What's more likely to have happened: she lost her way of making money. She charged money and had to deliver. She no longer can thanks to Google.
Spin aside, Google is replacing more and more content with ads, Google's own stats show that ad clicks increased by 20+% while partner sites stayed flat (adsense). This increase was on top of another 20%-30% increase in 2012 so you get the idea https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6571571
More ad clicks equals less traffic to other sites so Google is rewarding their own pockets at the expense of other websites. Plain and simple.
Spin aside, Google is replacing more and more content with ads, Google's own stats show that ad clicks increased by 20+% while partner sites stayed flat (adsense). This increase was on top of another 20%-30% increase in 2012 so you get the idea https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6571571
More ad clicks equals less traffic to other sites so Google is rewarding their own pockets at the expense of other websites. Plain and simple.