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2754 clicks; posted to Business » and Entertainment » on 01 Feb 2023 at 11:47 AM (6 weeks ago)   |   Favorite    |   share:  Share on Twitter share via Email Share on Facebook



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Original [TotalFark]
2023-02-01 9:48:09 AM  
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xanadian [TotalFark]
2023-02-01 11:33:52 AM  
BDG?

Big Dick Genergy?

Bangor Daily Gnus?

/feeling out of the loop
 
CarnySaur [TotalFark]
2023-02-01 11:49:51 AM  
Gawker, the gossipy and snarky pop-culture site...

Wait, I thought FARK was the gossipy and snarky pop-culture site!
 
Spartapuss
2023-02-01 11:50:53 AM  
Gawker beats Hulk Hogan to death?
 
NuclearPenguins [TotalFark]
2023-02-01 11:51:54 AM  
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kdawg7736 [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2023-02-01 11:53:34 AM  
..for now at least.
 
10Speed
2023-02-01 11:58:46 AM  
The revamp was pretty boring, really. I think they were a little gun-shy after getting sued out of existence.
 
jvl
2023-02-01 12:04:42 PM  
Gee, that's a shame.
 
EqualOpportunityEnslaver
2023-02-01 12:05:34 PM  

Spartapuss: Gawker beats Hulk Hogan to death?


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I know a guy
2023-02-01 12:09:25 PM  

CarnySaur: Gawker, the gossipy and snarky pop-culture site...

Wait, I thought FARK was the gossipy and snarky pop-culture site!


No. Fark is the snarky and gossipy pop-culture site.
 
Jeebus Saves
2023-02-01 12:16:51 PM  
In a memo sent to company staffers Wednesday, Goldberg wrote, "Gawker published a lot of brilliant pieces in these nearly two years.

Among the last stories published on Gawker were "Andrea Riseborough Guilty of Being a Good Actor With Friends Who Appreciate Her"; "Robert Zemeckis: I Love Using the Computer to Make Tom Hanks Look Insane"; "Why Is Taylor Swift Always Showing Feet?"; "The Best and Worst Media TikTok Accounts"; and "Surprising No One, George Santos Is a Disney Adult."

It's a shame that we'll be deprived of this kind of quality journalism.
 
Wireless Joe
2023-02-01 12:21:54 PM  
They should have enabled comments.  Otherwise they were just the corkboard you pass by in the hallway but never read; zero engagement.
 
FarkingReading
2023-02-01 12:22:25 PM  

Jeebus Saves: Why Is Taylor Swift Always Showing Feet?


Because she has a crush on Quentin Tarantino?
 
Wendigogo [TotalFark]
2023-02-01 12:33:06 PM  
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cameroncrazy1984 [TotalFark]
2023-02-01 12:33:38 PM  

Wireless Joe: They should have enabled comments.  Otherwise they were just the corkboard you pass by in the hallway but never read; zero engagement.


The comments were the best part of Gawker and Deadspin
 
Boojum2k
2023-02-01 12:43:32 PM  

cameroncrazy1984: Wireless Joe: They should have enabled comments.  Otherwise they were just the corkboard you pass by in the hallway but never read; zero engagement.

The comments were the best part of Gawker and Deadspin


And io9. Articles ranging from hard examinations of consequences of technology to some loon advocating for converting all wild animals to vegetarianism, and both would have a full share of both insightful comments and hilariously wrong observations.
 
Rapmaster2000 [TotalFark]
2023-02-01 1:04:40 PM  
Gawker was back?
 
UberNeuman
2023-02-01 1:33:10 PM  
That's too bad.  Thank god I've got G4 to fall back on!
 
the_rhino
2023-02-01 1:34:15 PM  

Jeebus Saves: In a memo sent to company staffers Wednesday, Goldberg wrote, "Gawker published a lot of brilliant pieces in these nearly two years.

