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Comments on: End of a snarky era: Gawker shuts down Valleywag

The New York-based blog network will turn its Silicon Valley title into a column on Gawker.com written by current Valleywag editor Owen Thomas.

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by Galaxy5 November 12, 2008 6:21 PM PST
Surprised to hear about Consumerist. They get huge views.
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by redwall_hp November 12, 2008 6:41 PM PST
They're selling The Consumerist too. :(
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by David Gerard November 13, 2008 1:49 AM PST
"Oh dear what a pity never mind" - Windsor Davies
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by stigmattaman November 13, 2008 8:44 AM PST
@Galaxy5 - they do get huge views, but it's not the most, uh friendly place for ads
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by Too Old For IT November 13, 2008 9:23 AM PST
"... juicy photos of sad, laid-off employees "

Oh yeah, i'll take a break from my current job hunt to see that ....
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by kevsmail January 28, 2009 5:11 PM PST
Uhhh, Valleywag still lives, even today. And it's getting thousands of daily views. I'm just sayin'...
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