Xconomy
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Type of site | News website |
|---|---|
| Available in | English |
| Owner | Xconomy, Inc. |
| Created by | Robert Buderi and Rebecca Zacks |
| Editor | Robert Buderi |
| Website |
www |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Launched | June 2007 |
Xconomy is a Cambridge, Massachusetts-based media company providing news on business, life sciences, and technology[1] focusing on the regions of Boston, Boulder/Denver, Detroit, New York City, Raleigh-Durham, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, Texas, Wisconsin, and beyond.[1][2] The website was founded in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in June 2007 by Robert Buderi, former Editor-in-Chief of MIT's Technology Review, and co-founded by Rebecca Zacks, the former managing editor of the New England Journal of Medicine's daily e-newsletter Physician’s First Watch.[3][4] Xconomy content covers "local personalities, companies, and technological trends to business and technology leaders" with a target audience of "entrepreneurs, business and technology executives and innovators, venture capitalists, angel investors, lawyers, and university researchers and officials."[1]
History
The original Xconomy site focused on the city of Boston, before opening another outlet in Seattle in 2008 and expanding to other regions afterwards.[5] Since its founding, Xconomy has also entered the field of business-to-business event production.[6]
Services
Xconomy also provides "underwriting programs, banner ads, display ads, and ad networks".[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 Company Overview of Xconomy, Inc., Bloomberg Business, nd, retrieved 19 July 2015
- ↑ "Cities". Retrieved September 5, 2012.
- ↑ Rafat Ali (February 11, 2009). "Business News Blog Network XConomy Gets Second Round Funding". CBS News via paidcontent.org. Retrieved September 5, 2012.
- ↑ Xconomy (February 1, 2013). "About Our Mission, Team, and Ethics". Xconomy. Retrieved February 1, 2013.
- ↑ Scott Kirsner (June 3, 2010). "Xconomy planning to launch Silicon Valley site, ship Roush west". The Boston Globe. Retrieved September 5, 2012.
- ↑ Bruce Bigelow and Wade Roush (December 22, 2010). "At a Private Xconomy Dinner, Luminaries Debate the Future of Innovation in San Diego". San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved September 5, 2012.