Xconomy
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Type of site | Technology news & media company |
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| Available in | English |
| Owner | Informa Connect |
| Created by | Robert Buderi (founder) & Rebecca Zacks (co-founder) |
| Editor | Robert Buderi |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Launched | 2007 |
Xconomy was a media company providing news on business, life sciences, and technology[1] focusing on the regions of Boston, Boulder/Denver, Detroit, New York City, Raleigh-Durham, San Diego, San Francisco and Seattle.[1] The website was launched in June 2007 by founders Robert Buderi and Rebecca Zacks.[2] Xconomy content covered "local personalities, companies, and technological trends to business and technology leaders" with a target audience of "entrepreneurs, business and technology executives and innovators, venture capitalists, angel investors, lawyers, and university researchers and officials."[1] Bill Mitchell of the Poynter Institute described Xconomy in 2010 as reflecting "the insiderish feel of, say, Politico, but with some of the familiarity that you might expect from a small town paper."[3]
History[edit]
Xconomy was founded in 2007 in Cambridge, Massachusetts.[4] The original Xconomy site focused on the city of Boston before opening another outlet in Seattle in 2008 and expanding to other key technology centers of activity afterward.[5][6]
In 2016, Xconomy was acquired by Informa Connect and moved its headquarters to Boston.[7]
Xconomy had webinar and podcasting services (Xconomy Xpertise) and formed a custom research and publishing arm (Xconomy Insight).[8] Xconomy also provided "underwriting programs, banner ads, display ads, and ad networks".[1]
Contributors[edit]
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Notable contributors[clarification needed] to Xconomy include:[citation needed]
- David Baltimore – biologist and Nobel laureate[9]
- Esther Dyson – journalist, author, businesswoman, investor, commentator, and philanthropist[10]
- Brad Feld – entrepreneur, author, blogger, and venture capitalist[11]
- Dean Kamen – engineer, inventor (e.g., Segway) and businessman (e.g., FIRST co-founder)[12]
- Vinod Khosla – engineer and businessman (e.g., Sun Microsystems co-founder)[13]
- Robert Langer – chemical engineer, scientist, entrepreneur and inventor[14]
- Marc Tessier-Lavigne – neuroscientist, executive (e.g., Genentech) and Stanford University president
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d "Company Overview of Xconomy, Inc". Bloomberg Business. nd. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
- ^ Rafat Ali (February 11, 2009). "Business News Blog Network XConomy Gets Second Round Funding". CBS News. paidcontent.org. Archived from the original on 23 October 2009. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
- ^ Mitchell, Bill (11 April 2010). "Xconomy Detroit Tracks Innovative Ventures with Innovative Journalism". Poynter. Retrieved 2018-01-02.
- ^ "Xconomy". www.bostonmillenniapartners.com. Retrieved 2017-12-22.
- ^ Scott Kirsner (June 3, 2010). "Xconomy planning to launch Silicon Valley site, ship Roush west". The Boston Globe. Retrieved September 5, 2012.
- ^ "The Xconomy.com coverage and expansion strategy". talkingbiznews.com. Retrieved 2017-12-22.
- ^ "Informa.com - 2014-2016 Acquisitions". informa.com. Retrieved 2017-12-22.
- ^ Bruce Bigelow and Wade Roush (December 22, 2010). "At a Private Xconomy Dinner, Luminaries Debate the Future of Innovation in San Diego". San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved September 5, 2012.
- ^ Baltimore, David (January 18, 2012). "Xconomy: Learning Across Disciplines and Cultures". Xconomy.
- ^ "Xconomy: Turning Data into Meaning". Xconomy. January 18, 2012.
- ^ "Xconomy: Denver's Lessons for Helping Evolving Startup Communities "Suck Less"". Xconomy. October 15, 2013.
- ^ "Xconomy: You Get What You Celebrate". Xconomy. January 2, 2008.
- ^ "Xconomy: Critical Thinking and the Scientific Process First---Humanities Later". Xconomy. January 18, 2012.
- ^ "Xconomy: The Convergence of Biology, Medicine, and Engineering". Xconomy. January 18, 2012.
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