After taking about a month off in the wake of his settlement with the plaintiffs represented by Peter Thiel's lawyer, Gawker Media founder Nick Denton will begin a new project: Building internet forums.

In an interview with journalist Aaron Lammer on the new podcast "Stoner," Denton called the design of internet forums his "obsession" and said that bridging the gap between public and private conversations is a particular area of focus:

Nick Denton, the founder of Gawker.com, toasted the dying website Thursday in a memo to staff after an announcement that the site is closing before Univision takes possession of its parent company.

In the memo, Denton acknowledged that he will not be involved in the company he built after Univision begins running the show:

Nick Denton, the founder of Gawker Media, filed for bankruptcy on Monday in the wake of a legal judgment that awarded former professional wrestler Hulk Hogan $141.1 million.

The lawsuit, which was bankrolled by Silicon Valley billionaire Peter Thiel, forced Denton to sell the company in an auction later this month. Gawker Media has also declared bankruptcy, but its eight editorial brands are continuing to operate normally.

Last night, Forbes reported out a rumor that has been circulating among media reporters for the last several months: Hulk Hogan's $140 million lawsuit against Gawker Media was bankrolled by a wealthy benefactor, namely Silicon Valley billionaire Peter Thiel.

On the eve of its move into new Manhattan headquarters, Gawker Media is discarding some of its edgier elements in order to become a more tempered news organization.

That's according to Gawker Media founder and CEO Nick Denton, who this afternoon sent a memo to staffers that laid out a way forward for a company that has been grappling with its identity in the wake of an exposé that proved divisive among staffers.

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In a lengthy comment underneath Gawker Media's unionization announcement, former Gawker Media editorial director Joel Johnson Thursday sounded off on the company, spilling business-side knowledge and critiquing founder Nick Denton.

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