Denton: Gawker Revenues Actually Up 45 Percent This Year

Earlier this month, Gawker Media overlord Nick Denton boasted about his company’s success this year, telling Nieman Journalism Lab that ad revenues were up 35 percent during the first half of 2009. The unexpected success meant Gawker could reinstate its controversial pageview bonus system.

But in a blog post today, Denton reveals that ad revenues actually climbed 45 percent during the first six months of the year. The success is something to be crowed about, since Denton himself predicted

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