Comments on: Writer games Examiner.com to make a point about content aggregators

By: Renna Panama

Renna Panama — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 11:16:39 +0000

Kudos from one braniac to another.

By: Brian Lee

Brian Lee — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 20:39:34 +0000

Examiner.com is paying ‘writers’ pennies for their articles – what a scam, and it’s a prime example of corporations taking for granted the very content they’re in the business of providing – it happened to radio – as automation systems became available in the 80s and 90s and away went any kind of personality – and now they want to complain because no one’s listening!!

According to Alexa.com – Examiner.com is ranked in the top 175 sites – that is quite an accomplishment. One has to wonder though, how much of that traffic – is contributors, and how much is readers??

Wonder what kind of money they (Examiner.com) are pulling down as compared to what they’re paying the people actually doing the work!

By: Ron Snow

Ron Snow — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 06:42:47 +0000

Examiner.com is a snow job.

By: Jada

Jada — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:31:18 +0000

Actually, I read the Examiner. And I think they have done a good job in helping people. I am frineds of one writer already and she uses examiner as a way to promote her business. I also think that most writers on Examiner are very professional.

By: Ralph

Ralph — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 22:11:07 +0000

Nobody is editing or checking facts on the thousands of articles written each day at Examiner.com.

The Internet has become the shout-box for anyone willing to listen, and now it takes 5 times as long to weed through all the junk put out by the “self appointed experts”.

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The Renegade Writer Blog » Blog Archive » A New Term: Writer Mills — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 11:01:50 +0000

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By: Tricia

Tricia — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 16:45:14 +0000

I know people write for sites like Examiner and Helium, but does anyone actually read them? I consume a crazy amount of media, as do most people I know, and I’ve never had a “Hey, did you see this great thing on Examiner?” conversation. I just can’t imagine I ever will.

It’s a small data point, but I know of one Examiner writer who uses his gig as a “restaurant reviewer” there to promote the clients of his and his wife’s own PR business.