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Nick Denton Memo posted at The Awl: “There’s too much news on the web; and way too little explanation. Fully a quarter of the top stories are straight how-tos…”

A look at The Awl’s current top stories:

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Nick Denton: “It’s seriously the best guide to web journalism there is.”

Deadspin: “I’m a dick and it’s an incredibly funny story, but one that didn’t really hold any real weight..”

Anything Old Spice related is so hot right now. So how doe you wring every last possible page-view from the phenomenon? Gawker Media, a master of the craft, shows you how. He said, She said!

And I don’t even care about the NBA. #freefuckingagency

Here is Deadspin, liberally and sincerely using the term “fagbait.”

Discuss.

Here’s a guy who will never work for Bill O’Reilly OR 60 Minutes failing to Bro Ice Nick Denton.

“If you submit to this icing business, you are a fucking sheep. You lack the ability to think and judge for yourself, which probably means you also like the Dallas Cowboys.“

Matt Cherette, still fair-using the shit out of The Daily Show for Gawker.

The first thing to change? That shitty attitude. Changing diapers is no hardship. Someday that child will be revolted to spend 10 minutes within two fucking feet of you. Appreciate the current intimacy.

OK, that’s better.. Read the rest at Deadspin

The Daily Show has always been forward thinking when it comes to Internet dissemination of its show. From the high-speed-internet beginning, it has made itself available, in full, on demand at its website. It’s likely they are of the opinion that more attention is good for drawing future viewers.

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