A dimension of empathy

Having been in marketing for 17 years before deciding to work for LAN Times (which was owned by Novell circa 1988), Deni has seen “a complete revolution of the circle.” While many thought “mainframes were going away… most business still rely on mainframe for critical apps.” Even though she’s been around a long time, she is very approachable and constantly interested in learning as much as she can about the evolving tech landscape.

The new Ziff Davis

In the wake of the sale to Insight Venture Partners, the remaining eWeek staffers are enjoying a boost in morale, according to Jim. Debt free and with the promise of investment from the new owners, things are looking up. Expect the staff to grow and note the following changes already in place:

On the move in the U.S.

The Register, based in the UK, boasts 2.2 million readers in the U.S., according to "independently verified" company figures. Compare that to eWeek's 1.8 million, Computerworld's 1.4 million or InfoWorld's 1.2 million. To continue the momentum, The Register is building out its San Francisco operations with plans to hire seven Bay Area reporters; Dan was one, Austin Modine joined in March and #3 starts June 1^st..

May 2007

The new Technology Review

Jason enjoys the challenge of holding both the editor and publisher titles at the oldest technology magazine in the world (1899). His responsibilities include print circulation, web sites, advertising, events, list rental, and webinars, staffing, you name it. "They asked me to make them proud… meet budgets… and to sketch out what a modern publishing company might look like," so he "turned it upside down." He halved the frequency of the print publication, and allowed it to "focus on what print does best: images and longer format investigative stories." They also launched a daily news website publishing three to five stories a day, including video, blogs, vlogs, mobile and recently launched text to speech (podcast) that allows all TR stories to be heard on mobile devices and PCs.

FC's New Editor

Bob Safian came from Time Inc., with time at Money, Time and Fortune. David: "He's a really sharp magazine maker in a way that the magazine has probably never had at Fast Company.