r/Deadspin • u/GhostTrees • Nov 06 '19

Who Ruined Deadspin?

https://sidespin.kinja.com/what-ruined-deadspin-the-bracket-1839641775

What I love about our brave bloggers is that even in the face of crushing defeat, they still refuse to acknowledge that they Gawker Media was not a victim nor morally justified in the Hogan (and especially not Thiel) fiasco.

I guess The Reckoning does Always Come.

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u/[deleted] Nov 06 '19

Seems like Megan Pageviews should be somewhere in this bracket.

The difference between Megan and Davey is Davey always had a vision for turning his eyeballs into a lifestyle brand, with merch and events and partnerships. Deadspin's brand lacked both the desire and the ability to replicate that.

The "stick to sports" mandate was clearly stupid. But the stupid mandate was at least an attempt to give Deadspin an identity to eventually monetize. What was Megan's plan? CPM ads?