Comments on: Calacanis confirms AOL sale

By: BlogNetworkWatch » Blog Archive » The AOL-Weblogs Inc Wash up

BlogNetworkWatch » Blog Archive » The AOL-Weblogs Inc Wash up — Fri, 07 Oct 2005 01:32:24 +0000

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Well, what a big difference 24 hours makes. With the sale of Weblogs Inc. confirmed by Jason Calacanis the talk around the blogging water [...]

By: TDavid

TDavid — Thu, 06 Oct 2005 22:15:59 +0000

It’s a great day for the network owners, at least. Not sure about the WIN writers or readers. The writers will have a new contract to sign and I’m sure it will be a much longer one. What’s that saying?

The big print giveth, the small print taketh away. Amen.

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AOL compra Weblogs Inc - Bio XD — Thu, 06 Oct 2005 16:52:32 +0000

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By: Professional Web Blogger » Blog Archive » WeblogsInc, A Multi-Million Success Story

Thu, 06 Oct 2005 13:02:26 +0000

[...] nc for the sale of the successful blog network. It’s been officially confirmed in an email correspondance between Duncan and Jason Calacanis. Some people like to s [...]

By: Mike Sigers

Mike Sigers — Thu, 06 Oct 2005 11:56:26 +0000

I agree with the naysayers.

It’s not that great for us commoners.

Big media, like big money, never can see the forest for the trees, but they have enough money to buy the whole damn country and cut down all the trees to park their cars and walk around asking why the hell anyone wanted to come here anyway.

Unless some big outfit has $20 million for me, THEN it’s a good thing.

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SYNTAGMA 2.0 » Hurricane Jason Hits Blogosphere — Thu, 06 Oct 2005 09:44:14 +0000

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By: Duncan Riley

Duncan Riley — Thu, 06 Oct 2005 09:14:31 +0000

I suppose in my way of thinking that it assigns a monetary value to citizens media, and I think that this is a positive, even if I can see the arguments about selling out. Certainly its a big “we are doing the right thing” sort of statement when someone like AOL want in.

By: Paul Short

Paul Short — Thu, 06 Oct 2005 08:52:43 +0000

Check out what Nick denton has to say about the deal here. I'm inclined to agree.

By: John (SYNTAGMA)

John (SYNTAGMA) — Thu, 06 Oct 2005 08:49:02 +0000

How is it a “great day for citizen’s media” when the most commercially successful example of it is swallowed up by a jaded mainstream media company desperate to get into advertising because its dial-up revenues are falling off a cliff?

Wouldn’t an alliance of Web 2.0 properties be a better direction for Citizen’s Media to go in?