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{{Short description|American technology magazine}}
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| editor = Jason Brooks
| editor = James Maguire (2021-)
| editor_title = Editor-in-Chief
| editor_title = Editor-in-Chief
| frequency = Semimonthly
| frequency = online only
| circulation = 225,000
| circulation = 20M pageviews/year
| category = [[Computer magazines]], [[Business magazines]]
| category = [[Computer magazine]], Business magazine
| company = [[Ziff Davis Enterprise]]
| company = TechnologyAdvice
| firstdate = 1983
| founded = 1983
| country = {{Flag|United States}}
| finaldate = 2012
| language = [[English language|English]]
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| issn = 1530-6283
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{{DISPLAYTITLE:''eWeek''|noerror}} <!-- overrides Infobox magazine, which uppercase the initial -->
'''''eWeek''''' (''Enterprise Newsweekly'', stylized as ''eWEEK''), formerly '''''PCWeek''''',<ref name=NYT_WAS.PCweek>{{cite news|newspaper=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/06/29/business/private-sector-turns-out-you-can-go-home-again.html|title=Private Sector; Turns Out, You Can Go Home Again|author=Mark A. Stein |date=June 29, 2003}}</ref> is a technology and business [[magazine]]. Previously owned by [[QuinStreet]]; Nashville, Tennessee marketing company TechnologyAdvice acquired eWeek in 2020.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Staff |first1=eWEEK |title=eWEEK Moves to New Publisher, TechnologyAdvice.com |url=https://www.eweek.com/innovation/eweek-moves-to-new-publisher-technologyadvice-com/ |website=eweek.com |publisher=eWEEK |access-date=17 May 2021}}</ref>


The print edition ceased in 2012, "and eWeek became an all-digital publication"),<ref name=P2012/> at which time Quinstreet acquired the magazine from Internet company [[Ziff Davis]], along with Baseline.com, ChannelInsider.com, CIOInsight.com, and WebBuyersGuide.com.<ref name=":3">{{cite web|url=http://adage.com/article/btob/quinstreet-acquires-ziff-davis-enterprise/285537|title=QuinStreet acquires Ziff Davis Enterprise|author=Sean Callahan|date=February 6, 2012|work=Ad Week|access-date=June 2, 2014}}</ref>
'''''eWEEK''''' is Enterprise IT’s trusted source for product information in actionable context, expert labs analysis and practical tools for evaluating, acquiring, installing, configuring and maintaining technology products and services.


''eWeek'' was started under the name ''PCWeek'' on Feb. 28, 1984.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=http://www.eweek.com/it-management/eweek-at-25-a-look-at-the-publication-s-audacious-beginnings-and-exciting-future|title=eWEEK at 25: A Look at the Publication's Audacious Beginnings and Exciting Future|work=eWEEK|access-date=2017-05-18|language=en-US}}</ref> The magazine was called ''PCWeek'' until 2000,<ref name=NYT_WAS.PCweek/> during which time it covered the rise of business computing in America; as ''eWeek'', it increased its online presence and covers more kinds of worldwide technologies.
eWEEK is comprised of a print publication and Web site (http://www.eWEEK.com) and covers a wide variety of industry topics. It is a top resource for IT professionals who are responsible for researching, purchasing and implementing IT solutions for their companies.


==History==
'''EDITORIAL FEATURES'''
[[File:PCWeek 23 October 1984 vol 1 sect 1.png|thumb|left|Vol. 1, issue 42 (October 23, 1984)]]
The magazine was started by [[Ziff Davis]]<ref name=NYT_WAS.PCweek/> to cover the use of computers as business tools.


Team members that started ''PCWeek'' included John Dodge, the first news editor; Lois Paul, the first features editor; and Sam Whitmore, the first reporter, who later went on to become editor-in-chief.<ref name=SamW/>
This eWEEK
eWEEK Labs Managing Editor Jason Brooks provides insightful industry commentary, community feedback and a behind-the-scenes look at the decisions driving eWEEK's content developers.


Chris Dobbrow, who "joined Ziff Davis Media ... as the associate publisher of PC Week, ... worked his way up the ladder at Ziff Davis, ... eventually becoming executive vice president." A short story in The New York Times about him said "He left in 2000 to join ... Last week, ... landed .. At eWeek. As the publisher. One step above the job he had 15 years ago."<ref name=NYT_WAS.PCweek/>
Best of eWEEK.com
eWEEK print and eWEEK.com comprise an enterprise IT information ecosystem, and this section of eWEEK points the readers to relevant blogs, stories, forums, videos, etc., that have gained significant traction on eWEEK.com. This section includes stats on most-searched terms, most popular stories and videos, etc., as well as compelling commentary from readers' enterprise IT peers.


