ReadWrite
Type of site
Web technology blog
Available inEnglish
OwnerWearable World
EditorOwen Thomas
URLreadwrite.com
RegistrationNone
Launched2003 (2003)
Current statusActive

ReadWrite (originally ReadWriteWeb or RWW) is a Web technology blog launched in 2003, covering Web 2.0 and Web technology in general, and providing industry news, reviews, and analysis. Founded by Richard MacManus,[1] Technorati ranked ReadWriteWeb at number 12 in its list of top 100 blogs worldwide, as of October 9, 2010.[2] MacManus is based in Lower Hutt, New Zealand,[3] but the officers and writers of RW work from diverse locations, including Portland, Oregon.[4] Around September or October 2008, The New York Times technology section began syndicating RW content online.[5][6] RW also has many international channels such as France, Spain, Brazil and China.

RW was acquired by SAY Media in 2011.[7]

On October 22, 2012, RWW redesigned its website, rebranded as ReadWrite and hired Daniel Lyons as the new editor-in-chief.[8] Dan Lyons left ReadWrite on March 20, 2013,[9] replaced by Owen Thomas.[10]

SAY Media sold ReadWrite to Wearable World in February 2015.[11]

In June 2015, the company announced a crowd funding campaign.[12]

Editor In Chief

Editor-In-Chief Editor From Editor To
Richard McManus 2003 2012
Daniel Lyons 2012 2013
Owen Thomas 2013 2016
Trevor Curwin 2016 2017
Clayton Jacobs[13] 2017 2018

See also

References

  1. Bond, Georgina (August 18, 2008). "Richard McManus – the most influential Kiwi online". The New Zealand Herald.
  2. "top 100 blogs". Technorati. Archived from the original on 2010-10-08.
  3. "Kiwi blog lord picked up by NY Times". The New Zealand Herald. September 24, 2008. Retrieved 2009-02-16.
  4. About ReadWriteWeb Accessed April 7, 2010
  5. Goel, Vindu (September 23, 2008). "Tech News 2.0 at The Times". The New York Times.
  6. MacManus, Richard. "New York Times Syndicates ReadWriteWeb". ReadWriteWeb. Archived from the original on 2009-02-22.
  7. "SAY Media Acquires Prominent Tech Blog Read Write Web". Reuters. 14 December 2011. Retrieved 2013-09-26.
  8. "ReadWriteWeb relaunches as ReadWrite, and nabs Fake Steve Jobs as Editor-in-Chief". The Next Web. Retrieved October 22, 2012.
  9. "Why I hired the Fake Steve Jobs: HubSpot Blog".
  10. "Interviewing ReadWrite's Editor Owen Thomas". Ranky. Retrieved February 8, 2014.
  11. Castillo, Michelle. "SAY Media Unloads Its Websites to Focus on Tech". AdWeek. Retrieved 2015-03-10.
  12. "Tech Blog Preps Crowdfunding Campaign to "Bring ReadWrite Back"".
  13. "ReadWrite employed these 3 game-changing content marketing tactics and nailed its China strategy".


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