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Downloadsquad shutting down - Another one bites the dust

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paulobrabo:
Downloadsquad (the popular tech blog with an emphasis on software) is closing down, as a consequence of the AOL/Huffington Post merge. Will anyone miss it or I am alone here?

http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2011/04/12/farewell-internet/

mouser:
Whoa.. wow that is crazy. it was a good site.

I wonder what the decisions looked like -- was it just not profitable enough? or?

paulobrabo:
As part of the AOL merger last month with Huffington Post, Arianna Huffington became Editor In Chief of 56 sites and took the reins to make major changes. These changes included her decision to fold 30 brands (blogs) into other properties that Huffington saw as “stronger” than the absorbed brands.

http://www.zdnet.com/blog/perlow/aolhuffpo-shuts-down-download-squad/16797
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The decision is probably as stupid as it sounds. Downloadsquad IS a powerful brand, and was a balanced, hugely popular blog. Should we file this in the "goes up in smoke" category?

wraith808:
It would seem to make more sense for HuffingtonPost Tech to shut down.  I've never even heard of, let alone visited the HuffingtonPost Tech blog... I always thought of them as more esoteric.

40hz:
After following her antics for years, I've since given up on reconciling what Ms. Huffinton says she believes with much of what she does as a business owner. I'm afraid she really has come to think she knows all the right answers.

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