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Tom's Hardware provides real-time articles {{clarifyme}}, news, price comparisons, videos and reviews on computer hardware and high technology. The site features coverage on [[CPU]]s, [[motherboard]]s, [[RAM]], [[graphics]] and [[displays]], [[computer storage|storage]], and [[peripherals|computer peripherals]]. Tom's Hardware has a forum and featured [[blog]]s. A unique aspect of Tom's Hardware is the 'Build your Own' section where readers can learn how to build their own computers. Tom's Hardware readers are tech enthusiasts, high-tech buyers, consumers, information technology decision makers, purchasing influencers, and industry analysts. It is published in the [[US]], [[UK]] & [[Ireland]], [[France]], [[Germany]], [[Hungary]], [[Italy]], [[Poland]], [[Russia]], [[China]], [[Taiwan]], [[Sweden]] and [[Turkey]].
Tom's Hardware provides real-time articles {{clarifyme}}, news, price comparisons, videos and reviews on computer hardware and high technology. The site features coverage on [[CPU]]s, [[motherboard]]s, [[RAM]], [[graphics]] and [[displays]], [[computer storage|storage]], and [[peripherals|computer peripherals]]. Tom's Hardware has a forum and featured [[blog]]s. A unique aspect of Tom's Hardware is the 'Build your Own' section where readers can learn how to build their own computers. Tom's Hardware readers are tech enthusiasts, high-tech buyers, consumers, information technology decision makers, purchasing influencers, and industry analysts. It is published in the [[US]], [[UK]] & [[Ireland]], [[France]], [[Germany]], [[Hungary]], [[Italy]], [[Poland]], [[Russia]], [[China]], [[Taiwan]], [[Sweden]] and [[Turkey]].

== Tom's Hardware staff ==
*Editor-in-Chief - Patrick Schmid
*Managing Editor - Chris Angelini
*Senior Editor - Thomas Soderstrom
*Contributing Editor - Julien Folquier
*Contributing Editor - Don Woligroski
*Lab Manager - Shelton Romhanyi
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*Director, News Operations - Tuan Nguyen (Bestofmedia Group)
*Senior Editor, News Operations - Marcus Yam (Bestofmedia Group)
*News Writer, News Operations - Jane McEntegart (Bestofmedia Group)
*Contributing Writer, News Operations - Gavin Steacy

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==External links==
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* [http://www.tomshardware.com/ Tom's Hardware] - computer hardware news, tests, ratings and reviews
* [http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/ Tom's Hardware Forum] - online community for technophiles
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* [http://www.bestofmedia.com/us/ Bestofmedia Group]


==History==
==History==
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==External links==
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* [http://www.tomshardware.com/ Tom's Hardware]
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* [http://www.bestofmedia.com/us/ Bestofmedia Group]


[[Category:Internet properties established in 1996]]
[[Category:Internet properties established in 1996]]

Revision as of 01:32, 2 August 2008

Tom's Hardware
Type of site
High-Tech Online Magazine
OwnerBestofmedia Group
URLhttp://www.tomshardware.com

Tom’s Hardware is an online publication focused on technology that was founded in 1996 by Dr. Thomas Pabst. Tom's Hardware is owned by Bestofmedia Group company, one of the top three online publishers for technology in the world.[1]

Tom's Hardware provides real-time articles [clarification needed], news, price comparisons, videos and reviews on computer hardware and high technology. The site features coverage on CPUs, motherboards, RAM, graphics and displays, storage, and computer peripherals. Tom's Hardware has a forum and featured blogs. A unique aspect of Tom's Hardware is the 'Build your Own' section where readers can learn how to build their own computers. Tom's Hardware readers are tech enthusiasts, high-tech buyers, consumers, information technology decision makers, purchasing influencers, and industry analysts. It is published in the US, UK & Ireland, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Russia, China, Taiwan, Sweden and Turkey.

