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Interview with Ken Layne, new owner of Wonkette

2008-04-17T06:14:38Z

06:51 PM PT, Apr 14 2008 As reported earlier today, Gawker Media has parted ways with three of its blogs: Gridskipper, Idolator, and Wonkette. Gawker head honcho Nick Denton explained to Silicon Alley Insider that the decision to sell the...

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In Web World of 24/7 Stress, Writers Blog Till They Drop

2008-04-07T17:12:15Z

By MATT RICHTEL The New York Times Published: April 6, 2008 SAN FRANCISCO — They work long hours, often to exhaustion. Many are paid by the piece — not garments, but blog posts. This is the digital-era sweatshop. You may know it by a different na...

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Comcast Adjusts Way It Manages Internet Traffic

2008-03-29T04:38:19Z

By BRAD STONE The New York Times Published: March 28, 2008 SAN FRANCISCO — Comcast, the country’s largest residential Internet provider, said on Thursday that it would take a more equitable approach toward managing the ever-expanding flow of Web ...

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Organizer Disputes Comcast Over Hearing

2008-02-27T22:13:15Z

By MARK JEWELL The Associated Press Wednesday, February 27, 2008 CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- The organizer of a federal hearing at Harvard Law School on Comcast Corp.'s treatment of subscriber Internet traffic on Wednesday said "seat-warmers" apparently ...

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Retrogoddamgrade Mercury

2008-02-01T02:33:04Z

Cable Break Causes Wide Internet Outage Jan 31, 2008 By MATTHEW ROSENBERG NEW DELHI (AP) - At least for a while, the World Wide Web wasn't so worldwide. Two cables that carry Internet traffic deep under the Mediterranean Sea snapped, disrupting ...

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