[...] turned a lot of heads when it grew advertising revenue by 35 percent while the rest of the industry was imploding. Other media organizations may scoff at some of [...]

[...] their writing? Would serious investigative journalism compete well in an environment where pageview bonuses (like those at Gawker) were in [...]

[...] It’s only a matter of time before this guy tells people what happened in Cruise’s audit sessions. And Marty, if you’re listening, I promise you: we have a very open ear (and wallet). [...]

[...] It’s only a matter of time before this guy tells people what happened in Cruise’s audit sessions. And Marty, if you’re listening, I promise you: we have a very open ear (and wallet). [...]

[...] tiered commenting system still applies, so only those readers bestowed with stars will have their content immediately [...]

[...] the original post: With ad revenue up 35%, Gawker Media returns to pageview bonuses … By admin | category: page view | tags: 304-status, 40-percent-drop, chart, denton, [...]

[...] to 9. Well, that dire forecast hasn’t quite come to pass — least of all at Gawker Media, where ad revenue in the first half of 2009 was up 35% from the year prior, according to [...]

[...] their writing? Would serious investigative journalism compete well in an environment where pageview bonuses (like those at Gawker) were in [...]

[...] While most ad supported media is suffering, Gawker’s online gossip rag ad revenues are up 35% year on year. [...]

[...] Checkbook Journalism: Gawker Founder Nick Denton said “We don’t seek to do good. We may inadvertently do good. We may inadvertently commit journalism. That is not the institutional intention.” Whether you agree with Denton’s approach, or the idea of incentivizing writers and news sources with page view compensation, at the very least, Gawker Media’s approach to news is an interesting one. Google’s Microsoft Moment:  Just over a week ago, Matt Cutts gave a lengthy response to a great post made by Anil Dash about Google’s culture. And though it remains to be seen whether or not Obama’s antitrust cop, Christine Varney, will pursue antitrust actions against Google, each post offers an interesting perspective on how the present is a critical time for Google to prescribe to their ‘don’t be evil’ mantra. [...]

[...] isn’t really a new policy but a revival of an old policy, in an interview yesterday with Nieman Journalism Lab. He’s tried this a couple of times before: Last year he experimented with paying readers [...]

[...] I first received word yesterday that the tape was being shopped around, Lord Denton, in all his checkbook journalismy wisdom, suggested I “put out a bounty on it.” You may recall he did a similar thing back in [...]

[...] Checkbook Journalism: Gawker Founder Nick Denton said “We don’t seek to do good. We may inadvertently do good. We may inadvertently commit journalism. That is not the institutional intention.” Whether you agree with Denton’s approach, or the idea of incentivizing writers and news sources with page view compensation, at the very least, Gawker Media’s approach to news is an interesting one. Google’s Microsoft Moment:  Just over a week ago, Matt Cutts gave a lengthy response to a great post made by Anil Dash about Google’s culture. And though it remains to be seen whether or not Obama’s antitrust cop, Christine Varney, will pursue antitrust actions against Google, each post offers an interesting perspective on how the present is a critical time for Google to prescribe to their ‘don’t be evil’ mantra. [...]

[...] I first received word yesterday that the tape was being shopped around, Lord Denton, in all his checkbook journalismy wisdom, suggested I “put out a bounty on it.” You may recall he did a similar thing back in [...]

[...] Checkbook Journalism: Gawker Founder Nick Denton said “We don’t seek to do good. We may inadvertently do good. We may inadvertently commit journalism. That is not the institutional intention.” Whether you agree with Denton’s approach, or the idea of incentivizing writers and news sources with page view compensation, at the very least, Gawker Media’s approach to news is an interesting one. Google’s Microsoft Moment:  Just over a week ago, Matt Cutts gave a lengthy response to a great post made by Anil Dash about Google’s culture. And though it remains to be seen whether or not Obama’s antitrust cop, Christine Varney, will pursue antitrust actions against Google, each post offers an interesting perspective on how the present is a critical time for Google to prescribe to their ‘don’t be evil’ mantra. [...]