Is the link economy suffering from inflation?
If Rupert Murdoch’s announcement that he plans to withdraw his news content from Google’s index is any indication, the value of the link is still a topic of debate. Proponents of the “economy of the link” who consider the hyperlink to be the ultimate form of flattery — from which revenue will flow — argue...
Will AOL become a journalism powerhouse?
The New York Times’ David Carr has piece out today profiling AOL’s new efforts to beef up its online publications, vacuuming up laid-off journalists for its dozens of news sites.
The company has had its fair share of “me to” initiatives and it’s unclear whether it can repeat the success of Gawker on a much larger...



