InfoWorld (IW) is an American information technology media business. Founded in 1978, it began as a monthly magazine. In 2007, it transitioned to a web-only publication. Its parent company today is International Data Group,[2] and its sister publications include Macworld and PC World. InfoWorld is based in San Francisco, with contributors and supporting staff based across the U.S..[3]
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 March 26, 2007 cover of InfoWorld | |
| Publisher | Popular Computing, Inc. (CW Communications, Inc.) InfoWorld Publishing, Inc. (IDG Communications, Inc.) |
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| First issue | 11 December 1978 |
| Final issue | 2 April 2007[1] (Now published online) |
| Country | United States |
| Based in | San Francisco |
| Language | English |
| Website | www |
| ISSN | 0199-6649 |
Since its founding, InfoWorld's readership has largely consisted of IT and business professionals. InfoWorld focuses on how-to, analysis, and editorial content from a mixture of experienced technology journalists and working technology practitioners. The site averages 4.6 million monthly page views and 1.1 million monthly unique visitors.[4]
History
The magazine was founded by Jim Warren in 1978 as The Intelligent Machines Journal (IMJ).[5] It was sold to IDG in late 1979. On 18 February 1980, the magazine name was changed to InfoWorld.[1] In 1986, the Robert X. Cringely column began; for many, that pseudonymous column was the face of InfoWorld and its close ties to Silicon Valley in particular.[1][6][7]
Up to and including the 15 June 1987 issue 24, volume 9, InfoWorld was published by Popular Computing, Inc., a subsidiary of CW Communications, Inc. Since then it has been published by InfoWorld Publishing, Inc., a subsidiary of IDG Communications, Inc.
Ethernet inventor Bob Metcalfe was CEO and publisher from 1991 to 1996, and contributed a weekly column until 2000.[8][9] As the magazine transitioned to be exclusively Web-based, the final print edition was dated 2 April 2007 (Volume 29, Issue 14, Number 1384).[1]
In its web incarnation, InfoWorld has transitioned away from widely available news stories to a focus on how-to, expert testing, and thought leadership.[10]