Web media needs to move to TV metaphor - with full-screen imagery and other content interrupted with full-screen ads. Nick Denton contentfullimagery Change image and share on social
Most good media come out of somebody saying, 'This should exist; this is something I want to read.' Nick Denton existgoodmedium Change image and 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
You know how the best story angles often spring from that thought you have on reading an article or watching a show - that thought you have before the responsible journalist in you comes up with something boring. I usually recommend people get in touch with their deep 'reptilian brain.' Nick Denton anglearticlebore 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
Forget about someone's resume or how they present themselves at a party. Can they blog or not? The blog doesn't lie. Nick Denton blogforgetlie Change image and 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
The most interesting comments, they don't come from people with Klout scores. They don't come from people with a history on our sites. Nick Denton commenthistoryinterest Change image and share on social
I have to come to terms with the paternalism of American business. Companies are expected to take on so many social responsibilities which are the province of the state in Europe. Nick Denton americanbusinesscompany Change image and share on social
Personally, as a print journalist, I always found the most interesting stories to be the ones hacks talked about in the bar after work. Nick Denton barfindhack Change image and share on social