Gizmodo to Kinja Makes 8

This week we moved Gizmodo to Kinja. While we are far from finished (we'll never be finished), this at least completes the long planned transition off of our prior publishing platform, Ganja. Calling it a redesign is actually very far from the mark. The new look is the most immediate impression of the platform. Well beyond this is a platform to engage in discussions about news, ideas and people. The following is a recap of the launch of kinja.com, a new site for Hungary, a relaunch of Gizmodo en Español, and the transition of all eight Gawker Media sites to Kinja.

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Ganja Platform Over Time

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July, 2006 to April, 2013. Punctuated by... redesigns!

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Kinja Development Over Time: Core

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From July 20, 2012 to April 29, 2013.

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Kinja now powering most Gawker Media sites

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Today we moved Lifehacker to kinja, which leaves Gawker and Gizmodo the only sites remaining to transition to the platform. We do have numerous features to introduce, and are constantly working on solving persistent problems. On the Lifehacker introduction post, there is a discussion about how we might improve display …

Jalopnik: Welcome to Kinja

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Jalopnik: Welcome to Kinja

Today, Jalopnik joins Cink, and Spanish Gizmodo, on our kinja platform. Beyond the obvious design updates, there are quite a few changes under the hood, as well as the introduction of numerous features that come with being on the kinja platform.

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Grid

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Page Layout Changes

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Etele made some layout changes!. The main column (with all of the post content) is now wider and centered. We'll be using the columns at the far left and right for navigation and other helpful tidbits of information.

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Budapest 2012

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A wide-angle view of the Budapest office in September 2012. Everyone in the Budapest office, plus the US based technology team, and lead editors of GMG sites are gathered in the windows That is Szent István Bazilika to the right.

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Kinja 0.4

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Our goal with Kinja is to make intelligent discussions as enjoyable and easy to read as the articles that instigate them. We've seen compelling, linear conversations float to the top - like the time Steve Wozniak dropped in on a story about himself on Gizmodo, or when an HIV positive man and a Hepatitis C positive…

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farewell

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Rooftop Farewell

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Half of Gawker Tech lives in Budapest. We have various methods of keeping ourselves close, but nothing beats hanging out face to face. Here's our farewell dinner for six of our guys from Budapest on the Gawker roof deck last night. We were joined by, among others, our new Hungarian teacher, Edina. See you at the…

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For the win

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For the win

We've invested heavily in our video conferencing system so we can ~~collaborate with budapest~~ ~~work from home~~ play hollywood squares.

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