There's probably a full counter-argument or rebuttal to this bit of cheerleading from ✪ out there somewhere, but I have yet to find it. That said, pieces of counter argument have appeared from sources as varied as John Siracusa of Ars Technica, Ian Betteridge, Michael Tsai and Joshua Benton of Nieman Journalism Lab of all places!

I'm trying so very hard to keep this blog from becoming the new "Things ✪ is Wrong About," but he's practically daring me.