If anything, it shows that the blogspam repost problem still hasnt been solved. Still no browser extension that finds the original and replaces all rehosts with it.
No matter where I get linked from, Reddit, Facebook, an email, if nbc.com reposted an AP/Reuters story either verbatim or poorly summarized with no additional information, I just want to be sent to the AP/Reuters story.
Techmeme.com hand selects either the first or best source for each headline. Something community maintained like that, where any duplicate story redirects to the primary, unless it’s a follow up or editorialized comment that has actual substance.
You'd think that'd be a job for search engines, but they don't seem to care about the product.