Even though I had heard about the possibility of Joystiq closing nearly two weeks ago, it wasn't until earlier this week on Tuesday that avid conjecture and speculation finally gave way to a more concrete reality borne out of AOL's decision to pull the plug. And to be honest, I still don't know how I really feel about Joystiq's closure as I had always thought of the media organisation as being rather low-brow and sensationalist in terms of what it offered – i.e. poorly spun articles that were designed to elicit feverish hyperbole via click-baiting tactics. Certainly this was the case with Joystiq when it was first starting out ten years ago and when the internet was still in its infancy as the poor quality of its earlier output prevented me from wanting to stick around in an age when print was still largely relevant.
While it is true that the paradigm shift away from print largely started occurring around five years ago, it wasn't until Edge had its anti-climactic “re-design” that the shortcomings of print were finally laid bare. Truth be told, it wasn't the internet itself that killed off print, but the ease of access to it once smartphones and tablets hit critical mass. Take myself for example: why would I waste my time and ener...