Daily Archives: August 9, 2010

Topix — More Polish, Same Crap

Topix.com, the message board company that gives new depth of meaning to the term “bottom dweller,” has reached an agreement with a number of states that have complained about the site’s policy of charging consumers who want abusive posts removed. According to the Baltimore Sun, Topix has agreed to remove abusive posts in three business [...]

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Trib Report More Complex Than Expected

The cost of the independent examiner’s report on Tribune’s trouble-plagued leveraged buyout, as estimated by the head examiner himself, will be $12 to $15 million. The number of investigators and others working on the report was staggering. (Plus, a team of laid-off journalists from the LA Times, Chicago Tribune, Courant, Sun-Sentinel and Baltimore Sun could [...]

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