Gawker publishes not just rumors about people's say sexual activity, but videos online. The company is set up so that writers are paid first with how many posts they do. They're also paid partially based on how much traffic those posts do. So they have a real incentive to go after these kind of salacious things.
Author Ryan Holiday discusses his book, Conspiracy, with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. This is a crazy episode about a crazy book about a crazy set of events--the Hulk Hogan lawsuit against the website Gawker, a lawsuit that was secretly funded by Peter Thiel. Holiday explains how this happened and the lessons for all of us related to conspiracies, patience, strategy, and revenge. Along the way, Holiday discusses his techniques for reading and lessons for how to grab someone's attention when looking for a job or opportunity.