1. to put ads on the giant armada site and collectively make a little money?
2. to make sure your blog posts are read by people of like-minds?
It seems that Hacker News is already taking care of #2, so is the only reason #1?
I'd be glad to cross-post to the giant armada when they seem of interest to other hackers/entrepreneurs. But I'll still be posting everything on my own site.
I think a filtered/non-spammy PlanetHackerNews would be a good idea. It would include RSS from people like PG, you, Patrick, DGG etc. When I'm in the mood to read good article, I just go there and read it. Each of those blog entries links back to the original site comments and hopefully the HN thread. That way if I miss a really good HN discussion on some article you wrote because I was busy working that day, I still get to catch up on the article + discussion later at my disposal.
As a reader, I don't care how much money any of the syndicated bloggers make or don't make. Sure, I could just add you guys to my RSS readers but that means I have to find all the good hackers and manually deal with subscription etc. Plus I lose on the HN discussions. A PlanetHackerNews would take care of that. Hell, if someone makes it work well, I'll pay $5/month for it.
1. to put ads on the giant armada site and collectively make a little money?
2. to make sure your blog posts are read by people of like-minds?
It seems that Hacker News is already taking care of #2, so is the only reason #1?
I'd be glad to cross-post to the giant armada when they seem of interest to other hackers/entrepreneurs. But I'll still be posting everything on my own site.
This is what I do at MusicThinkTank - maybe a similar idea. Example: http://www.musicthinktank.com/blog/after-15-years-of-practic...
There my music-focused posts get another audience that isn't checking my own personal site.
But then, if there was a Hacker News type site for “music think tank” type people, there wouldn't be a need for musicthinktank.com.
So is it just for the money?