abstract:The Owen Thomas Car Company was founded in 1908 in Janesville, Wisconsin, by W. Owen Thomas of Chicago in a machine shop that belonged to the Chicago & North Western Railroad.
The head editor is OwenThomas, a well-known figure in the Silicon Valley technology scene, having been an editor of Venturebeat, NBC Bay Area and Gawker site Valleywag.
OwenThomas, managing editor of Silicon Valley gossip blog Valleywag, confirmed Tuesday that the gossip site is being folded into Gawker, Valleywag parent company Gawker Media's flagship site.