At the time, many magazines at the time already covered business computing, such as [[Datamation]] and [[Computerworld]]. There were also magazines dedicated to hobbyist machines, so it seemed there was no place for a weekly issue to fit in. The first few issues had only 22 pages of advertising, but then ''PCWeek'' began establishing itself. By the end of the first year, the average number of advertising pages for the last month was 74.875.{{cn|date=March 2018}}
Tech in Depth
==Buyers' guides==
The Tech in Depth section comprises a single deep-dive feature that puts recent industry trends, events and product releases in context for enterprise IT decision makers. Tech in Depth content will be scheduled on the edit calendar, by topic.
John Pallatto, a writer for ''PCWeek'' in its first year, produced a full buyer's guide on all DOS-compatible PCs on the market.<ref name=":4">{{Cite news
|url=http://www.eweek.com/pc-hardware/pc-week-eweek-chronicler-of-the-pc-revolution-for-25-years
|title=PC WEEK/eWEEK: Chronicler of the PC Revolution for 25 years
|work=eWEEK |access-date=May 18, 2017}}</ref>


Early promotional publications from ''PCWeek'' show them describing their key audience as "volume buyers", that is, people and companies that would buy PCs in bulk for business purposes.{{cn|date=March 2018}} With this the magazine was able to show big computer companies that advertising in an issue of ''PCWeek'' was the best possible way to get their product seen by the biggest and most important buyers.
Labs @ Work
The eWEEK Labs section will highlight the work of the eWEEK Labs analyst team. The section is comprised of product reviews, tech analyses, and Labs commentary.


==Later success==
Products to Watch
''PCWeek'' grew. Scot Peterson became eWeek's main editor in 2005, having been, a Ziff-Davis employee
The products on eWEEK's radar. This section includes photos and screen shots of new products that we think are worth a look by readers. This content can be pitched by vendor representatives through labs.eweek.com.
since 1995, and previously held the title news editor.<ref>{{cite news
For a full editorial calendar click here.
|newspaper=[[Advertising Age]] |date=January 4, 2005
|url=https://adage.com/article/btob/peterson-named-editor-eweek/259199
|title=Peterson named editor of 'eWeek'}}</ref>


People involved in between ''PCWeek's'' initial success and change to ''eWeek'' were David Strom, Sam Whitmore, Mike Edelhart, [[Gina Smith (author)|Gina Smith]], Peter Coffee, Paul Bonner, current editor Chris Preimesberger and many others.<ref>{{Cite web
eWEEK also boasts a first-of-its-kind companion Web site called eWEEK Labs (http://labs.eweek.com) which is home to in-depth product reviews from analysts and users alike as well as robust community forums.
|url=https://strom.wordpress.com/2013/08/06/pcweek-2
|title=In tribute to PC Week's original staffers
|author=David Strom |date=2013-08-06
|website=David Strom's Web Informant
|access-date=2017-05-18}}</ref>


Jim Louderback, a lab director at ''PCWeek'' as of 1991, describes how they were able to "get a product in on Wednesday, review it, and have it on the front page on Monday" and that "that was something we were the first to do".<ref name=":0" />
'''AUDIENCE'''


In 2012, ''eWeek'' and other Ziff Davis assets were acquired by the company [[QuinStreet]], which also runs other tech-oriented publications.<ref name=":3" />
The eWEEK audience is actively involved in buying enterprise technology and print subscribers are strictly qualified.


