Comments on: Mashable Duped by Fake News

By: DomainersChoice.com

DomainersChoice.com — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 00:24:21 +0000

Like Theo said, there is actually a disclaimer on the website. It is more than good enough for me, I don’t see the requirement for one in the first place.

By: Mark Fulton

Mark Fulton — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:59:18 +0000

That is hilarious that Mashable picked it up. Congrats to DomainGang on your traffic spike.

I agree that Mashable is churning out some poor articles that are created as “social bait.” It’s sad and I am starting to become hesitant to share even their quality articles because of it.

By: Acro

Acro — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:26:07 +0000

If that were the case, Andrew, then people would not go to the movies or the theater, to identify with the performers. I understand that your focus is different than that of DomainGang.com and that’s precisely what makes DG unique: a satire web site that discusses domain-related news, presenting reality under a different light. We make people think; those that do not want to think, fall victims to their own lack of neurons If you’d rather see this as the result of modern society’s methods – in the past, only newspapers, the radio and television existed as “live” media of delivering news – then it becomes apparent that the Internet in the eyes of many, exists solely as a form of entertainment. With regards to accuracy, you’d be surprised how much inaccurate information exists, even on Wikipedia. Authority on the Internet is an oxymoron.

By: Andrew Allemann

Andrew Allemann — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:19:33 +0000

Acro – the trick with Satire is that no one should actually believe the story when they ready it. I can’t find a single Onion story that someone would actually believe.

That said, I’m not blaming you…I’m blaming Mashable.

By: Acro

Acro — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:55:41 +0000

Andrew, I think that you take things too seriously and honestly, when people don’t read what is right in front of them – disclaimers top and bottom at DomainGang.com – then it’s nobody’s fault but the person’s who compiles a piece of news without much research. I furthermore challenge you to find a single disclaimer of any kind on The Onion. Again, please READ instead of skim and keep an open mind to satire, parody and alternate journalism. TGIF!