[spwert]

> News sites with a better grasp of how the Internet works, like HuffPo or Mashable, are worth hundreds of millions.

I've been wondering - when all the old media inevitably die off, where are these aggregators going to find their content?

[jonny_eh]

Most articles you see in traditional papers are not original. We're going from offline news aggregators to online news aggregators.

[rabidsnail]

From AP and Reuters, who they pay for the privilege.

[olalonde]

HuffPo and Mashable are no more aggregators than old media. Most of their content is original.