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Buzzfeed has proven itself by now to be a legitimate news source, even if the money is coming from the other division (clickbait). And not just tech stories: wh
by robbiemitchell 11y ago
Buzzfeed has proven itself by now to be a legitimate news source, even if the money is coming from the other division (clickbait). And not just tech stories: when big-name publications cut their education coverage entirely, Buzzfeed hired a reporter dedicated to it.
I would expect similar penalizing treatment of other "mixed-quality" sources like Quora, Forbes, Techcrunch, Business Insider, etc.
- tptacek 11y agoThe problem isn't the legitimacy of Buzzfeed; it's that the low-quality content comes from the same domain as the high-quality stuff, and so if you do nothing to penalize that domain, you get cat pictures on the front page. It's not a moral judgement, but rather a practical measure.
- minimaxir 11y ago> it's that the low-quality content comes from the same domain as the high-quality stuff But is the low-quality content being submitted to Hacker News? To my knowledge, I've never seen a traditional listicle in the /new page.
- tptacek 11y agoNot recently, it doesn't seem. Maybe the penalty should get removed. I'm glad it's not my job to figure this stuff out.