revived and merged into Gizmodo International sites Gizmodo en Español – Hispanic Australia (owned by Allure Media) Gizmodo Australia – Gadgets and technology Kotaku Australia – Games and gaming industry coverage Lifehacker Australia – Tips, tricks, tutorials, hacks, downloads and guides Sold or defunct prior to Univision sale Gawker.com – New York City media, politics and gossip; Shut down August 22, 2016, now owned by Bustle Digital Group Screenhead – shut down in 2006 Idolator – music, sold to Buzz Media in 2008 Wonkette – sold to its managing editor Ken Layne in 2008 Gridskipper – sold to Curbed in 2008 Consumerist – consumer affairs, sold to Consumers Union in 2008 Valleywag – Silicon Valley news and gossip, shut down in 2008 Defamer – shut down in 2015 Fleshbot – sex and sex industry coverage, sold in 2012 to Fleshbot's editor Lux Alptraum io9 – science, science fiction, and futurism; merged into Gizmodo in 2015 Cink – Hungarian blog, defunct in 2015 See also Kinja Weblogs, Inc. References External links Tom Zeller, Jr. New York Times.com: "A Blog Revolution? Get a Grip" (May 8, 2005) (registration required) Vanessa Grigoriadis, New York magazine: "Everybody Sucks: Gawker and the rage of the creative underclass" (October 22, 2007) Blog networks Defunct mass media companies of the United States Defunct companies based in New York City Mass media companies based in New York City Entertainment companies established in 2003 Mass media companies established in 2003 Mass media companies disestablished in 2016 2003 establishments in New York City 2016 disestablishments in New York (state) Companies that filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2016 Fusion Media Group Former Univision Communications subsidiaries Creative Commons-licensed authors