On Friday, September 9, 2016, PGage <[email protected]> wrote: > > I understand that is what you are claiming; what I am having trouble > believing is that it is actually true that the kinds of stories they are > posting will actually get them more page clicks. > > > Gawker was seen by millions. Time posts Kardashian/Jenner stories multiple times a day. TMZ doesn't exist to share happy, friendly gossip.
There is a market for media that appeals to the worst aspects of human nature. In skilled hands, that can be a profitable market. > > On Fri, Sep 9, 2016 at 1:45 PM, Kevin M. <[email protected] > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');>> wrote: > >> >> I'm making the claim that Facebook doesn't differentiate between sleaze >> and non-sleaze (or news and non-news). All that matters to them is getting >> page clicks. >> > -- > -- > TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "TV or Not TV" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');> > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');> > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected] > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','tvornottv%[email protected]');> > . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Kevin M. (RPCV) -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
