Attracting readers at tech sites through extreme views

Anonymous Reader writes, “Does Conflict Interest You?” on whatisnew.com has an interesting perspective on trends in computer review sites. It starts:

‘Write about conflict and they will come,’ someone said.

The person wasn’t joking. Extreme point of views get attention and on the Internet, they bring readers … We thought people would pay attention for a little while then move on and appreciate the differences. No. The approach has spread. The approach is growing in popularity from hardware sites to Linux sites to popular culture.’ “