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Mathew Ingram Jan 15, 2015 (Jun 11, 2020) -- The Future Initiative

Gawker Media merging Gizmodo and io9 teams into a tech super-hub

As the tech-media market becomes more competitive thanks to aggressive expansion by both Vox Media and BuzzFeed, Gawker Media is merging its tech blogs into a single unit as part of a growth strategy called the Future Initiative…

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Media, Work & Collaboration
Mathew Ingram Jan 9, 2015 (Jun 11, 2020) -- Peace treaty in the works

Nick Denton says the traffic game is over, and BuzzFeed has won

In a memo to staff, Gawker Media founder Nick Denton says the site will no longer judge the value of posts purely on how much traffic they generate, and that when it comes to the readership wars, BuzzFeed has won…

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Media
Mathew Ingram Dec 10, 2014 (Jun 11, 2020) -- No longer dear leader

Nick Denton unveils “the great unclenching” at Gawker Media

Gawker founder Nick Denton unveiled a management shakeup he referred to as "the great unclenching," in which he will share power over the blog network with a management committee of seven, a change he hopes will help Gawker compete with BuzzFeed and Vox…

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Media, Work & Collaboration
Mathew Ingram Sep 16, 2014 (Jun 11, 2020) -- Blog Post

Nick Denton admits he was overly ambitious with Kinja, but insists the platform is on track

Even as it announces a move to a swanky uptown New York office, Gawker Media remains a work in progress, says founder Nick Denton -- especially the somewhat balky commenting/blogging platform known as Kinja that was supposed to reinvent online media…

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Media
Mathew Ingram Jun 23, 2014 (Jun 10, 2020) -- Blog Post

Gawker Media looks to boost traffic and wants to double staff, but its Kinja community platform still needs work

Gawker wants to add more staff and boost its traffic so that it can try to catch up to its nemesis BuzzFeed, but its ambitious Kinja commenting and community-engagement platform is having some growing pains, according to editorial director Joel Johnson…

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Media, Video
Mathew Ingram Feb 21, 2014 (Jun 10, 2020) -- Blog Post

Believe it or not, Nick Denton and Gawker Media want the same thing that Wikipedia does

The force behind Gawker's revolutionary Kinja commenting platform is a vision of the future in which the truth about events is determined democratically by journalists and non-journalists alike, Gawker founder Nick Denton tells Playboy magazine…

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Media, Technology
Om Malik Dec 16, 2013 (Jun 10, 2020) -- Blog Post

In 12 years of blogging, the more things change, the more they stay the same

Over the past 12 years, blogging has gone from being a niche curiosity to becoming a catch-all phrase for everything from rants to press release rewrites. However, what has not changed is its ethos and its importance in an increasingly content rich world.…

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Technology
Mathew Ingram Nov 13, 2013 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

No, Nick Denton is not buying Business Insider — but he admits that he has thought about it

Rumors have been swirling that Gawker founder Nick Denton has been talking to Henry Blodget about acquiring or merging with his site Business Insider, but Denton says in an IM conversation that that's not entirely true…

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Technology
Mathew Ingram Sep 23, 2013 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

Gawker founder Nick Denton is still trying to reinvent reader comments — and it’s working

Many publishers have given up on reader comments, but Gawker founder Nick Denton says he not only finds them worthwhile, he sees them as one of the key factors in the network's future growth.…

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Media, Technology
Mathew Ingram Sep 11, 2013 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

We did our best, but we were powerless to reinvent journalism — it was a digital riptide!

