Responsive design from another angle: Gizmodo goes widescreen
Gizmodo, the popular gadget site and pageview king of Gawker Media, debuted a new look last night that they're calling HD view, and it's big. Not big in the grand scheme of things — big in the number of pixels it takes up. Whereas most websites top out at around 1000 pixels in width, Gizmodo...
Keli Goff Schools Internet Commenters In Dylan Ratigan Show Rant
TheLoop21.com's Keli Goff capped off Monday's edition of The Dylan Ratigan Show with a "Daily Rant" about the state of internet criticism, both via email and comment forums, that nearly caused me to stand up and cheer in my living room. Sending vile comments into the "trash" folder, or deleting them from the comments...
Remy Stern Signs Off As Editor-In-Chief Of Gawker, Deadspin’s AJ Daulerio To Take Helm
Major changes at the top of Gawker's masthead are afoot for the next year, as Editor in Chief Remy Stern announced today that he would be leaving the site. Stepping into his shoes will be longtime Deadspin editor in chief AJ Daulerio. The New York Times reports that changes take place at the end of...
Media Decoder Blog: Gawker Media Names New Editors to Gawker and Deadspin
A.J. Daulerio, who was the editor of Deadspin, will take over Gawker Media's flagship site. He will be replaced at Deadspin by Tommy Craggs.
Gawker Media’s Nick Denton Wants Out of the Porn Business
Fleshbot is for sale. Why now? Why not?
As Occupy Wall Street evolves, news sites find it “a great opportunity for web journalism”
Foster Kamer does not enjoy covering protests. Kamer, a senior editor at the New York Observer, recounted a recent conversation he had with Jack Shafer, the Reuters media columnist, about this very issue. "He was talking about how he abhorred protest coverage," Kamer told me in a recent phone conversation. "And I found that to...
As Occupy Wall Street evolves, news sites find it “a great opportunity for web journalism”
Foster Kamer does not enjoy covering protests. Kamer, a senior editor at the New York Observer, recounted a recent conversation he had with Jack Shafer, the Reuters media columnist, about this very issue. "He was talking about how he abhorred protest coverage," Kamer told me in a recent phone conversation. "And I found that to...
Sellers of Lost iPhone 4 Prototype Get Probation
The long saga of a lost iPhone prototype has finally come to an end.
Gawker Cites ‘Reliable Source’ That Radiohead Will Be Performing For Occupy Wall Street Protesters
It looks like today's going to be a big day over on Wall Street. Not only have labor groups like the Transit Worker's Union voted to support the protest, now gossip site Gawker has posted a pretty huge rumor; Radiohead will be performing for the protesters today.
Sarah Silverman Tells Deadspin To ‘Eat A Dick’
As the saying goes, dying is easy, comedy is hard, but combining comedy with a sports blog can be downright murder. On the heels of last year's disastrous Comedy Week live-chat with Sarah Silverman, Gawker sports blog Deadspin is giving it another shot. Despite famously blowing their first shot with Silverman, Deadspin's editors...
The Five: ‘How Could You Sleep At Night’ Working At ‘Joke, Unreliable, Left-Wing, Gossip Site’ Gawker?
Today, a flight attendant filed lawsuit against Gawker Media for a post (later retracted) that guessed that she may be the mistress of Arnold Schwarzenegger that fathered his illegitimate child. This afternoon on Fox News (a network that's never had the best relationship with Gawker), the...
