jdel:
In a move that will undoubtably bring a smile to Ryan Brown’s face, Gawker is not even bothering to seperate the ads from the editorial anymore. In this post-Bloodcopy Gawker, apparently anything goes.
Watch as the editorial department sheepishly points at the ad guys. Is this Gawker’s Tienamens Square?
Thanks for catching, Anthony. This is only affecting users who view the site in “expanded” view, and we’re working on fixing it. Rest assured, there will be no murdered Chinamen today.
Fuck yeah expanded view!
Oh, the hand-wringing! Hey, remember when Gawker had a “To-Do” column, and it was basically advertising but for free? It was actually like reverse-advertising: promotional content that helps the editorial side, not the advertising side. People were much less huffy about that. Really, all you have to do is label your content as advertising. If other people are too stupid to take a double-look when there’s a product being pushed, that’s their problem. I’ll spot that disclaimer anywhere you put it. And then I won’t buy whatever you’re pushing. Unless, of course, I do buy it.
(why does anyone get into this business, again?)
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brianvan reblogged this from peterfeld and added:
Oh, the hand-wringing! Hey, remember when Gawker had a “To-Do” column, and it was basically advertising but for free? It...
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peterfeld reblogged this from jdel and added:
Fuck yeah expanded view!
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andrewgraham reblogged this from soupsoup and added:
good thing I have platforms like Tumblr...tell me what’s going on on
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jdel reblogged this from soupsoup and added:
Thanks for catching, Anthony. This...only affecting users who view
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