http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/10/04/nick-denton-master-of-deception/ ... at the intersection of media, technology, business and the web Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:59:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/10/04/nick-denton-master-of-deception/comment-page-1/#comment-374355 Daniel Gibbons Mon, 06 Oct 2008 08:31:47 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/?p=2750#comment-374355 The Jeremy Wright memo is just begging for a Valleywag "100-word version" treatment. Something like: "for every post you write, we currently lose money; we've figured out that if we pay you less we might make money." The Jeremy Wright memo is just begging for a Valleywag “100-word version” treatment. Something like: “for every post you write, we currently lose money; we've figured out that if we pay you less we might make money.”

]]> http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/10/04/nick-denton-master-of-deception/comment-page-1/#comment-343282 Daniel Gibbons Mon, 06 Oct 2008 04:31:47 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/?p=2750#comment-343282 The Jeremy Wright memo is just begging for a Valleywag "100-word version" treatment. Something like: "for every post you write, we currently lose money; we've figured out that if we pay you less we might make money." The Jeremy Wright memo is just begging for a Valleywag “100-word version” treatment. Something like: “for every post you write, we currently lose money; we've figured out that if we pay you less we might make money.”

]]> http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/10/04/nick-denton-master-of-deception/comment-page-1/#comment-343272 PKafka Sat, 04 Oct 2008 23:50:28 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/?p=2750#comment-343272 But that's not odd. Nick still laid off 19 people! It'd be one thing if he was moving people from title to another - something I thought he'd be doing. But the three people at Valleywag, the tk people at Defamer, etc, etc are out of work. But that's not odd. Nick still laid off 19 people! It'd be one thing if he was moving people from title to another – something I thought he'd be doing. But the three people at Valleywag, the tk people at Defamer, etc, etc are out of work.

]]> http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/10/04/nick-denton-master-of-deception/comment-page-1/#comment-343271 mathewi Sat, 04 Oct 2008 23:40:20 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/?p=2750#comment-343271 That's totally true, Peter -- I'm not saying your headline was wrong. I just thought it was odd that everyone focused on the firing rather than the hiring. That's totally true, Peter — I'm not saying your headline was wrong. I just thought it was odd that everyone focused on the firing rather than the hiring.

]]> http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/10/04/nick-denton-master-of-deception/comment-page-1/#comment-343270 PKafka Sat, 04 Oct 2008 23:17:58 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/?p=2750#comment-343270 Hey Mathew. We're crossing lots of streams today! Re: My headline - Nick fired 19 people. The fact that he hired 10 more doesn't change the fact that he canned 19. Hey Mathew. We're crossing lots of streams today! Re: My headline – Nick fired 19 people. The fact that he hired 10 more doesn't change the fact that he canned 19.

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