tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post6890442477716114282..comments2023-11-05T06:26:51.316-05:00Comments on Gannett Blog: Report: AOL's costly Patch gamble 'draws trouble'Jim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-90203665339903307772012-05-31T17:02:39.776-04:002012-05-31T17:02:39.776-04:00AOL never did any advertising to launch Patch. Ma...AOL never did any advertising to launch Patch. Many people still don't know they exist. They also paid their writers very little expecting their editors to do most of the writing and editing. Keeping up with the local political meetings alone takes a great deal of time which meant editors work 7 days a week for very little money. Management was never open to suggestions by their more Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-56882022243919267952012-05-23T10:18:22.393-04:002012-05-23T10:18:22.393-04:00Bad biz model held up by Tim Armtstrong's ego....Bad biz model held up by Tim Armtstrong's ego. Once Arianna Huffington knocks him off, she will absorb what she can into her borg or kill them. <br /><br />Another to add to the ash heap of hyper local failures.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com