Oct
31
thomped
things of interest that possess some cohesion
Oct
25
“Digg’s collapse has become a cautionary tale for so-called Web 2.0 companies in Silicon Valley, even the current crop of superstars, like Facebook and Twitter. The basic problem is that these new-media companies don’t really have customers; they have audiences. Starting a company like Digg is less like building a traditional tech company (think Apple or HP) and more like launching a TV show. And perhaps, like TV shows, these companies are ephemeral in nature. People flock in for a while, then get bored and move on.”
Digg: A Cautionary Tale for Web 2.0 Companies (via courtenaybird)
(via stoweboyd)
Oct
8
Happy birthday, Vlad.
A couple guys have an idea to show girls who “have some political opinion” as a gift to Putin.
My favorite opinion: “You put out the forest fires, but I’m still burning.”
“Most online news consumers aren’t looking for specific stories; they’re looking for something to occupy their time for a few minutes that makes them feel better informed.”
When people are willing to pay for “almost nothing”: The economic and emotional logic of web paywalls » Nieman Journalism Lab
Sep
28
More of the awesome from 9/25
Another great one from Michael Toolan (no bubble or projection but still such an awesome shot). If you have any photos of the event please let me know :)
Sep
14
At Gawker Media, comment growth continues to be strong — both in volume and quality. It’s good to see validation of the processes we’ve introduced.
This week we’ve rolled out new features that will allow us to further improve the experience. It is now possible to move comment threads from posts to forums (think “off topic” threads: we’re happy to let you keep the conversation going, but it’d be better to continue the discussion in a forum appropriate to the subject). We will utilize thread moving for many situations (off topic, inappropriate comments, bannable offenses, etc.), and think it will only improve our platform.
If you are paying attention to beta.gawker.com or beta.jalopnik.com, you will see more improvements we plan to roll out in the future. Remember - these sites are beta (alpha may be a more appropriate description)! Don’t expect everything to work perfectly all of the time!
Jul
8
Gawker Media Tech is Hiring in NYC
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: 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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