"Also, the current trend in blogging, led by Valleywag and others, is to 'go negative first, and ask questions later.' That tabloid-style journalism tends to

"Also, the current trend in blogging, led by Valleywag and others, is to 'go negative first, and ask questions later.' That tabloid-style journalism tends to generate a lot of eyeballs and, subsequently, advertiser dollars. This is something we just can't compete with. By acquiring FC, we can go more negative faster than anyone else out there, when and if we need to." That pretty much gives it away. April Fools.