Macworld

Macworld

The April 2004 issue of Macworld
Editor Jason Snell
Categories Computing / Mac
Frequency monthly
First issue 1984
Final issue 2014 (print)
Company Mac Publishing (IDG)
Country
Website macworld.com
ISSN 0741-8647
OCLC number 607262846

Macworld is a web site dedicated to products and software of Apple Inc. It is published by Mac Publishing, which is headquartered in San Francisco, California. Published since 1984, the magazine has the largest audited circulation (both total and newsstand) of Macintosh-focused magazines in North America, more than double its nearest competitor, MacLife (formerly MacAddict). Macworld was founded by David Bunnell (publisher) and Andrew Fluegelman (editor). It was the oldest Macintosh magazine still in publication, until September 10, 2014, when IDG, its parent company, announced it was discontinuing the print edition and laid off most of the staff, while continuing an online version.[1]

History

In 1997, the publication was renamed to Macworld, incorporating MacUser (a name reflected subtly on the magazine's Table of Contents page) to reflect the consolidation of the Ziff-Davis-owned MacUser magazine into the International Data Group-owned Macworld within the new Mac Publishing joint venture between the two publishers.[2] In 1999, the combined company also purchased the online publication MacCentral Online, because Macworld didn't have a powerful online news component at the time. In late 2001 International Data Group (IDG) bought out Ziff-Davis' share of Mac Publishing, making it a wholly owned subsidiary of IDG.

The magazine was published in many countries, either by other IDG subsidiaries or by outside publishers who have licensed the brand name and its content. These editions included Australia, Germany (Macwelt), Italy, Spain, Sweden (MacWorld), Turkey, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Indonesia. Its content was also incorporated into a number of other IDG publications.

The magazine's publisher licenses its name to another IDG subsidiary, IDG World Expo, for the Macworld Conference & Expo, which takes place every January at the Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco.

In addition to publishing a monthly print magazine, Macworld also operates numerous web sites, including Macworld, Playlist, MacUser, and Mac OS X Hints.

Every year, Macworld uses its expertises in technology to find the best device in each category in the market.

Podcast

The Macworld Podcast is a weekly podcast published by Macworld, a magazine and web site devoted to Apple's Macintosh computers. It was formally hosted by Macworld Senior Editor Chris Breen, and consists mostly of interviews with Macworld editors and other Mac luminaries. Macworld editorial director Jason Snell is a frequent guest and occasional guest host. The program's original host was Cyrus Farivar.

The Macworld Podcast began life on April 26, 2005 as the "Geek Factor Podcast," but was upgraded into the official "Macworld Podcast" with its fifth installment, in August 2005.

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References

  1. ↑ http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2014/09/10/macworld-ends-magazine/15400981/
  2. ↑ "IDG and Ziff to Merge Mac Publications". PCWorld. PCWorld Communications, Inc. Archived from the original on 2010-03-29. Retrieved 22 November 2012.