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They have just become a click bait farm trying to drive traffic to get people to register. Must be trying to get an acquisition exit based on number of registered users.
It is just a blogging platform for anybody to write anything even if the attention is negative as in readers blasting the authors for stupid analysis.
Over time, they will drive out anybody left that is good or reasonable.
This is what happens with so called citizen journalism that millenials think are the next great thing. An oxymoron.
I *do* think that there are some talented writers (Chris DeMuth, Brad Thomas) on SA, as well as some that aren't so great and some that are not very good. I haven't stopped reading SA, but I have noticed - like the Barron's article says - there seems to be a lot more attempts at manipulation.
I use it to get some reports on some large cap mstocks. I am not really concerned about someone using Seeking Alpha to affect the price of csco, xom, or jpm though I suppose its possible I should be concerned
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Nearly anyone with a modicum of common sense and/or intelligence can soon decipher what is worth reading and what isn't. What somewhat surprises me is that Barron's has nothing else better to write about. Funny commentary from a magazine that puts forth quotes from Hedgeye as gospel.
And really, if we're honest about it, aside from David and possibly BobC, who knows who anyone who posts on MFO is and what agenda they may or may not have. Trust but verify and take responsibility for your own decisions.
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It is just a blogging platform for anybody to write anything even if the attention is negative as in readers blasting the authors for stupid analysis.
Over time, they will drive out anybody left that is good or reasonable.
This is what happens with so called citizen journalism that millenials think are the next great thing. An oxymoron.
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Seriously,This is what I use Seeking Alpha for.The site does not exactly break any headline news but it is an excellent source of financial/investment news/trends throughout most M-F time frames. I use it to track portfolios and I subscribe to Energy/Dividend/Global/and Macro newsletter e-mails.The http://seekingalpha.com/author/michael-filloon/articles and http://seekingalpha.com/author/bdc-buzz/articles are always worth a peek.I seldom look at the site's Investment Ideas tab.I find the site a starting point for possible future investments or watch list candidates.
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Aggregator refers to a web site or computer software that aggregates a specific type of information from multiple online sources: Data aggregator, an organization ...
And really, if we're honest about it, aside from David and possibly BobC, who knows who anyone who posts on MFO is and what agenda they may or may not have. Trust but verify and take responsibility for your own decisions.