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> Actually, on reading it closely this is a submarine piece if there ever was one. Never heard the term "submarine piece" before - care to explain its meaning a
by Legogris 9y ago
> Actually, on reading it closely this is a submarine piece if there ever was one.
Never heard the term "submarine piece" before - care to explain its meaning and origin? (Googling yielded nothing)
- cbzbc 9y agoAssume they meant that it was essentially hidden advertising (under the surface).
- skywhopper 9y agohttp://www.paulgraham.com/submarine.html http://www.paulgraham.com/submarine.html It's a PR piece masquerading as a news article, supported by the reporter's relationship with PR reps for the named companies. Not that it was planted or bought. It's just lazy reporting. Write up a summary of what your friends and/or acquaintances say, don't do any real background, and definitely don't be skeptical of any claims. Accept terms like "blockchain" as something it makes sense for video streaming sites to be built on. You end up with an article that took little time to write, gets plenty of clickthroughs thanks to its great headline. Another deadline met.