Speed Linking

Andy Beard's article on Speed Linking Slow Linking provides fodder for mental mastication. At first I was nodding my head in agreement that I, too, hate those newsletters and blog posts that display a teaser and then the word more linked to the rest of the article. I recognize it as a marketing technique, a blatant one, but it annoys me so much that I'm inclined often to drop the publication. Then Beard equated Speed Linking with Bad Blogging, and some of the points he made had me squirming a bit, especially the parts about adding value to someone else's content. *hand rises tentatively* Guilty. I tend to refer readers to other blogs and websites and services I think might be useful (or occasionally amusing), but I think I fall down on the job of explaining why. Probably viewers would be better served if I contributed more thoughtful comments around the links, avoiding the type Beard calls the "Fire Exit".

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