William Randolph Hearst, Malcolm Forbes, Rupert Murdoch...Nick Denton? While he might not place himself in such lofty company, publishing's newest tycoon has been building quite a reputation in the relatively uncharted territory of blogging as a business. Denton's e-empire consists of sites including Gawker—devoted to gossip on the New York media scene, Wonkette—gossip, D.C.-style, Defamer—gossip, L.A.-style, Fleshbot—the controversial porn arm to Gawker Media, Gizmodo—a gadget-centered blog, and the recently launched Kinja (FKA the Lafayette Project, dubbed for the street on which the team worked).
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