Annotated History of Gawker Media

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  • 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