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What was the timing of the CBS acquisition? I used to visit 5 different tech blogs back in 2012 or so, and it was clear that they were all shifting towards "gen
by rchaud 4y ago
What was the timing of the CBS acquisition? I used to visit 5 different tech blogs back in 2012 or so, and it was clear that they were all shifting towards "general tech culture" instead of gadgets.
I partially blame the iPhone for this, it killed the idea of single-purpose gadgets like MP3 players and handheld consoles which usually had their own quirks. With those products gone (and CES looking much more barren), the articles became more about stuff like Tesla and Uber, or what app updates Google and Apple were pushing out that week.
- ghaff 4y ago2008. As I recall, there were shifts already in place. The general popularity of journalists/analysts/etc. having essentially personal blogs under their parent company brand was already falling out of fashion as companies realized their own brands were being diluted. But CBS was obviously uncomfortable specifically with non-staffers using the parent platform.