There is something to be said about not giving too much control to the algorithms when it comes to the news. HuffPo is loud, obnoxious, and frankly it aggregates a lot of garbage. I'm glad we still have news sources like the NYTimes, BBC, and WaPo that are more curated and subdued and not quite so optimized for ads and SEO.
Like no one else, the HuffPo masters eye-grabbing headline such as these :
Watch Out Swimmers: Testicle-Eating Fish Species Caught in US Lake (4,000 Facebook recommendations), or: Akron Restaurant Owner Dies After Serving Breakfast To Obama (3300 comments) or yesterday’s home:LEPAGE LOSES IT: IRS ‘THE NEW GESTAPO’ displayed in a 80 points font-size
IMO, this is not something to be proud of.
HuffPo is a great money making site and a great entertainment site. It is a terrible news site.
Like no one else, the HuffPo masters eye-grabbing headline such as these : Watch Out Swimmers: Testicle-Eating Fish Species Caught in US Lake (4,000 Facebook recommendations), or: Akron Restaurant Owner Dies After Serving Breakfast To Obama (3300 comments) or yesterday’s home:LEPAGE LOSES IT: IRS ‘THE NEW GESTAPO’ displayed in a 80 points font-size
IMO, this is not something to be proud of.
HuffPo is a great money making site and a great entertainment site. It is a terrible news site.