What happened to Longform.org?

Way back in 2008, Michael Agger wrote for Slate about “How we read online”, a State-of-the-Union address on the dreadful shape of Web journalism. Agger’s piece enumerated all the accepted practices of online writing that had been pounded into place by the invisible fist of SEO Darwinism: short paragraphs, quick sentences, lots of boldface to anchor attention, and lots of bulleted lists to attract eyeballs. Add a dash of in-the-know sarcasm and a pinch of holier-than-thou smarm, bake until bub...