DailyTech was an online daily publication of technology news, founded by ex-AnandTech editor Kristopher Kubicki on January 1, 2005.[citation needed] The site featured a prominent "comments" section that acted as the forums for the publication. Users were able to moderate or respond to each post, a template the editor admitted borrowing from Slashdot. The operating revenue for DailyTech was primarily dependent on advertising, with syndication of their news feed also providing some revenue.
Type of site | Technology daily publication |
|---|---|
| Owner | DailyTech, LLC |
| Created by | Kristopher Kubicki |
| Editor | Jason Mick[citation needed] |
| URL | http://www.dailytech.com (archived) |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Launched | 2005 |
| Current status | Defunct |
Overview
editThe schism between DailyTech and AnandTech occurred in goodwill, with the goal of establishing DailyTech as a news site that would not be bound by the NDAs that AnandTech has signed. Anand Lal Shimpi is frequently quoted and featured on DailyTech; however, the two publications compete against each other for readership.[1] The DailyTech news feed is also used by other technology and science websites.
As of early December 2015 the website appeared to be inactive, although there was no notice of a change in status. Activity resumed in 2016, but as of May 2021, the web site is no longer available; archives show the last posted article was in late 2017.
Writing style
editDailyTech combined blog-style news with industry interviews and frequent roadmap leaks. The DailyTech editor had a frequent history of run-ins with writers from other publications. He has publicly denounced the writings from competitor Tom's Hardware,[2] Gizmodo,[3] HardOCP,[4] The Inquirer[5] and DigiTimes.[6]
DailyTech consistently leaked several generations of GPUs and CPUs. The company attributed this to the standing instruction that DailyTech writers were not allowed to sign disclosure agreements or embargoes.[7]
On June 5, 2007, the site published a report on the levels of corruption present at other technology news and review websites. 7 out of 35 site polled accepted some kind of advertising-for-content exchange.[8][9][10]
References
edit- ^ "DailyTech Editor-in-Chief mission statement". Archived from the original on 2007-08-11. Retrieved 2007-06-11.
- ^ Olsen, Sven. "Core Duo Battery Drain Bug Demystified". Archived from the original on 2006-05-16. Retrieved 2007-06-11.
- ^ Kubicki, Kristopher. "On Whining and Embargoes". Archived from the original on 2007-08-31. Retrieved 2007-08-30.
- ^ Kubicki, Kristopher. "To Name or Not to Name?". Archived from the original on 2007-06-18.
- ^ Huynh, Anh T. ""Rydermark" Cheating Allegations Discreted". Archived from the original on 2007-03-12. Retrieved 2007-06-11.
- ^ Kubicki, Kristopher. "DailyTech Digest: Radeon HD Defect Feedback Demystified". Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2007-08-18.
- ^ Kubicki, Kristopher. "DailyTech does not sign NDAs". Archived from the original on 2011-08-09. Retrieved 2007-06-11.
- ^ Wasson, Scott. "DailyTech tracks payola in hardware review sites". TheTechReport.
- ^ Kubicki, Kristopher. "Pay to Play: Uncovering Online Payola". Archived from the original on December 31, 2017. Retrieved May 15, 2019.
- ^ Gunn, Aneglina (September 8, 2010). "DailyTech: Reviewing tech-journalism ethics". USAToday. Archived from the original on 2008-02-10.