When I consider the way their articles seem to consist mainly of link bait without substance, I wouldn't be at all surprised to see them disappear within that timeframe. I could swear I remember a time when folks would point to Forbes as a good publication, but I'm not so sure now. Probably a symptom of focusing on ad revenue rather than editorial quality and journalistic integrity.

Yeah, the amount of linkbait that comes out of there makes me feel like they have intentionally targeted HN. After clicking on a forbes link, only to discover it was literally Quora wrapped in an iframe, I stopped clicking. I now just check to comments to see if any interesting discussion actually occurred.

I watched Jimmy Kimmel's routine at the 2012 White House Correspondents' Dinner this morning, and he had a great relevant line:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=D...

"What's black and white and re[a]d all over? Nothing anymore"

The best part of the line was the audience reaction. He obviously hit a very sore spot.

IIRC, that was the only line in the 20-minute routing that drew boos/groans.

So eloquently yet so powerful

"might" or "will"? From this fluff piece, I am leaning towards "will"

I was also thinking about the irony of having Forbes, a dinosaur of the old press, talking about the impossibility of adapting to new paradigms.

At least journalism 1.0 (telling something noteworthy and meaningful) will be extinct.

The sad part is that this isn't Journalism 1.0. Journalism 1.0 was pennysheets. Remember those?