A comedy nerd blog seems too niche to be a solid brand to add to a blog network seeking advertisers and growth, but maybe they are seeing the niche as not being catered to and thus possibly easily profitable.
Carly ads are really ironic.
― avant-sarsgaard (litel), Wednesday, 8 September 2010 05:41 (2 years ago) Permalink
I'm not super familiar with the Awl.
― buzza, Wednesday, 8 September 2010 08:43 (2 years ago) Permalink
<3 buzza
― markers, Wednesday, 8 September 2010 11:05 (2 years ago) Permalink
jesus christ that is one ugly, anonymous looking site
― progressive cuts (Tracer Hand), Wednesday, 8 September 2010 11:07 (2 years ago) Permalink
great use of bandwidth
― former moderator, please give generously (DG), Wednesday, 8 September 2010 14:39 (2 years ago) Permalink
kinda stopped reading this site when it completed its transformation to gawker at some point this summer... then gawker got all good and "maxed"-out
― snrub-n-tug (s1ocki), Wednesday, 8 September 2010 14:45 (2 years ago) Permalink
agree that Gawker is pretty good right now. could you explain what you mean by The Awl's "transformation to gawker at some point this summer" tho?
― markers, Wednesday, 8 September 2010 15:07 (2 years ago) Permalink
gawker is particularly good between the hours of 8pm and 4am
― max, Wednesday, 8 September 2010 15:08 (2 years ago) Permalink
its like a party up on that website
during that particular stretch of time, eastern time, on sunday, monday and tuesday nights
gawker more like GAWLKER
i liked gawker till that one guy DIED HAHA IT'S A REFERENCE TO MAX
― The sulky expression from the hilarious "Aubrey Plaza" persona (history mayne), Wednesday, 8 September 2010 15:28 (2 years ago) Permalink
― markers, Wednesday, September 8, 2010 11:07 AM (4 hours ago) Bookmark
it started to look and read exactly like the gawk.
― snrub-n-tug (s1ocki), Wednesday, 8 September 2010 19:27 (2 years ago) Permalink
smh @ this gillette-sponsored garbage
http://www.theawl.com/2010/10/how-to-pick-up-a-hipster-girl
― george pimpton (s1ocki), Monday, 18 October 2010 21:04 (2 years ago) Permalink
I think The Awl would be much better if it just published the interested long essay kind of stuff, but that probably wouldn't make them any money
― markers, Wednesday, 20 October 2010 16:58 (2 years ago) Permalink
interesting, rather
We wanted to invite you personally—so, yes, you!—to visit our new sister site, run by the funny and bizarre Edith Zimmerman and friends, particularly the phenomenal Liz Colville. It is called The Hairpin.
― James Mitchell, Monday, 25 October 2010 13:07 (2 years ago) Permalink
― James Mitchell, Monday, October 25, 2010 9:07 AM (14 seconds ago)
hahaha -- just came here to post the news myself
― markers, Monday, 25 October 2010 13:08 (2 years ago) Permalink
Maybe going to rock shows and eating all-organic locally sourced beef and/or vegan meals
why would you be eating beef w/ a vegan meal
― dayo, Monday, 25 October 2010 13:14 (2 years ago) Permalink
at a rock show nonetheless, dont they usually just serve beer and drinks and maybe snacks there
― dayo, Monday, 25 October 2010 13:15 (2 years ago) Permalink
In the Times!
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/25/business/media/25carr.html
― markers, Monday, 25 October 2010 16:10 (2 years ago) Permalink
^^^^ media insider and hip twentysomething
― buzza, Monday, 25 October 2010 16:47 (2 years ago) Permalink
UGGGGGHHHHHH @ that article s1ocki posted
― progressive cuts (Tracer Hand), Monday, 25 October 2010 17:14 (2 years ago) Permalink
right?
