Trade Deadline: Any movement?

[SmootSmack]

I know BR. Some of the guys who run it are friends of mine. I could have been a multimillionaire many times over had I accepted their offer...but they do not break news or provide scoops. In fact, they specifically mandate to their writers that they are not supposed to break news. That is not what they are all about. At all

So, in other words, you should never go to BR for any breaking news or rumors because they won't provide it.

[BigHairedAristocrat]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

I know BR. Some of the guys who run it are friends of mine. I could have been a multimillionaire many times over had I accepted their offer...but they do not break news or provide scoops. In fact, they specifically mandate to their writers that they are not supposed to break news. That is not what they are all about. At all

So, in other words, you should never go to BR for any breaking news or rumors because they won't provide it.

How is it that they make millions if they arent providing news or any other service? Do enough people vist that site to have THAT much ad revenue?

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by BigHairedAristocrat

How is it that they make millions if they arent providing news or any other service? Do enough people vist that site to have THAT much ad revenue?

They have many millions of people visiting their site each month. They've mastered Google Search so often people see their stories appear first. Their slideshows drive up their pageview/visit numbers. They have a huge audience. Their philosophy was basically get the audience first, then focus on the quality. They have the audience. Some of their new policies and their acquisition by Turner should help with the quality

[BigHairedAristocrat]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

They have many millions of people visiting their site each month. They've mastered Google Search so often people see their stories appear first. Their slideshows drive up their page view/visit numbers. They have a huge audience. Their philosophy was basically get the audience first, then focus on the quality. They have the audience. Some of their new policies and their acquisition by Turner should help with the quality

In my opinion, the site itself is crap. The slides actually annoy me. There is no worthwhile content that i wouldnt rather get some somewhere else.

But I really admire their business plan and execution.

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by BigHairedAristocrat

In my opinion, the site itself is crap. The slides actually annoy me. There is no worthwhile content that i wouldnt rather get some somewhere else.

But I really admire their business plan and execution.

Many of the same reasons I passed on their offer...though I probably could have happily sold my soul had I know what lay ahead for them

They do have some good videos on their YouTube page