Q&A with Nick Denton, Jonah Peretti, and also Ben Smith, whose book Traffic details the rise and fall of BuzzFeed and Gawker, on digital media and its reckoning
A conversation with two media pioneers — plus Ben Smith, whose new book chronicles their rise and fall.
Axios plans to launch Axios HQ in Feb. to help companies write internal memos styled like Axios newsletters, with real-time feedback and “Smart Brevity” score
This coming February, Axios's first software-as-a-service product, AxiosHQ, will hit the market. Tweets: @bmorrissey , @ldrogen , @overlayered , and @knizbet See also Mediagazer Tweets: Brian Morrisse...
Pitch deck details Column, a paid social network centered on tech/business notables, with Aron Ping D'Souza as CEO; investor Sarah Cone later said she was CEO
unsolicited and without any indication that it was confidential or embargoed—two weeks ago in an attempt to have this publication as a prospective partner.” https://www.technologyreview.com/ ... @tech...
Nick Denton's farewell post, detailing the rise and fall of Gawker, as the site shuts down
Gawker.com is shutting down today, Monday 22nd August, 2016, some 13 years after it began and two days before the end of my forties. It is the end of an era. — The staff will move to new jobs …
All of Facebook's board of directors, including Peter Thiel, are re-elected, and shareholders vote to issue non-voting Class C shares
This week the entire media industry is drinking ros? … Nick Farrell / TechEye : Zuckerberg keeps Thiel on board Saqib Shah / Digital Trends : Facebook's leadership talks China, Zuck's future at shareh...
Former Reddit CEO says Alexis Ohanian responsible for firing that touched off Reddit revolt, noting a “stunning lack of leadership” in letting Pao take the heat
And Why It Isn't Digg All Over Again Jon Fingas / Engadget : Former Reddit CEO says Ellen Pao was a scapegoat Matt Weinberger / Business Insider : Former Reddit CEO says Ellen Pao was framed Steven Lo...