Gawker-related: What's with TheVane?

Kinja'd!!! "functionoverfashion" (functionoverfashion)
12/10/2015 at 11:20 • Filed to: None

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I like weather. I like reading and learning about it. There was a neat little sub-blog off Gawker called TheVane... it was active for a while then it’s been silent since November 16. How does one start these sub-blogs? Can someone educate me on this? Because it looks like they (the only author) just gave up on this one with no explanation.


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Kinja'd!!! jariten1781 > functionoverfashion
12/10/2015 at 11:26

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They got canned.


Kinja'd!!! BmanUltima's car still hasn't been fixed yet, he'll get on it tomorrow, honest. > functionoverfashion
12/10/2015 at 11:27

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It was one of the sub blogs to go when Gawker made some changes.


Kinja'd!!! For Sweden > functionoverfashion
12/10/2015 at 11:30

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Denton fired everyone because he’s a terrible at being a socialist


Kinja'd!!! BKosher84 > functionoverfashion
12/10/2015 at 11:33

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http://www.mentalfloss.com/authors/dennis…

He just got picked up by Mental Floss.

Also, CA Pinkman (Behind Closed Ovens) is now at http://wonkette.com/author/c-a-pin…


Kinja'd!!! Ash78, voting early and often > BKosher84
12/10/2015 at 11:36

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Awesome, good for Mental Floss. Their co-founder is a friend of mine, lives right down the street. When we met last year, I was like “you’re a local celebrity!” and he was like “You’ve heard of us?”


Kinja'd!!! For Sweden > Ash78, voting early and often
12/10/2015 at 11:38

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And you were like “my dentist has been telling me to floss for years; of course I’ve heard of you!”


Kinja'd!!! davedave1111 > functionoverfashion
12/10/2015 at 11:49

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Gawker culled a load of sub-blogs recently to focus on the core. There’s been noticeably more unacknowledged advertorial since. Fortunately Jalopnik still seems immune, except when some stuff leaks over from the main Gawkerverse.


Kinja'd!!! Rico > For Sweden
12/10/2015 at 12:08

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Whaaaat when did this happen?! /s


Kinja'd!!! The Powershift in Steve's '12 Ford Focus killed it's TCM (under warranty!) > functionoverfashion
12/10/2015 at 13:41

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Does anyone know if Wes Siler got picked up anywhere yet?