Among the last stories published on Gawker were "Andrea Riseborough Guilty of Being a Good Actor With Friends Who Appreciate Her"; "Robert Zemeckis: I Love Using the Computer to Make Tom Hanks Look Insane"; "Why Is Taylor Swift Always Showing Feet?"; "The Best and Worst Media TikTok Accounts"; and "Surprising No One, George Santos Is a Disney Adult."

It's a shame that we'll be deprived of this kind of quality journalism.


Wait, let's go back to Taylor Swift's feet...
 
soopey [OhFark]
2023-02-01 2:37:07 PM  

I know a guy: CarnySaur: Gawker, the gossipy and snarky pop-culture site...

Wait, I thought FARK was the gossipy and snarky pop-culture site!

No. Fark is the snarky and gossipy pop-culture site.


For old people
 
standardeviation [BareFark] [OhFark]
2023-02-01 2:43:32 PM  

cameroncrazy1984: Wireless Joe: They should have enabled comments.  Otherwise they were just the corkboard you pass by in the hallway but never read; zero engagement.

The comments were the best part of Gawker and Deadspin


Go check out defector. it's all the old staff from deadspin and a lot of the same engagement.
 
AtomicBanana
2023-02-01 3:06:31 PM  

xanadian: BDG?

Big Dick Genergy?

Bangor Daily Gnus?

/feeling out of the loop


Brian David Gilbert.

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Blathering Idjut
2023-02-01 3:13:53 PM  
Well, that's a bummer. I check I09 almost daily and Gawker has good tech reviews or links to deals.
 
Ed Willy
2023-02-01 3:45:27 PM  

Jeebus Saves: In a memo sent to company staffers Wednesday, Goldberg wrote, "Gawker published a lot of brilliant pieces in these nearly two years.

Among the last stories published on Gawker were "Andrea Riseborough Guilty of Being a Good Actor With Friends Who Appreciate Her"; "Robert Zemeckis: I Love Using the Computer to Make Tom Hanks Look Insane"; "Why Is Taylor Swift Always Showing Feet?"; "The Best and Worst Media TikTok Accounts"; and "Surprising No One, George Santos Is a Disney Adult."

It's a shame that we'll be deprived of this kind of quality journalism.


The best thing old Gawker did was unionize, which led to the self-absorbed world of New York media to finally grow a class conscious and identify less with their billionaire owner class. As for the writing... it was hiat or miss, and their collapse because of the Hulk Hogan sex tape (and really about outing Peter Thiel earlier) was self-inflicted.

Hopefully the Big Tech stranglehold on the ad market is busted up and the remaining sites under the Gizmodo banner are able to survive, and maybe one day thrive again
 
DuneClimber
2023-02-01 3:47:03 PM  
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krebshack
2023-02-01 4:00:29 PM  

10Speed: The revamp was pretty boring, really. I think they were a little gun-shy after getting sued out of existence.


That's the thing, I was stoked when they relaunched but they also stated that they were actively trying to not be as snarky/irreverent as they were before.

Which is what made the old Gawker so appealing.

It's like they relaunched pizza and got rid of the melty cheese.
 
Sandy Duncan's eyeball
2023-02-01 6:37:44 PM  

Rapmaster2000: Gawker was back?


Yes, in pog form.
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frankb00th
2023-02-01 6:59:58 PM  

Jeebus Saves: In a memo sent to company staffers Wednesday, Goldberg wrote, "Gawker published a lot of brilliant pieces in these nearly two years.

Among the last stories published on Gawker were "Andrea Riseborough Guilty of Being a Good Actor With Friends Who Appreciate Her"; "Robert Zemeckis: I Love Using the Computer to Make Tom Hanks Look Insane"; "Why Is Taylor Swift Always Showing Feet?"; "The Best and Worst Media TikTok Accounts"; and "Surprising No One, George Santos Is a Disney Adult."

It's a shame that we'll be deprived of this kind of quality journalism.

"Robert Zemeckis: I Love Using the Computer to Make Tom Hanks Look Insane"

That one sounds good
 
frankb00th
2023-02-01 7:03:20 PM  

Blathering Idjut: Well, that's a bummer. I check I09 almost daily and Gawker has good tech reviews or links to deals.


Not anymore.
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