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Sean Salisbury (Allegedly) Threatens to Sue Gawker-Owned Deadspin

Update: Deadspin has posted yet another set of messages from Salisbury, who claims he is finally finished sending them. In the latest set, he talks about how he wanted his messages off the record and not posted on the site, but then changes his mind.

Gawker Found February To Be "Not Dreadful"

Gawker Media's Nick Denton has been in bunker mode for some time now, selling sites and laying off individuals in preparation for an economic apocalypse.  Given Gawker's success, this spooked a lot of people.  However, a new memo from Denton hints that maybe things aren't so bad, after all. Nick Denton

Consumer Reports Buys Gawker's Consumerist

Consumer Reports publisher Consumers Union has acquired Consumerist.com from Nick Denton's Gawker Media. Consumerist.com will operate independently of Consumer Reports publications, and will reside under a new non-profit entity called Consumer Media LLC.

Toast: Gawker Media Dumps Three Blogs

Nick Denton gave Wonkette, Gridskipper, and Idolator their walking papers in paring his blog network down to an even dozen.