Nick Denton

Chilling effects

The removal of conspiracy enthusiast content by InfoWars brings us to an interesting and important point in the history of online discourse. The current form of Internet content distribution has made

Author Ryan Holiday on “the nature of world-altering success”

Contributor Contributor More posts by this contributor The dinner that destroyed Gawker Author Ryan Holiday on “the nature of world-altering success” It could be said that the first few ye

Univision wins auction to acquire Gawker Media

Univision has won the auction to acquire Gawker Media’s websites and business. Recode broke the news, reporting the acquisition price was $135 million and would cover all seven of Gawker’

Gawker CEO Nick Denton goes after thin-skinned Silicon Valley billionaires

Gawker Media CEO Nick Denton joined Kara Swisher on stage at Vox Media’s Code Conference next to an empty chair — reserved for Peter Thiel, who is involved in a lawsuit against Gawker and di

Gawker’s Nick Denton to billionaire Peter Thiel: Let’s take it outside (of court)

Tech investor, billionaire and Donald Trump-backer Peter Thiel has been locked in a legal battle by proxy with Gawker Media that amounts to a First Amendment test which could potentially put Gawker

Jury awards Hulk Hogan $115M in sex tape lawsuit against Gawker

A Florida jury sided today with wrestling star Hulk Hogan (real name Terry Bollea) in his lawsuit against Gawker. Hogan was awarded $115 million — $55 million for economic injuries and $60 million f

Architizer Relaunches To Connect Architects With Other Architects, And Brands, And Clients Too!

For 100 years or more, architects have relied on a massive catalog sitting on their desk to find the right products to use in their architectural project — this brand of glass, or that brand of

Nick Denton: Zuckerberg's Original Idea for Facebook Was Dark Facebook.

<img src="http://tctechcrunch.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/screen-shot-2010-10-12-at-2-22-26-pm.png" /></a>Facebook CEO <a href="http://www.crunchbase.com/person/mark-zuckerberg">Mark Zuckerberg</a> is

A Valleywag Out. Owen Thomas Leaving Gawker.

<img src="http://tctechcrunch.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/owen_thomas-156x200.jpg" width="156" height="200" /><a href="http://www.crunchbase.com/person/owen-thomas">Owen Thomas</a>, who has run the Si