This article is about the lifehacker.com website. For information on life hacks in general, see Life hack.
Lifehacker is a weblog about life hacks and software that launched on 31 January 2005. The site was originally launched by Gawker Media and is owned by Ziff Davis. The blog posts cover a wide range of topics including Microsoft Windows, Macintosh, Linux programs, iOS, and Android, as well as general life tips and tricks. The website is known for its fast-paced release schedule from its inception, with content being published every half hour all day long.[1]
Lifehacker has international editions: Lifehacker Australia (as of 2022[update] owned by Pedestrian), Lifehacker Japan, and Lifehacker UK, which feature most posts from the U.S. edition along with extra content specific to local readers. Lifehacker UK folded on 9 September 2020 when its British publisher decided not to renew its license.
The Lifehacker logo used from its founding in 2005 until November 2023
Gina Trapani founded Lifehacker and was the site's sole blogger until September 2005, when two associate editors joined her, Erica Sadun and D. Keith Robinson. Other former associate editors include Wendy Boswell, Rick Broida, Jason Fitzpatrick, Kevin Purdy, and Jackson West. Former contributing editors include The How-To Geek and Tamar Weinberg. Lifehacker launched in January 2005 with an exclusive sponsorship by Sony. The highly publicized ad campaign was rumored to have cost $75,000 for three months.[2]
Since its founding, a variety of tech-oriented advertisers have appeared on the site. Lifehacker's frequent guest posts have included articles by Joe Anderson, Eszter Hargittai, Matt Haughey, Meg Hourihan, and Jeff Jarvis. On 16 January 2009, Trapani resigned as Lifehacker's lead editor and Adam Pash assumed the position. On 7 February 2011, Lifehacker revealed a redesigned site with a cleaner layout. On 15 April 2013, Lifehacker redesigned their site again to match the other newly redesigned Gawker sites like Kotaku. On 7 January 2013, Adam Pash moved on from Lifehacker to a new start-up, and Whitson Gordon became the new editor-in-chief. On 1 January 2016, Whitson Gordon parted ways with Lifehacker to another popular technology website, How-To Geek, as their editor-in-chief replacing Lowell Heddings.[3]
In his January 2016 announcement, Gordon confirmed that Alan Henry would take over as the interim editor pending interviewing processes. Alan Henry became the new editor-in-chief on 1 February 2016. On 3 February 2017, Henry left his position at Lifehacker. He has since moved on to write for The New York Times. On 28 February 2017, Melissa Kirsch became the editor-in-chief.[4] Alice Bradley was named editor-in-chief in June 2020 but left in March 2021.[5] Former deputy editor Jordan Calhoun succeeded her as editor-in-chief. Lifehacker was one of six websites that was purchased by Univision Communications in their acquisition of Gawker Media in August 2016.[6] On 13 March 2023, it was announced that Lifehacker had been sold from G/O Media to Ziff Davis.[7][8] In November 2023, as part of a brand refocus after the acquisition, Lifehacker updated with a new logo, a new site layout, and migration away from the Kinja platform. [9]
Accoladesedit
Time named Lifehacker one of the "50 Coolest Web Sites" in 2005,[10] one of the "25 Sites We Can't Live Without" in 2006,[11] and one of the "25 Best Blogs" in 2009.[12]CNET named Lifehacker in their "Blog 100" in October 2005.[13]Wired presented Gina Trapani with a Rave Award in 2006 for Best Blog.[14] In the 2007 Weblog Awards, Lifehacker was awarded Best Group Weblog.[15]PC Magazine named Lifehacker in "Our Favorite 100 Blogs" in October 2007.[16] US Mensa named Lifehacker as one of their top 50 sites in 2010.[17]
Referencesedit
^Cooper, Belle Beth; Trapani, Gina. . Ambition & Balance. Doist. Archived from the original on 4 August 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
^Mike Rundle (1 February 2005). . Business Logs. Archived from the original on 3 February 2007. Retrieved 18 January 2007.
