I used to be a devoted reader of Salon. Flipped to it every morning right after my spin through the NYTimes' site. It was must-read content. What the hell happened? How hard could this be? I realize LF.com rarely pens anything worth actually reading, but many blogs do, and these people don't even get paid (usually). Clearly, hiring bloggers is not going to win you Pulitzer's but it will give you content for God's sake. These people are so starved for the sound of their own keyboard tapping, they're posting almost daily for free to 10s of people who probably are too bored and apathetic to click to another site.

Bloggers like to write! Hire them! I have no idea about the financial end of Salon or its ilk, but please please please, Salon, stop printing bestseller lists, "Match Made in Heaven," and "Since You Asked..." They're tired bits after the second one.