Google demotes search results that don't get clicked on. Nick Denton clickdemotegoogle Change image and share on social
That's always been my test for what makes a story: is this something journalists would gossip with each other about? Nick Denton gossipjournalistmake Change image and share on social
While I love the medium, I've always been skeptical about the value of blogs as businesses. Nick Denton blogbusinesshave Change image and share on social
My background is economics and maths. I think one of the reasons I studied humanities at all, or even went into journalism, is because, like, science and maths wasn't cool in England when I was growing up. No one ever talked to the engineering students at Oxford. Nick Denton backgroundcooleconomics share on social
Jonah Peretti is one of the smartest web publishers out there. And Buzzfeed is an aggressive and dynamic company. Nick Denton aggressivebuzzfeedcompany Change image and share on social
As a print journalist, if you hear a rumour you try to stand it up and if you can't, the story dies. With a blog you can throw the rumour out there and ask for help. You can say: 'We don't know if this is true or not.' Nick Denton bloghearjournalist share on social
Ben Smith's quick-hit campaign 'scoops' are about as viral as cat videos. That fits with Buzzfeed. Nick Denton benbuzzfeedcampaign Change image and share on social
I regret the stories we didn't do - the stories that we knew about and talked about but didn't have all of, so didn't publish. The whole idea of Gawker was to remove the barrier between the thought and the talk - and the page. Nick Denton barriergawkeridea share on social
I've never really understood people who climb socially by sucking up. It seems like the least efficient way to climb, and also the most psychologically debilitating. Nick Denton climbdebilitateefficient Change image and share on social
It irritates me that everybody concentrates on Gawker, because it's just one of 15 sites and it doesn't even get the most traffic. It's a significant site, but it's not what we are. Nick Denton concentrategawkerirritate Change image and share on social