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How many errors in a simple article a tech writer/blog can get away with is shocking. On the other hand, I don't think they have too much incentive to be correc
by egeozcan 12y ago
How many errors in a simple article a tech writer/blog can get away with is shocking. On the other hand, I don't think they have too much incentive to be correct than sensational these days, as with the power of social media, something sensational would bring much more revenue than something rather accurate. Also, even if the facts are later disputed, the short-lived nature of the medium significantly decreases the costs of such humiliation and shortened links do not tell too much about your credibility while click-bait titles are more than enough to bring attention (and therefore ad-revenue).
I don't know much about online publishing though. These are just my observations as a reader.