I was talking to one of our copywriters recently about the thorny issue of content farms and their place in the modern world. From a struggling writer’s point of view, he had to concede they were often necessary for many businesses. However, he did notagree with the reason they were there in the first place. Too many companies continue to use them to rewrite lazy articles (such as the infamous how to pour a glass of water), while others simply repackage them for e-books to sell on the internet for profit as part of pyramid-based reselling schemes. However since the rollout of the first iteration of Panda back in February, the days of content farming are seemingly limited for better or worse. Having been live for seven months and with Panda updates showing no signs of slowing, how significant has the impact been on content farms? (more…)