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Buzznet Explains Idolator Buy; Plans To Dedicate More Resources

Apr 14, 2008 1:52 PM

In his memo announcing the sale of three blogs, Gawker chief Nick Denton explained that the sites would be better fits in their new families. Buzznet, the LA-based music music site that’s acquiring Idolator, has made its own announcement explaining the move. The site, which will complement the recently acquired…

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Posted In: Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Mergers & Acquisitions, Social Media, Nanopublishing, buzznet, idolator

Denton Slims Down Gawker Media: Gridskipper, Idolator, Wonkette Leave The Fold

Joseph Weisenthal

Apr 14, 2008 9:44 AM

Blog network Gawker Media is playing gin again, laying down three sites, while picking up none. In an internal email, via SAI, Gawker chief Nick Denton announced that music blog Idolator would be sold to Buzznet (which recently bought music blog Stereogum), travel blog Gridskipper would go to Lockhart Steele’s…

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Posted In: Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Mergers & Acquisitions, Social Media, Nanopublishing, buzznet, curbed, gawker, gridskipper, idolator, ken layne, nick denton, wonkette