Subject: Top news today: Bleacher Report and the evolution of the content farm
From: LinkedIn Today <news@linkedin.com>
Date: 8/9/12, 06:44
To: Barrett Brown <Barriticus@gmail.com>

 
 
 
 
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Bleacher Report and the evolution of the content farm
 
 
gigaom.com - The purchase of the sports-blogging site Bleacher Report by Turner Broadcasting unit fills a content hole for the Time Warner unit, but it is also a validation of the user-generated-content model behind the sports-blogging...
 
 
 
Trending within the following companies
 
 
 
 
 
TechTeam Global
 
TechTeam Global
 
 
Apple Retail
 
Apple Retail
 
 
WebMD
 
WebMD
 
 
 
 
 
The New York Times Is About to Say Goodbye to About.com
 
 
allthingsd.com - The paper bought the original content farm for $410 million in 2005. Now it's set to sell it to Answers.com for $270 million.
 
 
 
Trending in Public Relations and Communications, Investment Banking, Computer Software and within the following companies
 
 
 
 
 
LinkedIn
 
LinkedIn
 
 
Time Inc.
 
Time Inc.
 
 
NBCUniversal, Inc.
 
NBCUniversal, Inc.
 
 
 
 
 
Analysts React as LinkedIn Remains the Adult in Social Media
 
 
blogs.wsj.com - LinkedIn continues to be not only the social media site for grownups, but the grownup for the social media companies.
 
 
 
Trending within the following companies
 
 
 
 
 
LinkedIn
 
LinkedIn
 
 
PwC
 
PwC
 
 
 
 
 
5 Questions Great Job Candidates Ask
 
 
inc.com - Many of the questions potential new hires ask are throwaways. But not these. Be honest. Raise your hand if you feel the part of the job interview where you ask the candidate, "Do you have any questions for me?" is almost always...
 
 
 
Trending in Human Resources, Marketing and Advertising, Information Technology and Services and within the following companies
 
 
 
 
 
LinkedIn
 
LinkedIn
 
 
Kelly Services
 
Kelly Services
 
 
ManpowerGroup
 
ManpowerGroup
 
 
 
 
 
We Just Spotted This Guy Wearing Google's Secret Internet Glasses On The Train Like It's No Big Deal
 
 
businessinsider.com - We just hopped off Caltrain, the Bay Area's commuter-rail system, at Palo Alto to share this with you. When we got on the train at San Francisco, we spotted a man wearing a blue attachment on his glasses. We instantly...
 
 
 
Trending within the following companies
 
 
 
 
 
Google
 
Google
 
 
LinkedIn
 
LinkedIn
 
 
Schneider Electric
 
Schneider Electric
 
 
 
 
 
 
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