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This is a huge deal. Historically, about.com was an excellent reference, but with the advent of wikipedia and, in my opinion, the general decline in quality of
by debacle 14y ago
This is a huge deal. Historically, about.com was an excellent reference, but with the advent of wikipedia and, in my opinion, the general decline in quality of about.com authorship, it was easy to ignore them.
Hopefully Answers.com can revitalize their unique editorial model, but I'm not really holding my breath.
- sulife 14y agoIt feels like about.com sells every 3-6 years for a lower price.
- AznHisoka 14y agoIt's not about Wikipedia. It's about the declining ROI on online publishing, and the effect of Google Panda on their bottom line. Historically, noone visited about.com for reference on a topic.. they just stumbled upon it when they saw it ranking #1 for a keyword.
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