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A comment on AOL To Lay Off 150 People, Mostly In Sales; Folding Joystiq, TUAW Into Engadget. Parent comment

Re:AOL To Lay Off 150 People, Mostly In Sales; Folding Joyst... by benologist on Friday January 30, 2015 @12:59PM (#8973291)
The goal is to get traffic from facebook/reddit/twitter/etc, not to report unique or relevant things. By blurring the boundaries they create opportunities to link to each other and re-monetize content because both sites have a shot at pulling traffic from social media.
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Re:AOL To Lay Off 150 People, Mostly In Sales; Folding Joyst... by spike021 on Friday January 30, 2015 @01:21PM (#8973427)
With respect to the business side that makes perfect sense. But as to their original direction when they were creating the distinct Polygon property, it's gone pretty far off-course.
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