All this hate for about.com just goes to show how much of a bubble some of you guys' internet activity exists in. As far as "content farms" go, they are very good at what they do. The quality of their articles have always been very well done (for the information I was looking for). I never got the feeling of landing on an SEO spammer site when I landed about.com. Actually, I used to spend quite a lot of time on about…
I agree. For example, atheism.about.com is a very well-curated section, run by an experienced and knowledgeable guide. It deserves more attention than it gets.