^Heddings, Lowell (2 December 2015). "With 1 Billion Views So Far, We're Moving How-To Geek Forward". How-To Geek. from the original on 4 December 2015. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
^Richard Horgan, "Incoming Lifehacker EIC Is Proud of This Amazon Product Review", Adweek, February 14, 2017. 2017-12-22 at the Wayback Machine.
^Fischer, Sara (30 March 2021). "Editors bolt from G/O Media after 2019 sale". Axios. from the original on 7 December 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
^Calderone, Michael (18 August 2016). "Gawker Media Was Saved, But Gawker.com Is Over". The Huffington Post. from the original on 28 February 2017. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
^Fischer, Sara (13 March 2023). "Scoop: Lifehacker sold by G/O to Ziff Davis". Axios. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
^Calhoun, Jordan (30 March 2023). "Scoop: A New Beginning for Lifehacker". Lifehacker. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
^Calhoun, Jordan (14 November 2023). "Welcome to the New Lifehacker". Lifehacker. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
^Murray, Maryanne (20 June 2005). . Archived from the original on 25 August 2013. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
^Murray, Maryanne (3 August 2006). . Time. Archived from the original on 23 August 2013. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
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^"News.com's Blog 100". CNET News. Archived from the original on 20 July 2012. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
^"Wired 14.06: Real Simple". Wired. 4 January 2009. from the original on 30 September 2013. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
^"Seventh Annual Weblog Awards". The 2007 Bloggies. from the original on 9 October 2008. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
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Further readingedit
Gina Trapani (18 December 2006). Lifehacker: 88 Tech Tricks to Turbocharge Your Day. ISBN0-470-05065-9.
External linksedit
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This article is about the lifehacker com website For information on life hacks in general see Life hack Lifehacker is a weblog about life hacks and software that launched on 31 January 2005 The site was originally launched by Gawker Media and is owned by Ziff Davis The blog posts cover a wide range of topics including Microsoft Windows Macintosh Linux programs iOS and Android as well as general life tips and tricks The website is known for its fast paced release schedule from its inception with content being published every half hour all day long 1 LifehackerType of siteBlogAvailable inEnglish JapaneseOwnerZiff DavisCreated byGina TrapaniEditorJordan CalhounURLlifehacker wbr comCommercialYesRegistrationOptional through OpenWebLaunched31 January 2005 19 years ago 2005 01 31 Lifehacker has international editions Lifehacker Australia as of 2022 update owned by Pedestrian Lifehacker Japan and Lifehacker UK which feature most posts from the U S edition along with extra content specific to local readers Lifehacker UK folded on 9 September 2020 when its British publisher decided not to renew its license Contents 1 History 2 Accolades 3 References 4 Further reading 5 External linksHistory edit nbsp The Lifehacker logo used from its founding in 2005 until November 2023 Gina Trapani founded Lifehacker and was the site s sole blogger until September 2005 when two associate editors joined her Erica Sadun and D Keith Robinson Other former associate editors include Wendy Boswell Rick Broida Jason Fitzpatrick Kevin Purdy and Jackson West Former contributing editors include The How To Geek and Tamar Weinberg Lifehacker launched in January 2005 with an exclusive sponsorship by Sony The highly publicized ad campaign was rumored to have cost 75 000 for three months 2 Since its founding a variety of tech oriented advertisers have appeared on the site Lifehacker s frequent guest posts have included articles by Joe Anderson Eszter Hargittai Matt Haughey Meg Hourihan and Jeff Jarvis On 16 January 2009 Trapani resigned as Lifehacker s lead editor and Adam Pash assumed the position On 7 February 2011 Lifehacker revealed a redesigned site with a cleaner layout On 15 April 2013 Lifehacker redesigned their site again to match