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Gawker Gets Its Users to Do the Work
Gawker is getting its users to do all the work, and bring it new story ideas via a Twitter-esque "tips" box where one would expect to see a site's search tool. Who the hell does Gawker think it is, NowPublic?!"In...
Government becoming too powerfull?!! Updated July 2009
Below is my post from March of 2009:
Some of you might say " they all ready are,...Have you heard of the IRS?!!" Yes, I remember the senate hearings several years ago where mothers and fathers were telling stories of how the IRS agents broke down their home doors in the... What the "Tax Day Tea Parties" attendee's are saying - Update
A few weeks back I wrote about the need for We the People need to Re-Elect No One to take back our country from those in charge of our government and now more businesses. So, lets Re-Elect No One from now on I wrote. I said "Let's send people to... VOYEURISM - BLOGING--LEAD TO MURDER IN NEW PLAY
[Pictured: Anne Daraugh, Arwen Anderson, Liam Vincent, Rebecca White. Photo by: James Faerron] VOYEURISM, TEENAGE BLOG LEADS TO MURDER by Lee Hartgrave T.I.C. – A WILD ECCENTRIC RADICAL PLAY T.I.C... Brooklyn bike lane turns into sidewalk, results in fines for cyclists
In Brooklyn, New York there's a bike lane that seems to be taking you to work, but is really just setting you up to be fined by the NYPD for riding on a sidewalk. This hullabaloo is the result of DOT's lack of...
created by Jason Sanders | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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1461 views | 20 recommendations | 24 comments
Valleywag Shuts Down, Consumerist to Follow
Gawker Media empire scion Nick Denton announced his so-called "doom-mongering" 2009 Internet Media Plan on Wednesday and then promptly announced that Valleywag, the widely-read, Silicon Valley "tech gossip rag",...
created by Jarrett Martineau | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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374 views | 14 recommendations | 2 comments
Gawker Media to Lay Off 14% of Editorial Staff
Gawker strikes again, but this time against its own people.Nick Denton announced Friday that 14% of Gawker's editorial staff will be laid off as "a preventative measure" to offset against the collapsing...
created by Jarrett Martineau | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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147 views | 2 recommendations | 2 comments
Montauk Monster: Mystery animal corpse becomes web sensation
"The identity of this creature, which reportedly washed up on a New York beach last month, has captivated the blogosphere and is dividing animal experts. Have your say: What is the 'Montauk Monster'?...Ashley Dupré, Your 15 Seconds Are Up
As though there hadn't been enough ink spilled on this already bloated and overblown story, the vulturous media mob is still scripting, gushing over, blogging about, hating on, madly adoring, and wildly...
created by Jarrett Martineau | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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4750 views | 0 recommendations | 2 comments
When Users Attack
Sites that focus on user-generated content put tremendous power in the hands of those users. Such power can be used for the good of the community, or for ill. What's an admin to do? A panel at SXSWi (South by...
created by Jordan Yerman | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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306 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
Sam Zell's Gawkerization of Tribune
"Samuel "Sam" Zell (born September 1941) is a U.S.-born billionaire and real estate entrepreneur. He is co-founder and Chairman of Equity Group Investments, a private investment firm. With an estimated net worth of US$6 billion, he is ranked as the 52nd richest American by...Flag as Fishy: Gawker Interns as Gawker Commenters
What happens when your user-generated content is really just self-generated content? Allegations like this really hurt everyone in the Web Two Point Oh world, though in reality it's hard to paint everyone with the...
created by Jordan Yerman | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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264 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
Tom Cruise Scientology Video Surfaces and Scares
It's not just the Scientologists who are scared by this one. To bring you up to speed, here's what all the commotion is about: watch the video "there are never quite enough idling white vans to stop the rapid...
created by Jarrett Martineau | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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5279 views | 4 recommendations | 3 comments
Gawker: If you don't buy this magazine we'll kill this dog
"In January 1973, National Lampoon published what would become one of the most famous magazine covers of all time: A photograph of a cute pup with a gun held to its head, next to the headline "If You Don't Buy...Gawker Writer Quits After Just One Day of Work
An embarrassing moment for Nick Denton..."All is not well in the house of Denton. We hear that just one day after media reporter Richard Morgan began at Gawker.com, he's already quit. Just yesterday, site owner...
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