The Digital Riptide project interviewed more than 60 senior media and technology players about the disruption of journalism and the media industry over the past three decades -- but is their conclusion a fair one?…

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Media, Technology, Video
Mathew Ingram Jul 26, 2013 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

Why Nick Denton could be the most disruptive force in online media right now

With the rollout of new blogging and rewriting features for readers who use its Kinja platform, Denton and Gawker Media continue to blur the line between their writers and editors and the people formerly known as the audience.…

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Media, Technology, Video
Mathew Ingram Jul 25, 2013 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

Nick Denton makes peace with the banner ad

Nick Denton’s Beef With BuzzFeed Gawker Media founder Nick Denton used to say that the days of banner ads were numbered, but…

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Technology
Mathew Ingram May 6, 2013 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

Want a job at Gawker Media? You can get a head start by being a regular commenter

The new weekend editor at Gawker's auto-focused Jalopnik blog got hired because he was a knowledgeable commenter on the site, an example of how the feedback loop between writers and readers can pay off for blogs.…

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Media, Video
Mathew Ingram Feb 11, 2013 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

Are comments a wretched hive of scum and villainy or an underused resource for publishers?

Although many traditional media outlets and journalists see reader comments as having little or no value, publishers like Gawker and The Verge see them as a potential source of revenue -- and even potential hires.…

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Media
Jeff Roberts Feb 5, 2013 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

“The brain of the New York Times, the body of BuzzFeed” — Slate’s third act

In its 17 years, Slate has distinguished itself as a publishing innovator and a home for well-written news and ideas. But, until recently, it has been hampered by a lack of technology and a business model. Is that about to change?…

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Media, Technology
Mathew Ingram Jan 24, 2013 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

Gawker Media says its advertising future is affiliate links and commerce journalism

In a leaked internal memo, Gawker Media founder Nick Denton says that what the network describes as "a new type of service journalism" -- posts filled with affiliate links -- will become a major focus for the company.…

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Media, Technology
Jeff Roberts Jan 14, 2013 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

Disqus says web comments aren’t just popular — they’re a good business

The comments you leave on a website -- are they garbage or a gold mine? Disqus says comments are more popular than you might think and has big plans to make money off them.…

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Media, Technology
Mathew Ingram Jan 8, 2013 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

Gawker expands into India as part of Nick Denton’s plan for world domination

Gawker Media has embarked on an ambitious international expansion plan, including the launch of a new partnership with the Times of India. The network also has a Spanish-language site and a series of Brazilian sites, and founder Nick Denton says China is next.…

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Media, Technology
Jeff Roberts Jul 26, 2012 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

Curbed’s Lockhart Steele weighs in on advertising — and Nick Denton

Everyone likes the idea of a thriving website sustained by a community of local readers. But too often "local" has been the stuff of journalistic ideals rather than real-world business plans. Real estate blog, Curbed, appears to be bucking this trend. How?…

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Media, Technology
Laura Owen Jul 25, 2012 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

paidContent turns 10: A brief history of digital media

Remember when Friendster was the hot social network, publishers doubted that ebooks would ever sell, and Netflix (s NFLX) thought DVDs in red envelopes was the future? We do -- that was that state of digital media when paidContent launched in 2002.…

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Media, Technology
Mathew Ingram Jul 12, 2012 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

Has Nick Denton really reinvented comments?

When Gawker Media launched its new commenting system earlier this year, founder Nick Denton said that he wanted to reinvent the way readers and writers interact around a story and turn the discussion into the most important feature of a post. Has he succeeded?…

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Media, Technology
Mathew Ingram May 10, 2012 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

Nick Denton is betting the future of advertising is conversational

Gawker Media CEO Nick Denton says he is making the network's revamped discussion platform the centerpiece of a new advertising effort -- hoping to convince brands that they should come and talk about their products and services in Gawker's comment section instead of on Facebook.…

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Technology
Mathew Ingram Apr 23, 2012 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

Tech bubbles, ad revenue and Twitter — five questions with Nick Denton

Gawker Media founder Nick Denton talks about whether we are in another technology bubble, what the decline of Facebook and Twitter as conversational media say about social networks, the death of advertising and whether he has any interest in selling his digital empire.…

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Media, Technology
Mathew Ingram Apr 20, 2012 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

Nick Denton wants to turn the online media world on its head

Gawker Media founder Nick Denton says that he wants to fix the way that online comments work, but in order to do that he is having to reinvent Gawker itself -- by trying to flip on its head the way that online content works.…

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Media, Technology

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