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Originally Posted by Rob Lister
They [the writers] feel bilked. They were happily providing free content for years. The majority were [no doubt] ignorant for the most part of just how much revenue their writing generated for Huffington. I'm sure some knew Huffington made money, but if you never see the spread sheet, there's just no real reason to think about it. Others never thought about it. A few maybe wondered how Huffington kept the lights on; hosting services are expensive, right?
Then the AOL offer hit the news.
300 What! Million!? Is that a typo? That's gotta be a typo. Tell me that's a typo!
Where's my pony!?
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I understand they feel bad, and want in on the action. But it seems (I may be wrong here) that the deal was pretty clear --- they contribute stuff and in return they get visibility on a big site. They might try to monetize that by attracting advertisers to their blogs or something.