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John Kellogg Hodgman (born June 3, 1971) is an American author, actor, and humorist. In addition to his published written works, such as his satirical trilogy The Areas of My Expertise, More Information Than You Require, and That Is All, he is known for his personification of a PC in contrast to Justin Long's personification of a Mac in Apple's "Get a Mac" advertising campaign, and for his ...
The word Magazine was added to the name with the third issue in June 1982, [6] but not added to the logo until January 1986.) [2] PC Magazine was created by David Bunnell, Jim Edlin, and Cheryl Woodard [7] (who also helped Bunnell found the subsequent PC World and Macworld magazines). David Bunnell, Edward Currie and Tony Gold were the ...
David Hugh Bunnell (July 25, 1947 – October 18, 2016) was a pioneer of the personal computing industry who founded some of the most successful computer magazines including PC Magazine, PC World, and Macworld. In 1975, he was working at MITS in Albuquerque, N.M., when the company made the first personal computer, the Altair 8800.
Moving to New York in 1950, he edited Dell Publishing's cartoon magazines (1000 Jokes, Ballyhoo, For Laughing Out Loud) and Dell's paperback cartoon collections, such as Forever Funny (1956). His comic strip about an absent-minded professor , Professor Phumble , was carried by King Features from 1960 to 1978.
The website won awards such as placement into the "Top 100 Classic Websites" by PC Magazine in 2007, [63] and winning the "People's Voice Award" from the Webby Awards in 2008. [64] In early 2008, Facebook became EBITDA profitable, but was not cash flow positive yet. [65]
Valued at over $120 billion in 1997, when Apple was floundering at $2.3 billion, the company’s devotion to its core PC business threw it for a loop after the dotcom crash.
Crecente was named one of the 20 most influential people in the video game industry over the past 20 years by GamePro in 2009 [6] and one of gaming's Top 50 journalists by Edge in 2006. The site has made CNET 's "Blog 100" list [ 7 ] and was ranked 50th on PC Magazine ' s "Top 100 Classic Web Sites" list. [ 8 ]
The author of 'Bird by Bird' and 'Somehow' on Barbara Kingsolver, 'Charlotte’s Web,' and The Book That Shaped Her Worldview.