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Posted By bizexpert 6 months, 3 weeks ago in News

The Huffington Post, a venture-capital-backed new media site that mixes links to other sites content with hundreds of celebrity and volunteer blogger posts, is being accused of slimy business practices by a handful of smaller publications who say the site is unfairly copying and publishing their content.

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    Klarissa6 months, 3 weeks ago

    "In other words: professional newsgathering organizations have paid professional writers to do professional work, and then Arianna comes in, creates links to their creations, and sells ads on her own page. How progressive."

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    slate6 months, 3 weeks ago

    I'll Huff and I'll Puff and I'll steal your ideas for a profit.

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      Shana4Liberty6 months, 3 weeks ago

      This doesn't surprise me in the least.

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        TechnologyExpert6 months, 3 weeks ago

        There is a certain amount you can take as long as you give credit, but I've often thought the Huffington Post took far too much.

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          orndorffter6 months, 3 weeks ago

          Comes to no suprise to me at all.

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            orndorffter6 months, 3 weeks ago

            This comes to no surprise to me at all, I have had nnews letters from them.

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              orndorffter6 months, 3 weeks ago

              This comes to no surprise to me, they have sent me news letters and I have been delating them. I hope this gets posted I have tryed 3 time to post a comment on this and the comment just disapears.

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                tammiem56 months, 3 weeks ago

                I wonder who brought this story up...Huff Post more honest than many others out ther

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                  lolabull6 months, 3 weeks ago

                  I'm not sure which one is worse, the HP or the Daily Kos, but both of these organizations are 100% heinous.

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                    galletta61216 months, 2 weeks ago

                    Ariana better stop huff-ington that model glue !

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