the other newly redesigned Gawker sites like Kotaku On 7 January 2013 Adam Pash moved on from Lifehacker to a new start up and Whitson Gordon became the new editor in chief On 1 January 2016 Whitson Gordon parted ways with Lifehacker to another popular technology website How To Geek as their editor in chief replacing Lowell Heddings 3 In his January 2016 announcement Gordon confirmed that Alan Henry would take over as the interim editor pending interviewing processes Alan Henry became the new editor in chief on 1 February 2016 On 3 February 2017 Henry left his position at Lifehacker He has since moved on to write for The New York Times On 28 February 2017 Melissa Kirsch became the editor in chief 4 Alice Bradley was named editor in chief in June 2020 but left in March 2021 5 Former deputy editor Jordan Calhoun succeeded her as editor in chief Lifehacker was one of six websites that was purchased by Univision Communications in their acquisition of Gawker Media in August 2016 6 On 13 March 2023 it was announced that Lifehacker had been sold from G O Media to Ziff Davis 7 8 In November 2023 as part of a brand refocus after the acquisition Lifehacker updated with a new logo a new site layout and migration away from the Kinja platform 9 Accolades editTime named Lifehacker one of the 50 Coolest Web Sites in 2005 10 one of the 25 Sites We Can t Live Without in 2006 11 and one of the 25 Best Blogs in 2009 12 CNET named Lifehacker in their Blog 100 in October 2005 13 Wired presented Gina Trapani with a Rave Award in 2006 for Best Blog 14 In the 2007 Weblog Awards Lifehacker was awarded Best Group Weblog 15 PC Magazine named Lifehacker in Our Favorite 100 Blogs in October 2007 16 US Mensa named Lifehacker as one of their top 50 sites in 2010 17 References edit Cooper Belle Beth Trapani Gina How Lifehacker s Founder Gets Things Done and Stays Sane Ambition amp Balance Doist Archived from the original on 4 August 2019 Retrieved 4 August 2019 Mike Rundle 1 February 2005 Sony Paying 25k Per Month for Lifehacker Blog Sponsorship Business Logs Archived from the original on 3 February 2007 Retrieved 18 January 2007 Heddings Lowell 2 December 2015 With 1 Billion Views So Far We re Moving How To Geek Forward How To Geek Archived from the original on 4 December 2015 Retrieved 2 December 2015 Richard Horgan Incoming Lifehacker EIC Is Proud of This Amazon Product Review Adweek February 14 2017 Archived 2017 12 22 at the Wayback Machine Fischer Sara 30 March 2021 Editors bolt from G O Media after 2019 sale Axios Archived from the original on 7 December 2021 Retrieved 11 May 2021 Calderone Michael 18 August 2016 Gawker Media Was Saved But Gawker com Is Over The Huffington Post Archived from the original on 28 February 2017 Retrieved 19 August 2016 Fischer Sara 13 March 2023 Scoop Lifehacker sold by G O to Ziff Davis Axios Retrieved 13 March 2023 Calhoun Jordan 30 March 2023 Scoop A New Beginning for Lifehacker Lifehacker Retrieved 30 March 2023 Calhoun Jordan 14 November 2023 Welcome to the New Lifehacker Lifehacker Retrieved 16 November 2023 Murray Maryanne 20 June 2005 50 Coolest Web Sites Archived from the original on 25 August 2013 Retrieved 7 March 2014 Murray Maryanne 3 August 2006 25 Sites We Can t Live Without Time Archived from the original on 23 August 2013 Retrieved 7 March 2014 25 Best Blogs 2009 13 February 2009 Archived from the original on 13 May 2012 Retrieved 7 March 2014 News com s Blog 100 CNET News Archived from the original on 20 July 2012 Retrieved 14 June 2013 Wired 14 06 Real Simple Wired 4 January 2009 Archived from the original on 30 September 2013 Retrieved 7 March 2014 Seventh Annual Weblog Awards The 2007 Bloggies Archived from the original on 9 October 2008 Retrieved 14 June 2013 Heater Brian 15 October 2007 Our 100 Favorite Blogs PC Magazine Archived from the original on 3 March 2009 Retrieved 3 September 2017 American Mensa Top 50 30 April 2011 Archived from the original on 30 April 2011 Further reading editGina Trapani 18 December 2006 Lifehacker 88 Tech Tricks to Turbocharge Your Day ISBN 0 470 05065 9 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lifehacker Official website International Lifehacker Australia Lifehacker Japan in Japanese Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lifehacker amp oldid 1206207679, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
