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12/03/2008 11:02 AM
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Gawker is a must-read for us in the media world, but we would all quickly forgive you for not knowing its people by name and being unaware of the continuing twister of diva-ness that surrounds its calculating, unpredictable overload, Gawker Media founder Nick Denton, and its past and present stable of sarcastic bloggers. You are truly a superior individual if you don't know about these people, but, if you have any interest in what might be happening to internet advertising next year, perhaps you should pay attention. After the jump, three paragraphs of summarizing Gawker's soap-opera business plan, and then a couple more about how, if it all, it affects people like us. Read more »

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10/30/2008 10:21 AM
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Don’t get me wrong, I like fashion magazines as much as the next wanna-be fashionista. But lately there’s been some trouble in these shallow waters.

Maybe it was the fact that Fall Vogue was heavier than the dumbbells I lift at the gym. Or maybe it was the fact that as I eagerly turned the pages of the latest ­Elle, I was struck by page after page of weirdly interesting but extremely high priced “bargain” fashion.

Oh, wait, I’m sorry, I missed the memo where $500 for a skimpy clubbing top is a deal.

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