Re:The dangers of relying on startup steroids
by benologist on Thursday May 03, 2012 @10:28AM
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Because they're a rag and if they're allowed to get a foothold here we'll get more of their sleazy summary spam too. If cloning Engadget's not enough for them tough shit.
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Re:The dangers of relying on startup steroids
by bryanlarsen on Thursday May 03, 2012 @11:28AM
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The Verge does lots of summaries, but that doesn't make them sleazy. They would be sleazy if they failed to produce lots of good original content. They would be sleazy if their summaries weren't clearly marked as such. They would be sleazy if they didn't properly attribute & link their sources.
The Verge tries to be the best single source for gadget news, and they're succeeding, in my opinion.
Also, the creators of the Verge should be lauded for leaving AOL rather then being scorned for "cloning".
I like the Verge, and I agree. They rarely make content that I would like to see on HN.
(Also: they didn't clone Engadget. They left Engadget to do their own site.)