==Evolution==
Key Highlights
As the whole PC Industry evolved, ''PCWeek'' grew, and also developed a very active audience that spoke of their experiences, good and bad.
• IT implementers and the technical buyers of IT products and services.
Successor ''eWeek'' is even more oriented towards "Lab-based product evaluation,"<ref name=":0" /> and covers a wide range tech topics.<ref name="prn">{{cite news
• Involved in their Organization's IT Decision-Making Process*
|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/eweek-magazine-increases-investment-in-editorial--circulation-reveals-new-look-70806277.html
• Dedicated IT budgets*
|title=eWEEK Magazine Increases Investment in Editorial & Circulation; Reveals New Look |date=April 7, 2003
• Annual revenues of $1.8 million**
|work=PR Newswire |access-date=January 18, 2017}}</ref>


===Writers===
''* BPA December 2009 ** Online Visitor Study, May 2009''
Among former/current writers are:
* Jessica Davis<ref>{{cite web
|title=Jessica Davis
|quote=covering ... at titles including IDG's Infoworld, Ziff Davis Enterprise's eWeek and ...
|url=https://www.informationweek.com/author-bio.asp?author_id=2345}}</ref>
* Scott Ferguson, former Editor in Chief of eWeek, 2006 - 2012 (when eWeek stopped their print edition "and eWeek became an all-digital publication").<ref name=P2012>{{cite web
|quote=.. until the print publication stopped in 2012 and eWeek became an all-digital publication
|url=https://www.informationweek.com/author-bio.asp?author_id=2166&
|title=Profile of Scott Ferguson, Director of Audience Development, UBM Tech}}</ref>
* Todd Weiss, Senior Writer ("all things mobile")<ref>{{cite web
|quote=formerly .. [[Computerworld]].com from 2000 to 2008
|url=https://www.eweek.com/author/todd-r-weiss/
|title=Todd R. Weiss, Author at eWEEK}}</ref>


==Influence==
'''HISTORY'''
A famous part of ''PCWeek'' was the fictional gossip columnist by the name of "Spencer F. Katt". The column would cover all sorts of rumors and gossip about the PC Industry, and the character of Spencer F. Katt became a famous icon of the entire world of computing.<ref>{{cite news
|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]
|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1985/03/31/business/the-executive-computer-is-optical-memory-next-from-i-b-m.html
|title=The executive computer: is optical memory next from I.B.M.
|author=Erik Sandberg-Diment |date=March 31, 1985
|quote=Readers .. turn first to .. Spencer F. Katt's ''Rumor Central'' before perusing the "news" of the industry.}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |newspaper=[[The Los Angeles Times]]
|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-07-10-tm-14044-story.html
|title=Gossip Columnist to the Nerds : Digging Up the Digital Dirt in Silicon
|date=July 10, 1994
|quote=pseudonymous Spencer F. Katt}}</ref>


''PCWeek'' had influence on the PC Industry that it covered and the success of business PCs contributed to the success of ''PCWeek''. John Pallatto characterizes the rise of PCs in 1985 as a "social phenomenon", and says that "the most sought-after status symbol on Wall Street in 1985... was the key to unlock the power switch on an IBM PC AT".
The magazine was previously known as ''''PC Week''''.


''PCWeek'' was licensed in other countries, notably Australia, where it was first published by ''Australian Consolidated Press''. Towards the end of the 1990s, the title shifted to a publishing partnership between Ziff-Davis and Australian Provincial Newspapers where its final Australian editor was Paul Zucker.
PC Week was founded in the summer of 1983 by editor-in-chief Drake Lundell, publisher Bob Zeigel, and German financier Otmar Weber of M&T Publishing which owned several European computer magazines. Lundell and Zeigel had previously worked with Computerworld.


One story from ''PCWeek'' that is well known is their coverage of "the famous 1994 flaw in the numerical processor in Intel's Pentium chip". The news they broke on Intel's processor, along with other research, caused Intel to actually pull back and fix their chips before offering new ones.<ref name=":0" />
The enterprise level assets of [[Ziff Davis]], including eWEEK, Baseline, CIO Insight, Channel Insider, Web Buyer's Guide, the Developer Shed Network and several other properties were carved away from the parent company and sold to Insight Venture Partners in August 2007 to form a stand-alone company, Ziff Davis Enterprise (http://www.ziffdavisenterprise.com).


Current editor in chief Chris Preimesberger, who joined eWEEK in 2005 as a free-lancer, now runs a staff consisting of mostly free-lancers, many of whom have worked full time for eWEEK in the past and at other IT publications. The readership has been loyal through the years and now consists mostly of veteran IT professionals, company executives, software developers, investors and other people interested in the ebb and flow of the IT business and trends in products and services.
==External links==
* [http://www.eweek.com Official website]
* [http://www.eweekeurope.fr eWEEK Europe France]
* [http://www.eweekeurope.de eWEEK Europe Germany]
* [http://www.eweekeurope.it eWEEK Europe Italy]
* [http://www.eweekeurope.es eWEEK Europe Spain]
* [http://www.eweekeurope.co.uk eWEEK Europe UK]
* [http://sales.netmediaeurope.com/2008/03/netmediaeurope.html NetMediaEurope and Ziff Davis Enterprise Announce Broad Partnership]


