jul 9
2009

Dot-Com Stimulus Package

Gawker is bringing back the pageview bonus model. The economy has recovered! Update: They also updated commenting with some interesting features.
2 comments

Denton writes: "The system is still a bit glitchy but it's a pretty fascinating merger of a news site with a discussion forum. Neither format has evolved much in the last ten years. But they're meant to be together. Today's changes should give people a glimpse of what can be."

posted by Rex at 2009-07-09 22:13:53

Somewhere else in the comments on that post he says that he envisions the writers (he uses the word "authors", which I like) being more involved in creating/curating a community discussion within each post, even if that means less writing initially and more followup in the comments. Interesting.

posted by katiebakes at 2009-07-10 07:19:38