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===2010s=== On July 11, 2010, SlashDot was the first major media platform where [[Bitcoin]], the first cryptocurrency, was publicized.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Silvera |first=Ian |title=Inside the intertwining and scandalous history of Bitcoin and the media |url=https://www.news-future.com/p/inside-the-intertwining-and-scandalous |access-date=2022-05-08 |website=www.news-future.com |archive-date=2022-05-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220508140424/https://www.news-future.com/p/inside-the-intertwining-and-scandalous |url-status=live }}</ref> On January 25, 2011, the site launched its third major redesign in its 13.5-year history, which gutted the [[HTML]] and [[CSS]], and updated the graphics.<ref name="3rd_redesign">{{cite news|last=Malda|first=Rob|title=Slashdot Launches Re-Design|url=http://meta.slashdot.org/story/11/01/25/163257/Slashdot-Launches-Re-Design|access-date=February 25, 2011|newspaper=Slashdot|date=January 25, 2011|archive-date=July 28, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110728030142/http://meta.slashdot.org/story/11/01/25/163257/Slashdot-Launches-Re-Design|url-status=live}}</ref> On August 25, 2011, Malda resigned as Editor-in-Chief with immediate effect. He did not mention any plans for the future, other than spending more time with his family, catching up on some reading, and possibly writing a book.<ref name="Watercutter_Angela">{{cite news|last=Watercutter|first=Angela|title=Slashdot Founder Rob "Cmdr Taco" Malda Resigns.|url=https://www.wired.com/underwire/2011/08/slashdot-founder-resigns/|access-date=September 1, 2011|newspaper=[[Wired Magazine]]|date=August 25, 2011|archive-date=September 11, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110911172038/http://www.wired.com/underwire/2011/08/slashdot-founder-resigns/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Malda_resign">{{cite web|url=http://meta.slashdot.org/story/11/08/25/1245200/Rob-CmdrTaco-Malda-Resigns-From-Slashdot|last=Malda|first=Rob|title=Rob "CmdrTaco" Malda Resigns From Slashdot|date=August 25, 2011|publisher=Slashdot|access-date=August 25, 2011|archive-date=September 4, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110904005414/http://meta.slashdot.org/story/11/08/25/1245200/Rob-CmdrTaco-Malda-Resigns-From-Slashdot|url-status=live}}</ref> His final farewell message received over 1,400 comments within 24 hours on the site.<ref name="Noyes_Katherine">{{cite news|last=Noyes|first=Katherine|title=On Slashdot's Lost Taco and Apple's Big Turnover.|url=http://www.technewsworld.com/story/73164.html|access-date=September 6, 2011|newspaper=technewsworld.com|date=August 29, 2011|archive-date=April 1, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120401161644/http://www.technewsworld.com/story/73164.html|url-status=live}}</ref> On December 7, 2011, Slashdot announced that it would start to push what the company described as "sponsored" Ask Slashdot questions.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://meta.slashdot.org/story/11/12/07/0537225/upcoming-changes-to-ask-slashdot|title=Upcoming Changes To 'Ask Slashdot'|date=2012-12-07|access-date=2011-12-07|archive-date=2012-04-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120421064447/http://meta.slashdot.org/story/11/12/07/0537225/upcoming-changes-to-ask-slashdot|url-status=live}}</ref> On March 28, 2012, Slashdot launched Slashdot TV.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.slashdot.org/story/12/03/28/0126257/ladies-and-gentlemen-welcome-to-slashdottv-video|publisher=Slashdot|title=Ladies and Gentlemen, Welcome to SlashdotTV! (Video)|date=2012-03-28|access-date=2012-03-28|archive-date=2012-03-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120328165938/http://news.slashdot.org/story/12/03/28/0126257/ladies-and-gentlemen-welcome-to-slashdottv-video|url-status=live}}</ref> Two months later, in May 2012, Slashdot launched SlashBI, SlashCloud, and SlashDataCenter, three websites dedicated to original journalistic content. The websites proved controversial, with longtime Slashdot users commenting that the original content ran counter to the website's longtime focus on user-generated submissions.<ref>{{Cite web|title = A Glimpse Into Slashdot's Future|url = https://thenextweb.com/media/2012/05/10/a-glimpse-into-slashdots-future/#gref|website = The Next Web|access-date = 2016-01-29|language = en-US|first = Anna|last = Heim|date = 10 May 2012|archive-date = 2016-02-05|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160205075029/http://thenextweb.com/media/2012/05/10/a-glimpse-into-slashdots-future/#gref|url-status = live}}</ref> Nick Kolakowski, the editor of the three websites, told The Next Web that the websites were "meant to complement Slashdot with an added layer of insight into a very specific area of technology, without interfering with Slashdot's longtime focus on tech-community interaction and discussion." Despite the debate, articles published on SlashCloud and SlashBI attracted attention from io9,<ref>{{Cite web|title = Could you really have a space colony like the one in Elysium?|url = http://io9.gizmodo.com/could-you-really-have-a-space-colony-like-the-one-in-el-1095171180|website = io9|access-date = 2016-01-29|language = en-US|first = Annalee|last = Newitz|date = 12 August 2013|archive-date = 2016-02-04|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160204204108/http://io9.gizmodo.com/could-you-really-have-a-space-colony-like-the-one-in-el-1095171180|url-status = live}}</ref> NPR,<ref>{{Cite news|title = After Yahoo Acquires Summly, Is Buying Math The Next Tech Bubble?