Marshall Kirkpatrick, Blogger, ReadWriteWeb

Productivity, How-to and Advice Sites: Making Linkbait Useful Again

March 18, 2008 at 12:00 am PT

In the early days of the Web, going online was heralded as a great way to connect with other people who have had experiences similar to your own. The Web was a place to get answers, advice and community no longer limited by the geographic location of the individuals you connected with.

While all of that remains true today, the ubiquity of the Internet, the ease of publishing and the rise of online advertising has lead to the emergence of new kinds of Web sites: productivity, how-to and advice/Q&A sites that broadcast, scale and monetize that kind of information.

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