Paidcontent (Free subscription) | yesterday
» YouTube is rolling out “Feather,” which lets users without optimal bandwidth or computing power stream video faster. [ YouTube ] » In an e-mail, Nick Denton declares that none of his Gawker properties fall below 20 million page views a month, but is pushing for more uniques from social sites like Facebook and Digg. [ Poynter ] » Boxee is getting an app for the online...
The Business Insider (Free subscription) | yesterday
In early October, Gawker offered a $1,000 reward for anyone who could photograph Hollywood blog queen Nikki Finke. The goal was to replace this black-and-white thing -- seemingly the only semi-recent picture of Finke IN THE WORLD -- with something new. Surely, an unemployed LA photog-type could have snapped a few spy shots by now. But so far, nothing, Gawker boss Nick Denton tells us. Incredible!...
MediaBistro.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
Monday morning Nick Denton announced that for the first time ever, Gawker Media writers would have the opportunity to become full-time employees instead of freelancers. Ostensibly good news in this wintery publishing climate, where benefits like health insurance (and even unemployment) are a thing of the past. Sheila McClear , a former Gawker editor who successfully went to court to get unemployment...
Can't Stop the Bleeding (Free subscription) | 12/03/2009
OK, that’s not exactly what the Gawker Media proprietor had to say, but close enough. Along with crediting the recent “Miss Universe threeway” for a boost to the bottom line of Fleshbot, Nick Denton (above) is quick to hail Steve Phillips’ recent zipper issues (and A.J. Daulerio’s dramatic response) with boosting Deadspin’s traffic in a [...]
MediaBistro.com (Free subscription) | 12/03/2009
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Silicon Valley Watcher (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009
Congratulations to Nick Denton, the founder of Gawker Media based n New York city, for record breaking traffic to his network of media sites. The former Financial Times reporter has 9 media sites, such as the gadget oriented gizmodo, media focused gawker, and science fiction site io9. Mr Denton has often said that these are not "blogs" but in a memo obtained by Poynter.org , he writes: Just...
The Daily Transom (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009
In a memo to staff, Nick Denton touts 400 million pageviews in November for all of Gawker Media sites put together--more than the L.A. Times , less than The New York Times . No site had fewer than 20 million pageviews. But the work is not done for his "bunch of scrappy bloggers": One little footnote. Pageviews have been our standard measure of success. They're easy to understand. The Sitemeter...
Silicon Alley Insider (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009
Gawker Media doesn't have a single property in its stable with less than 20 million pageviews according to its overlord, Nick Denton. In an email to his editors, grabbed by Poynter , Denton says: Read the rest of this story » See Also: Gawker Media: 394 Million Pageviews, 1 Steampunk Office Gawker Scammed By Malware Crew Pretending To Be Suzuki VERDICT: Why Gawker Will Win The McSteamy Sex Tape...
MediaBistro.com (Free subscription) | 11/30/2009
Writing as a "career" isn't easy, in part due to the fact that no company will let you treat it like one. Journalism, whether it be for an online publication or traditional print media, is no longer considered a full-time job, even when it is. From freelancers to permalancers to contractors, no matter what you call it, you're still filing a 1099 at the end of year, paying taxes out of your...
SeekingAlpha.com (Free subscription) | 11/30/2009
Jeff Jarvis submits: The next phase of media, I’ve been thinking, will be after the page and after the site. Media can’t expect us to go to it all the time. Media has to come to us. Media must insinuate itself into our streams . I’ve been trying to imagine what that would be, and then I was Skype-chatting with Nick Denton (an inspirational pastime I’ve had too little of lately)...
Valleywag (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009
I must've inadvertently done a rain dance to the gossip gods yesterday, because here at Gawker Weekend HQ, Christmas is here. Not often do I get too many O RLY?! moments like this. Everyone, meet my...
Inc.com (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Tour a Start-up's Office: The Gawker edition. Gawker Media, the parent company behind blogs like Valleywag and io9, has been experiencing a growth spurt of 40 percent year-over-year. Now Silicon Alley Insider takes us inside CEO Nick Denton's "steampunk" headquarters in downtown New York as part of its new tour a startup photo feature. What should you expect from inside the belly of the...
Silicon Alley Insider (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
We stopped by Gawker Media's New York headquarters earlier this week and asked owner Nick Denton how's business. He told us: Gawker reached 394 million pageviews in October. Revenues were growing at a 40% y/y pace earlier this year, but Nick Denton says, "I don't think we'll sustain quite the same rate of growth that we had in first half." We also brought our camera along for the visit....
The Next Web (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Gawker Media, one of the most powerful and popular blogging networks in existence, has reported a total of 394 million pageviews in October across their network. Nick Denton released an image, see below, detailing the total pageviews across the Gawker Media network websites. Gizmodo won, coming in with a stunning 126 million page views in October. The [...]
The Inquisitr (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
You know times are on the up when Nick Denton starts launching new blogs instead of flogging them off or shuttering them, and today Gawker Media turned the tide of the last 18 months with a new blog Gawker.TV. Gawker TV offers a range of videos from the Gawker network, as well as content from around [...]
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