==See also==
==Training==
After 14 years at PC week, Sam Whitmore started his own firm (Media Survey). The latter, after over 2 decades, began a fellowship to train future reporters.<ref name=SamW>{{cite web|url=https://www.bateman-group.com/banter/qa-sam-whitmore|title=Investing in a Reporter's Most Valuable Skill — Fact-Finding: Q&A with Sam Whitmore|author=John Thomey|date=June 8, 2018}}</ref>
* [http://www.ziffdavisenterprise.com Corporate Website]
* [http://www.channelinsider.com Channel Sales and Distribution]
* [http://www.cioinsight.com CIO Insight]
* [http://www.baselinemag.com Real-World IT Applications]


==References==
{{Ziff Davis}}
{{Reflist|30em}}


==External links==
{{DEFAULTSORT:Eweek}}
* {{Official website|http://www.eweek.com/}}
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Latest revision as of 21:34, 28 April 2024

EWeek
Editor-in-ChiefJames Maguire (2021-)
CategoriesComputer magazine, Business magazine
Frequencyonline only
Circulation20M pageviews/year
Founded1983
Final issue2012
CompanyTechnologyAdvice
CountryUnited States
Based inNashville, TN
LanguageEnglish
Websiteeweek.com
ISSN1530-6283

eWeek (Enterprise Newsweekly, stylized as eWEEK), formerly PCWeek,[1] is a technology and business magazine. Previously owned by QuinStreet; Nashville, Tennessee marketing company TechnologyAdvice acquired eWeek in 2020.[2]

The print edition ceased in 2012, "and eWeek became an all-digital publication"),[3] at which time Quinstreet acquired the magazine from Internet company Ziff Davis, along with Baseline.com, ChannelInsider.com, CIOInsight.com, and WebBuyersGuide.com.[4]

eWeek was started under the name PCWeek on Feb. 28, 1984.[5] The magazine was called PCWeek until 2000,[1] during which time it covered the rise of business computing in America; as eWeek, it increased its online presence and covers more kinds of worldwide technologies.

History[edit]

Vol. 1, issue 42 (October 23, 1984)

The magazine was started by Ziff Davis[1] to cover the use of computers as business tools.

Team members that started PCWeek included John Dodge, the first news editor; Lois Paul, the first features editor; and Sam Whitmore, the first reporter, who later went on to become editor-in-chief.[6]

Chris Dobbrow, who "joined Ziff Davis Media ... as the associate publisher of PC Week, ... worked his way up the ladder at Ziff Davis, ... eventually becoming executive vice president." A short story in The New York Times about him said "He left in 2000 to join ... Last week, ... landed .. At eWeek. As the publisher. One step above the job he had 15 years ago."[1]

At the time, many magazines at the time already covered business computing, such as Datamation and Computerworld. There were also magazines dedicated to hobbyist machines, so it seemed there was no place for a weekly issue to fit in. The first few issues had only 22 pages of advertising, but then PCWeek began establishing itself. By the end of the first year, the average number of advertising pages for the last month was 74.875.[citation needed]

Buyers' guides[edit]

John Pallatto, a writer for PCWeek in its first year, produced a full buyer's guide on all DOS-compatible PCs on the market.[7]

Early promotional publications from PCWeek show them describing their key audience as "volume buyers", that is, people and companies that would buy PCs in bulk for business purposes.[citation needed] With this the magazine was able to show big computer companies that advertising in an issue of PCWeek was the best possible way to get their product seen by the biggest and most important buyers.

Later success[edit]

PCWeek grew. Scot Peterson became eWeek's main editor in 2005, having been, a Ziff-Davis employee since 1995, and previously held the title news editor.[8]

People involved in between PCWeek's initial success and change to eWeek were David Strom, Sam Whitmore, Mike Edelhart, Gina Smith, Peter Coffee, Paul Bonner, current editor Chris Preimesberger and many others.[9]

Jim Louderback, a lab director at PCWeek as of 1991, describes how they were able to "get a product in on Wednesday, review it, and have it on the front page on Monday" and that "that was something we were the first to do".[5]

In 2012, eWeek and other Ziff Davis assets were acquired by the company QuinStreet, which also runs other tech-oriented publications.[4]

