Gawker Media
Gawker Media is an online media company founded and owned by Nick Denton. It is considered to be one of the most visible and successful blog-oriented media companies. As of May 2007, it is the parent company for 15 different weblogs, including Gawker.com, Defamer, Fleshbot, Deadspin, Wonkette, Lifehacker, Gizmodo, Consumerist and Kotaku.
While Denton does not go into detail over Gawker Media's finances, he has downplayed the profit potential of blogs[1], declaring "Blogs are likely to be better for readers than for capitalists. While I love the medium, I've always been skeptical about the value of blogs as businesses" on his personal site[2]. However, in the February 20, 2006 issue of New York Magazine, Jossip founder David Hauslaib estimated Gawker.com's annual advertising revenue to be at least $1 million two years ago, and possibly over $2 million a year[3]. Combined with low operating costs — mostly web hosting fees and writer salaries — Denton is believed to be turning a healthy profit.
On June 30, 2006, Denton announced on his personal blog that Gawker Media was putting two of its sites, Sploid and Screenhead on sale, as they were underperforming, and let go of two editors, Jesse Oxfeld of Gawker and John Biggs of Gizmodo.[4]
See also
References
- ^ Penenberg, Adam L. "Can Bloggers Strike It Rich?" Wired. September 22, 2005.
- ^ Denton, Nick. "Nano Wars" March 8, 2005.
- ^ Thompson, Clive. "Blogs to Riches - The Haves and Have-Nots of the Blogging Boom" New York Magazine. February 20, 2006.
- ^ Carr, David. "A Blog Mogul Turns Bearish on Blogs", New York Times, July 3, 2006 (registration required)
External links
- "A Blog Revolution? Get a Grip" by Tom Zeller, Jr., New York Times, May 8, 2005 (registration required)
- Vanessa Grigoriadis, "Everybody Sucks: Gawker and the rage of the creative underclass, New York magazine, October 22, 2007
- Gawker Media Traffic
- Gawker Media weblogs
- Gawker (site) - New York City media and gossip
- Gizmodo (site) - Gadgets and technology
- Valleywag (site) - San Francisco and Silicon Valley gossip
- Fleshbot (site) - Sex and pornography
- Wonkette (site) - Washington D.C. gossip and politics
- Defamer (site) - Hollywood news and gossip
- Kotaku (site) - Video games
- Jalopnik (site) - Cars and automotive culture
- Gridskipper (site) - Travel
- Lifehacker (site) - Lifehacks, productivity, tips, tricks, downloads and Getting Things Done
- Deadspin (site) - Sports
- Consumerist (site) - Consumer advocate
- Idolator (site) - Music
- Kinja (site) - The Weblogs Guide
- Jezebel (site) - Celebrity, Sex, Fashion
- NickDenton.org (site) - Weblog of founder Nick Denton
Australian licenced weblogs
- Defamer Australia (site) - Australian and Hollywood gossip
- Gizmodo Australia (site) - Gadgets and technology
Gawker Media "Shuttered" Weblogs