|url = https://www.npr.org/sections/alltechconsidered/2013/03/26/175377617/after-yahoo-acquires-summly-is-buying-math-the-next-tech-bubble|website = NPR.org|date = 26 March 2013|access-date = 2016-01-29|last1 = Mullis|first1 = Steve|archive-date = 2016-02-04|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160204213509/http://www.npr.org/sections/alltechconsidered/2013/03/26/175377617/after-yahoo-acquires-summly-is-buying-math-the-next-tech-bubble|url-status = live}}</ref> Nieman Lab,<ref>{{Cite web|title = This Week in Review: Paywall prospects in the U.K., and making sense of two Yahoo deals|url = http://www.niemanlab.org/2013/03/this-week-in-review-paywall-prospects-in-the-u-k-and-making-sense-of-two-yahoo-deals/|website = Nieman Lab|access-date = 2016-01-29|archive-date = 2016-02-02|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160202040558/http://www.niemanlab.org/2013/03/this-week-in-review-paywall-prospects-in-the-u-k-and-making-sense-of-two-yahoo-deals/|url-status = live}}</ref> Vanity Fair, and other publications. In September 2012, Slashdot, [[SourceForge]], and [[Freecode]] were acquired by online job site [[Dice.com]] for $20 million, and incorporated into a subsidiary known as Slashdot Media.<ref name=dice2012/><ref name=theh2012>{{cite web|url=http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/Dice-Holdings-acquires-Slashdot-and-SourceForge-1711181.html |title=Dice Holdings acquires Slashdot and SourceForge - The H Open: News and Features |date=8 December 2013 |access-date=16 April 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131208023450/http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/Dice-Holdings-acquires-Slashdot-and-SourceForge-1711181.html |archive-date=8 December 2013 }}</ref> While initially stating that there were no plans for major changes to Slashdot,<ref name=theh2012/> in October 2013, Slashdot launched a "beta" for a significant redesign of the site, which featured a simpler appearance and commenting system.<ref name="redesign backlash"/><ref name="new_design">{{cite web|title=Come Try Out Slashdot's New Design (In Beta).|date=October 2013 |url=http://meta.slashdot.org/story/13/10/01/1849218/come-try-out-slashdots-new-design-in-beta|publisher=Slashdot|access-date=January 7, 2014|archive-date=February 28, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140228011520/http://meta.slashdot.org/story/13/10/01/1849218/come-try-out-slashdots-new-design-in-beta|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=D'Onfro |first=Jillian |date=2013-10-09 |title=Check Out The Sleek Redesign of 'News For Nerds' Site Slashdot |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/check-out-the-sleek-redesign-of-news-for-nerds-site-slashdot-2013-10 |access-date=2023-01-12 |website=Business Insider |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-01-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230112223349/https://www.businessinsider.com/check-out-the-sleek-redesign-of-news-for-nerds-site-slashdot-2013-10 |url-status=live }}</ref> While initially an opt-in beta, the site automatically began migrating selected users to the new design in February 2014; the rollout led to a negative response from many longtime users, upset by the added visual complexity, and the removal of features, such as comment viewing, that distinguished Slashdot from other news sites. An organized boycott of the site was held from February 10 to 17, 2014.<ref name="redesign backlash">{{cite news |last=Peterson |first=Andrea |date=2014-02-07 |title=Slashdot creator on redesign backlash |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2014/02/07/slashdot-creator-on-redesign-backlash-every-slashdot-change-met-with-objections |access-date=February 11, 2014 |archive-date=2014-02-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140211002217/http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2014/02/07/slashdot-creator-on-redesign-backlash-every-slashdot-change-met-with-objections/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The "beta" site was eventually shelved. In July 2015, Dice announced that it planned to sell Slashdot and SourceForge; in particular, the company stated in a filing that it was unable to "successfully [leverage] the Slashdot user base to further Dice's digital recruitment business".<ref name="ars-dhisell"/> On January 27, 2016, the two sites were sold to the San Diego–based BizX, LLC for an undisclosed amount.<ref name="PRNewswire20160128"/><ref name="ars-dhisell">{{cite web |last=Hutchinson |first=Lee |date=28 July 2015 |title=DHI Group plans to sell off Slashdot and Sourceforge |url=https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2015/07/dhi-group-plans-to-sell-off-slashdot-and-sourceforge/ |access-date=4 February 2016 |website=Ars Technica |archive-date=5 February 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160205013923/http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2015/07/dhi-group-plans-to-sell-off-slashdot-and-sourceforge/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="sdbj-bizx">{{cite web |last=Graves |first=Brad |date=28 January 2016 |title=Slashdot Media Acquired by BIZX for Undisclosed Price |url=http://www.sdbj.com/news/2016/jan/28/slashdot-media-acquired-bizx-undisclosed-price/ |access-date=4 February 2016 |website=San Diego Business Journal |archive-date=4 February 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160204211651/http://www.sdbj.com/news/2016/jan/28/slashdot-media-acquired-bizx-undisclosed-price/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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