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July 8

Gawker Media Tech is Hiring in NYC

GMG Uniques

It’s generally the stories and editorial staffers that garner the most attention in the Gawker Network. But an impressive tech infrastructure supports this growth, and it’s larger than many realize.

Our content management and community architecture is home grown and proprietary, and handle an immense amount of traffic: Our networksees over 30 million global visitors and 450+ million pageviews per month. We publish nearly 10,000 pieces of content per month, and receive over 50,000 comments a day. (More traditional media companies are beginning to adapt some of our innovations.)

We’re looking for a few good souls to join our tech group in New York, and specifically interested in these skills:

  • PHP + Java Devs
  • System Administrator
  • Flash Devs
  • Interface/UI Devs
  • Product

In short, if you’re a techie and interested in having an impact in one of the leading independent online media companies, get in touch with me: tom AT gawker DOT com.

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April 13
Gawker Media comment volume — EOY 2005 to date. Quality *and* growth — it’s possible! We launched tiered commenting mid-year 2009, and introduced a new process to manage comment volume. Note the dramatic drop in volume, and the subsequent rise (double in 9 months). With this increase, Gawker still has the best commenting system/experience out there — and I usually hear the same from people that want to share their opinion. Others are making moves to deal with their communities (and fear): www.nytimes.com/2010/04/12/technology/12comments.html Though there were some calls to do so, purging commenter accounts is not a solution for the out-of-control commenter community. Nor is a large moderation staff. We believe pruning, and a commenting platform as we have implemented, will lead to increased participation, while at the same time encouraging quality. This data, and the subjective opinion of many, seem to back this assertion.

Gawker Media comment volume — EOY 2005 to date. Quality *and* growth — it’s possible!

We launched tiered commenting mid-year 2009, and introduced a new process to manage comment volume. Note the dramatic drop in volume, and the subsequent rise (double in 9 months). With this increase, Gawker still has the best commenting system/experience out there — and I usually hear the same from people that want to share their opinion.

Others are making moves to deal with their communities (and fear):

www.nytimes.com/2010/04/12/technology/12comments.html

Though there were some calls to do so, purging commenter accounts is not a solution for the out-of-control commenter community. Nor is a large moderation staff. We believe pruning, and a commenting platform as we have implemented, will lead to increased participation, while at the same time encouraging quality. This data, and the subjective opinion of many, seem to back this assertion.


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August 31
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Cia looking for trouble...

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Cia looking for trouble...

again.
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A Giant Oak

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A Giant Oak

It will one day be.

Or not.
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Gulls

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Gulls

They can’t catch a break.