And no ads, autoplay or otherwise.
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The WSJ article about this is an amazing read. Because a lot of times in situations like this, there is actually some legitimate business rationale for the thing that users hate. Like, I would have expected that article, especially in pro-business WSJ, to have people saying that the autoplay ads made business sense…
To be clear, Daulerio refusing to take down the Hogan video is not what killed Gawker, and doing it would not have affected the outcome of that case. (The order to take down the video was clearly unconstitutional and was ruled as such). If Hogan had been funding his own lawsuit, maybe that decision would have…
Oh, I have definitely thought “Fuck Dauliero, too” this week. It’s very easy to pinpoint how this whole thing started, although I can’t help but think that Thiel or some other vindictive asshole billionaire/politician/powerful crybaby would have eventually figured out a way to fuck Gawker/Denton at some point.
Just to put it up front: I hate the ads and the “Stick To Sports” mandate. This is all coming from VC idiots who are looking for the quick buck only.
- What the Deadspin writers did yesterday is LEGENDARY. It will - quite seriously - be long-remembered in the oral history of the internet. They successfully exposed Jim Spanfeller et al as douchebags across mediums ranging from small podcasts to the CNN homepage. Just unbelievable.
If I was as bad at my job as Jim Spanfeller and Paul Maidment are at running previously successful media outlets, I’d be swiftly fired and might even face criminal charges. Maybe I should think about becoming a rich, unctuous failson, as they seem to be able to avoid consequences for all their bumbling cons.
Just wanted to say it fucking blows that Barry got fired yesterday. There are relatively few constants left in life, but Barry writing the first article of the day for Deadspin was one of them. I’ve been coming to Deadspin regularly for about 10 years now. I love this place. So many laughs, so many great reads. The…
They’ve seen everything. Guess they were sick of hearing it too.
These dumb motherfuckers running this place stuck autoplay ads everywhere because a fucking insurance company gave them $1 million but then when they realized that all the readers hated it, the insurance company bailed on the deal. Thus leaving the readers extremely pissed about the shitty format and leaving the…
Re: the email of the week -- Leitch?
Not sure there’s gonna be a better place to post this, so here we go:
Waited until the final second, then nailed the 55 yarder. Well played.
Wearing a John Rocker jersey is the same as wearing a MAGA hat.
Drew, is it true that neither Jim Spanfeller nor Paul Maidment ever had friends, a girlfriend, made any sports team, or has seen The Godfather? Is it also true that Jim smells like sweaty hobo taint and Paul smells like a urinal puck?
A question for the Funbag: why should I keep reading anything on this website after Jim Spanfeller and Paul Maidment went to the lengths of firing Barry, like cowards, for the dumbest of reasons?
I want to support the writers here—this is both the best website that exists, and has ever existed, and the best sports…
Good blog, Tom.