My interest in this instance is twofold: 1. I simply don't understand this 180; 2. I am concerned about how this will impact what is an otherwise successful fo

My interest in this instance is twofold: 1. I simply don't understand this 180; 2. I am concerned about how this will impact what is an otherwise successful formula by any metric except perhaps its ability to generate its owners wads of cash. For the record, the main thing I've criticized to date is Stackoverflow Careers because it comes across as snake oil. On the other side, I support their efforts at monetizing that included things others criticized such as adding Adobe logos (sponsored) to the flash and flex tags. See http://www.cforcoding.com/2009/10/stackoverflow-advertising-and-ethics-of.html http://www.cforcoding.com/2009/10/stackoverflow-advertising-...