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Re:Why Mashable flamed out by Tomsredwagon on Friday November 24, 2017 @01:22PM (#15772223)
They failed because they increasingly took a political tone and pressed on alienating everyone center to right. You can't lose 50% of the possible audience and continue on.
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Re:Why Mashable flamed out by geofft on Friday November 24, 2017 @03:53PM (#15772963)
> You can't lose 50% of the possible audience and continue on.

I don't know that I believe this. Isn't it standard advice to go with a product that 50% of the market is excited about instead of one that 100% is indifferent about? Aren't Breitbart and Fox News doing very well for themselves alienating the other 50% of the audience?

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Re:Why Mashable flamed out by inthewoods on Friday November 24, 2017 @02:36PM (#15772604)
Do you have a source for 50% of their traffic going away and that this was driven by center/right people leaving?
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