― candid gamera (s1ocki), Monday, 25 October 2010 18:42 (2 years ago) Permalink
for shame
― buzza, Monday, 25 October 2010 18:43 (2 years ago) Permalink
the awl more like the awlful amirite lolol *highfive*
― dayo, Monday, 25 October 2010 23:47 (2 years ago) Permalink
i don't think this is the jezebel killer i was hoping for
― A B C, Tuesday, 26 October 2010 00:18 (2 years ago) Permalink
also how could it make any possible financial sense to start a comedy blog and why would you call it "splitsider"
― A B C, Tuesday, 26 October 2010 00:19 (2 years ago) Permalink
there are 7 comments total on the stories on the front page of Splitsider atm
I have a feeling The Hairpin will do much, much better
― markers, Tuesday, 26 October 2010 00:29 (2 years ago) Permalink
come up with the most boring blog name possible
― dayo, Tuesday, 26 October 2010 00:39 (2 years ago) Permalink
i liked the interview w/ john mulaney but i haven't been back since
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 26 October 2010 00:41 (2 years ago) Permalink
its a contraction of 'aw yall'
― ice cr?m, Tuesday, 26 October 2010 00:46 (2 years ago) Permalink
http://thehairpin.com/2010/10/all-dudes-learned-how-to-dress-and-it-sucks/
what a bad problem to have
― dayo, Tuesday, 26 October 2010 05:32 (2 years ago) Permalink
"Uuuuuuuuum, OK." *clicks X*
― markers, Tuesday, 26 October 2010 12:28 (2 years ago) Permalink
What the hell is wrong with her??
― progressive cuts (Tracer Hand), Tuesday, 26 October 2010 12:37 (2 years ago) Permalink
Mary HK Choi is a writer and editor living in Brooklyn. She is a senior editor at Complex magazine and writes comics for Marvel. Also, she is the bomb. No dot com. Just bomb. Shut up.
― candid gamera (s1ocki), Tuesday, 26 October 2010 12:49 (2 years ago) Permalink
:/
― corn futures hoof gang till them all (Whiney G. Weingarten), Tuesday, 26 October 2010 12:50 (2 years ago) Permalink
quiddities and agonies of the creative class
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 26 October 2010 12:51 (2 years ago) Permalink
Basil Marceaux Not Dot Com
― markers, Tuesday, 26 October 2010 12:56 (2 years ago) Permalink
her twitter name is 'choitotheworld'
― dayo, Tuesday, 26 October 2010 13:40 (2 years ago) Permalink
i am not subscribing 2 "the hairpin" in my "google reader" but i very well may based on pieces such as
http://thehairpin.com/2010/12/the-winter-boyfriend/
and
http://thehairpin.com/2010/12/some-futures-i-thought-i-might-have/
http://thehairpin.com/2010/12/letters-to-the-editors-of-womens-magazines-2/
― max, Wednesday, 15 December 2010 20:58 (2 years ago) Permalink
max when will u start writing for the awl
― ice cr?m, Wednesday, 15 December 2010 21:04 (2 years ago) Permalink
i will let u in on a secret.... i am the awl
― max, Wednesday, 15 December 2010 21:06 (2 years ago) Permalink
i am the awl of the blog "the awl"
the eponymous awl
sooo is this the jezebel of the awl brand
― goole, Wednesday, 15 December 2010 21:06 (2 years ago) Permalink
i think its the gizmodo
― max, Wednesday, 15 December 2010 21:09 (2 years ago) Permalink
Jezebawl
― THX THO... (Nicole), Wednesday, 15 December 2010 21:09 (2 years ago) Permalink
"I will jab a pencil into my eye so that I'll require a prescription for thick-rimmed glasses, and then I'll be attractive, like those models in advertisements for glasses."
I love this sentence so much!
― C-L, Wednesday, 15 December 2010 21:09 (2 years ago) Permalink
could say youre all of the awl
― ice cr?m, Wednesday, 15 December 2010 21:09 (2 years ago) Permalink