Since the advent of blogs, not one has been a guiltier pleasure for me than the snarky gossip-on-gossip site Gawker and its sister sites Wonkette (Did you see the cover photo of New York Times Magazine two weeks ago?) and ...READ»
The most popular places in the blogosphere, according to Technorati, as measured by the number of links to those blogs during the past six months.READ»
The edgy, controversial Gawker Media is the shining star in the blogosphere, valued at an astonishing $300 million. In a move to further expand its reach, Gawker Media acquired CityFile on Feb 15th, an online directory of...READ»
Alas, there is no definite ending here (not yet, check back!). So choose one:Gizmodo wins! After digesting the exceptions to exceptions, Gaby Darbyshire's invoking the journalist protection laws actually do hold water. The ...READ»
Alas, there is no definite ending here (not yet, check back!). So choose one:Gizmodo
loses! They bought stolen goods, bragged about it, profited from it,
and now Nick Denton is going to do a little time in San Mateo ...READ»
Well, that whole REACT thing sounds bad, but it may not be fair. Stephen Wagstaffe, at the San Mateo County DA, says Apple was not involved at all in REACT's search and seizure, and that he personally didn't know Apple had any ...READ»
The search job turns out to be unexpectedly ill-prepared. The prosecutor assigned to the case feels the reporter protection laws don't apply and apparently he does not expect Gawker Media to immediately invoke them. The ...READ»
San Mateo County Judge Clifford Cretan today granted an application for the search warrant used to seize Gizmodo blogger Jason Chen's belongings to be withdrawn, and all his belongings returned.READ»
A leaked next-gen iPhone is the celebrity sex tape of the gadget geek world. Instead of purchasing it, Gizmodo should have just bought access to it, says San Francisco lawyer and trade secret specialist Lawrence J. Siskind. READ»
On Saturday I attended a panel about videoblogging and independent producers who are moving from hobbyists to full-fledged profitable production companies.READ»
In this age of user-generated content and citizen journalism, it might seem like newspapers are becoming yesterday's news. But there's more life in them yet.READ»
Alessandra Petlin
When photographer Alessandra Petlin thought about shooting Adam Werbach for this issue's cover story, she says, "I immediately had this image in my mind of a soaring stand of smooth, beautiful trees, and the ...READ»
When Fred Graver, executive producer of VH-1's entertainment news show "Best Week Ever" started planning the program, he didn't turn on the TV for inspiration, he turned to the Web.READ»
Nancy Lublin
Columnist Nancy Lublin's day job is running Do Something, a not-for-profit organization inspiring and supporting 11 million youth volunteers. But she credits a decidedly adult pastime with sharpening her business ...READ»
The case of the stolen iPhone just got stickier: The judge involved just ruled that, due to the massive publicity the story has received, there's no need to keep the search warrant a secret any more. It's been released, and it shows just how involved Apple was in the investigation.READ»
On Friday, April 23rd, California's Rapid Enforcement Allied Computer Team (REACT, for short), an interdepartmental computer crime task force, broke down Gizmodo editor Jason Chen's front door while he was out to dinner with his ...READ»
