How Forbes Stole a New York Times Article and Got All The Traffic

Re:How Forbes Stole a New York Times Article and Got All The... by kmfrk on Sunday February 19, 2012 @04:24PM (#3610460)

Are Forbes writers paid per post/traffic like Gawker writers are? I can only imagine this is the incentive that lead to this kind of crap.

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Re:How Forbes Stole a New York Times Article and Got All The... by voytek on Sunday February 19, 2012 @05:18PM (#3610604)

According to Forbes' managing editor, their bloggers are paid a flat rate for a minimum number of posts and comments, but that yes, they are given incentives for monthly uniques and repeat traffic:

http://www.quora.com/Do-Forbes-bloggers-get-paid-or-are-they...

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Re:How Forbes Stole a New York Times Article and Got All The... by jyblue on Sunday February 19, 2012 @04:49PM (#3610534)

I'd be curious to know how much views are accounted for in writers' compensation too. I would hope the editors of more reputable resources like Forbes have more sense than that.

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Re:How Forbes Stole a New York Times Article and Got All The... by subpixel on Sunday February 19, 2012 @05:25PM (#3610616)

I asked the Forbes blogger about the rules, if any, that govern repurposing content from other publications.

No reply: https://twitter.com/ryandeussing/status/170337298695720960

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Re:How Forbes Stole a New York Times Article and Got All The... by kmfrk on Sunday February 19, 2012 @07:18PM (#3610834)

I think there's a Cold War of plagiarism suits the way everyone and their dog seem to be copying from each other. That must be the only reason the NYT aren't throwing a fit - I know I would, if someone did that to my blog articles.

It seemed particularly bad to plagiarize a feature article like that, though.

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