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Articles tagged Online Journalism Review (6)

Oneflare pops up again when it comes to spammy SEO

The OJR.org saga has a happy ending, with the domain headed back to USC Annenberg

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

OJR.org: Google’s punishment and the perils of blackhat SEO

For its actions around the former domain name of the Online Journalism Review, the Australian company Oneflare has felt some SEO pain. Joshua Benton

OJR’s not alone: An old Poynter website has become a spamblog too

OJR.org: An opportunity to watch a spamblog be built in real time

So how much does an old online journalism domain name go for these days? For OJR.org, it appears the price was over $19,000. Joshua Benton

Joshua BentonNovember 18, 2013

OJR: An old web icon ends up repurposed as a spamblog

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.