I didn't know that.. Oh well, NYTimes corporate ethics has never really been their forte. I guess they need to diversify to make up for their increasing irrelevance in the news space.

My issue is that no matter the source, there are always conflicts of interest. And frankly, whether or not a blogger is an investor in a company is at least a lot more obvious than the typical Valley BS politicking where you're afraid to piss off the wrong person.