PaidContent Shakeup! Hiring Management, Rafat To Editorial*
It is not yet known whether the PaidContent management shakeup is a planned evolution--or whether Rafat was defenestrated. ; )
*UPDATE: This post was intended to be tongue in cheek, but as a commenters noted, the first version came out snarky. Apologies! Truth be told, we think this is a smart move by PaidContent. Rafat is the company's strongest editor/writer, and every minute he spends on business is a minute lost to writing, researching, etc. TechCrunch made the same move quite successfully last year, and we expect a lot of growing blog networks will follow suit.
See Also: PaidContent Blog on Block?
I would say that all of Arrington, Rafat, Denton, and -- yes -- Blodget have their foibles.
I am listing them, however, in my personally observed/experienced declining order of objectionability. And there is a grand canyon of objectionable behavior between Rafat and Denton.
(I admit that I don't find either of the last two all that objectionable, although I could see how others might. Might be an East Coast / West Coast, Tupac / Biggie thing.)
I'd be happy to break it down for you if you need further info.
I generally agree with your assessment, but found this post out of line. Classact was right to call it out.
Or did they and I missed it.
I agree that it's a good hire. Although not a clear step up for Richardson. I thought he was working for the common good in Liberia or somewhere anyway?
Check it out, they have posted:
http://www.paidcontent.org/entry/419-the-next-phase-of-our-company-scaling-from-the-inside-out/