February 26, 2008

Gawker Writer Fails To Get 670,000 Monthly Page Views, Fired

by Piers Fawkes

Silicon Alley Insider publishes what apparently is the email Nick Denton sent to fire Gawker writer Maggie Schnayerson. It’s content reflects the direction Denton is trying to take the online publishing house by rewarding writers for generating readership: apparently Schnayerson fell short of her target 670,000 pageviews last month by 510,000 impressions.

Hmmmm….

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3 Responses to “Gawker Writer Fails To Get 670,000 Monthly Page Views, Fired”

  1. Floyd Hayes
    Posted from: 68.161.244.192

    February 26th, 2008 at 9:20 am

    Ouch!

    Looks like they will be heading towards the lowest common denominator.

    Not that it’s my business - I wonder what your policy is at PSFK?

    How many daft comments I leave per story perhaps :)

  2. Marisa Laplanche
    Posted from: 67.107.47.57

    February 26th, 2008 at 7:07 pm

    It’s the diabolical siren song of granularity again. Pointing to the market justifies anything.

  3. colin nagy
    Posted from: 64.52.72.122

    February 27th, 2008 at 4:35 pm

    media maquiladora!

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