Annotated History of Gawker Media

  • Gizmodo Launches, GMG Formed

    Gizmodo Launches, GMG Formed
    Gawker Media is officially formed.
  • Absolut Buys 1st Ads on Gawker

    Absolut Buys 1st Ads on Gawker
  • Nike Hires GMG to Create Their Blog

    Nike Hires GMG to Create Their Blog
  • Wonkette Hosts MTV Conventions

    Wonkette Hosts MTV Conventions
  • Comments Launch

    Comments Launch
  • Limp Bizkit Sends Flowers

    Limp Bizkit Sends Flowers
    After a meritless lawsuit against Gawker Media, Fred Durst apologizes with flowers.
  • Clooney Trashes Gawker Stalker

    Clooney Trashes Gawker Stalker
    George Clooney takes Gawker to task on late night talk shows and cable news stations for appearing on the Gawker Stalker map.
  • Lifehacker Book Released

    Lifehacker Book Released
  • Deadspin Makes SBJ's Top 20 List

    Deadspin Makes SBJ's Top 20 List
    Sports Business Journal put together a list of the most influential sports sites on the web.
  • Budweiser Sends Gawker Free Beer

    Budweiser Sends Gawker Free Beer
  • Jezebel on Today Show, Redbook

    Jezebel on Today Show, Redbook
  • Defamer Mentioned On Entourage

    Defamer Mentioned On Entourage
    Agent Ari Gold (Jeremy Piven) tells his clients not to read Defamer.
  • SNL Parodies Gawker

    SNL Parodies Gawker
  • Gawker Book Published

    Gawker Book Published
    Simon and Schuster publish The Gawker Guide to Conquering All Media
  • Deadspin Book Published

    Deadspin Book Published
    Will Leitch's "God Save The Fan"
  • Gizmodo Ed. On The Daily Show

    Gizmodo Ed. On The Daily Show
  • 18 Bloggy Nominations

    18 Bloggy Nominations
  • Simpsons Parody Kotaku

    Simpsons Parody Kotaku
  • GMG Tops 250 Million Pageviews

    GMG Tops 250 Million Pageviews