Evolution[edit]

As the whole PC Industry evolved, PCWeek grew, and also developed a very active audience that spoke of their experiences, good and bad. Successor eWeek is even more oriented towards "Lab-based product evaluation,"[5] and covers a wide range tech topics.[10]

Writers[edit]

Among former/current writers are:

  • Jessica Davis[11]
  • Scott Ferguson, former Editor in Chief of eWeek, 2006 - 2012 (when eWeek stopped their print edition "and eWeek became an all-digital publication").[3]
  • Todd Weiss, Senior Writer ("all things mobile")[12]

Influence[edit]

A famous part of PCWeek was the fictional gossip columnist by the name of "Spencer F. Katt". The column would cover all sorts of rumors and gossip about the PC Industry, and the character of Spencer F. Katt became a famous icon of the entire world of computing.[13][14]

PCWeek had influence on the PC Industry that it covered and the success of business PCs contributed to the success of PCWeek. John Pallatto characterizes the rise of PCs in 1985 as a "social phenomenon", and says that "the most sought-after status symbol on Wall Street in 1985... was the key to unlock the power switch on an IBM PC AT".

PCWeek was licensed in other countries, notably Australia, where it was first published by Australian Consolidated Press. Towards the end of the 1990s, the title shifted to a publishing partnership between Ziff-Davis and Australian Provincial Newspapers where its final Australian editor was Paul Zucker.

One story from PCWeek that is well known is their coverage of "the famous 1994 flaw in the numerical processor in Intel's Pentium chip". The news they broke on Intel's processor, along with other research, caused Intel to actually pull back and fix their chips before offering new ones.[5]

Current editor in chief Chris Preimesberger, who joined eWEEK in 2005 as a free-lancer, now runs a staff consisting of mostly free-lancers, many of whom have worked full time for eWEEK in the past and at other IT publications. The readership has been loyal through the years and now consists mostly of veteran IT professionals, company executives, software developers, investors and other people interested in the ebb and flow of the IT business and trends in products and services.

Training[edit]

After 14 years at PC week, Sam Whitmore started his own firm (Media Survey). The latter, after over 2 decades, began a fellowship to train future reporters.[6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d Mark A. Stein (June 29, 2003). "Private Sector; Turns Out, You Can Go Home Again". The New York Times.
  2. ^ Staff, eWEEK. "eWEEK Moves to New Publisher, TechnologyAdvice.com". eweek.com. eWEEK. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Profile of Scott Ferguson, Director of Audience Development, UBM Tech". .. until the print publication stopped in 2012 and eWeek became an all-digital publication
  4. ^ a b Sean Callahan (February 6, 2012). "QuinStreet acquires Ziff Davis Enterprise". Ad Week. Retrieved June 2, 2014.
  5. ^ a b c d "eWEEK at 25: A Look at the Publication's Audacious Beginnings and Exciting Future". eWEEK. Retrieved May 18, 2017.
  6. ^ a b John Thomey (June 8, 2018). "Investing in a Reporter's Most Valuable Skill — Fact-Finding: Q&A with Sam Whitmore".
  7. ^ "PC WEEK/eWEEK: Chronicler of the PC Revolution for 25 years". eWEEK. Retrieved May 18, 2017.
  8. ^ "Peterson named editor of 'eWeek'". Advertising Age. January 4, 2005.
  9. ^ David Strom (August 6, 2013). "In tribute to PC Week's original staffers". David Strom's Web Informant. Retrieved May 18, 2017.
  10. ^ "eWEEK Magazine Increases Investment in Editorial & Circulation; Reveals New Look". PR Newswire. April 7, 2003. Retrieved January 18, 2017.
  11. ^ "Jessica Davis". covering ... at titles including IDG's Infoworld, Ziff Davis Enterprise's eWeek and ...
  12. ^ "Todd R. Weiss, Author at eWEEK". formerly .. Computerworld.com from 2000 to 2008
  13. ^ Erik Sandberg-Diment (March 31, 1985). "The executive computer: is optical memory next from I.B.M." The New York Times. Readers .. turn first to .. Spencer F. Katt's Rumor Central before perusing the "news" of the industry.
  14. ^ "Gossip Columnist to the Nerds : Digging Up the Digital Dirt in Silicon". The Los Angeles Times. July 10, 1994. pseudonymous Spencer F. Katt

External links[edit]

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