Jeff Jarvis submits: Some headscratching happening at the Online Publishers Association meeting here in London over CBS’ purchase of CNET for $1.8 billion.
I wonder: What is CBS now? What does the brand mean? They just gutted the online news operation and word has it they don’t like news (which I have to believe is a prelude to the same happening to CBS News on the air; a company that likes news would like news anywhere). They had a big news brand that has only deflated. And now they buy News.com, a large (but not growing) niche (but large niche) site. Complete Story »
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