The Australian startup that bought OJR.org says a rogue SEO consultant is responsible for the zombie spamblog version of the site. They’re ready to give it back to its original owner, which let the domain expire. Joshua Benton
What was once the Online Journalism Review — for a time, maybe the finest website covering Internet journalism — is now a skeezy ad for an Australian startup. Caveat lector — especially when Comic Sans is involved.
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Benton, Joshua. "OJR: An old web icon ends up repurposed as a spamblog." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 18 Nov. 2013. Web. 19 Oct. 2024.
APA
Benton, J. (2013, Nov. 18). OJR: An old web icon ends up repurposed as a spamblog. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved October 19, 2024, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2013/11/ojr-an-old-web-icon-ends-up-repurposed-as-a-spamblog/
Chicago
Benton, Joshua. "OJR: An old web icon ends up repurposed as a spamblog." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified November 18, 2013. Accessed October 19, 2024. https://www.niemanlab.org/2013/11/ojr-an-old-web-icon-ends-up-repurposed-as-a-spamblog/.
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