoo Inc. is buying freelance news site Associated Content in a deal that will add a more folksy touch to one of the world's biggest Web sites.
So Associated Content, which is a content mill a la Demand Media/AOL Seed based on SEOing the hell out of trending news items is now owned by a search engine. That sounds like the worst/greatest idea Yahoo has come up with yet depending on your perspective.
Re:Yahoo buys freelance news site Associated Content
by ilamont on Wednesday May 19, 2010 @10:33AM
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Risky. A strategy based on low-quality content is bad for any brand, but because this product is tied so closely to SEO, it is really putting itself at the mercy of Google. A fundamental change in the search algorithm or SERP design could really screw Associated Content.
So Associated Content, which is a content mill a la Demand Media/AOL Seed based on SEOing the hell out of trending news items is now owned by a search engine. That sounds like the worst/greatest idea Yahoo has come up with yet depending on your perspective.