Tom's Hardware staff

  • Editor-in-Chief - Patrick Schmid
  • Managing Editor - Chris Angelini
  • Senior Editor - Thomas Soderstrom
  • Contributing Editor - Julien Folquier
  • Contributing Editor - Don Woligroski
  • Lab Manager - Shelton Romhanyi


  • Director, News Operations - Tuan Nguyen (Bestofmedia Group)
  • Senior Editor, News Operations - Marcus Yam (Bestofmedia Group)
  • News Writer, News Operations - Jane McEntegart (Bestofmedia Group)
  • Contributing Writer, News Operations - Gavin Steacy

History

  • July 2008 – Bestofmedia Group attracts $35 million from Index Ventures[2]
  • April 2008 – Bestofmedia Group launch Uberscore.com[3]
  • March 2008 – Bestofmedia Group achieves 150% Growth in Website traffic.[4]
  • October 2007 – TG Publishing LLC Changes Name to Bestofmedia LLC, part of Bestofmedia Group.[5]
  • September 2007 – Company rebrands TwitchGuru to Tom's Games and Gear Digest to Tom's Guide.[6]
  • June 2007 – Antoine Boulin appointed CEO of TG Publishing LLC, a Bestofmedia Group company.[7]
  • June 2007 – Partnership with John Wiley & Sons to deliver the Universal Command Guide for Operating Systems online.[8]
  • April 2007 – TG Publishing LLC and Bestofmedia Group Merger moves the company to the top 3 ranked sites for online technology publications [1]* February 2007 – TG Publishing LLC Launches Gear Digest, the Online Resource for Consumer Electronics and Technology Products. [9]
  • September 2006 – Intel 's CEO, Paul Otellini, refers to Tom's Hardware as his favorite tech website and quotes the site at the Intel Developer Forum (IDF).[10]
  • November 2006 – TG Publishing LLC Launches Merchant Hound for Online Price Comparisons.[11]
  • August 2006 – Tenth Anniversary. [12]
  • October 2004 – Launch of the Swedish site.[13]
  • June 2003 – Italian site goes live.[14]
  • March 2003 – Russian site goes live.[15]
  • October 2000 – Start of the Chinese sites in two dialects.[16][17]
  • September 2000 – Set up of "compubizz" – a B2B portal for computer hardware, in joint venture with Newtron AG, a provider of B2B software, and BMP, a German venture capitalist.
  • September 2000 – Tom’s Hardware publishes product reviews of Intel's 1.13 GHz processor. Intel withdraws the 1.13 GHz processor from the market.[18][19][20][21][22]
  • August 2000 – Reaches more than 120,000 unique readers per day at tomshardware.com.
  • June 2000 – Reaches more than 20 million page impressions per month.
  • April 2000 – Start of Polish site.[23]
  • October 1999 – Establishes a testing site in Munich.[24]
  • October 1999 – Set up of Toms Guides Publishing AG in Germany .[25]
  • August 1999 – Tom's Hardware releases major article about AMD's new Athlon processor.[26]
  • March 1999 – Reaches more than 10 million page impressions per month and has more than 1 million unique readers.
  • March 1999 – Establishes testing lab in Pleasanton, California, U.S.
  • August 1998 – Reaches more than 10 million page impressions per month.
  • August 1998 – The company publishes a hardware book in cooperation with Macmillan (print run: 30,000).[27]
  • February 1998 – Start of the company’s international sites.
  • November 1997 – Own chat forum.[28]
  • September 1997 – IBM becomes advertising partner for the company.
  • June 1997 – American Megatrends book the site for $10,000 per month.
  • March 1997 – The New York Times reports that Intel withdraws its unsuccessful attempt to influence Tom's Hardware and other media publications. Several Intel executives violated their own company's policy by threatening to withdraw advertising due to unflattering and unauthorized media product reviews. [29]
  • January 1997 – Reaches more than one million page impressions per month.
  • October 1996 – First advertising customers.
  • September 1996 – Pair-Alliance; cooperation with the ISP Pair, USA.
  • April 1996 – Website founded by Dr. Thomas Pabst[30]

References and sources

  1. ^ a b Nielsen NetRatings - March/April 2007
  2. ^ Bestofmedia Group July 16, 2008 Press Release
  3. ^ Uberscore
  4. ^ Bestofmedia Group March 12, 2008 Press Release
  5. ^ Bestofmedia Group October 16, 2007 Press Release
  6. ^ Bestofmedia Group September 25, 2007 Press Release
  7. ^ Bestofmedia Group June 28, 2007 Press Release
  8. ^ Bestofmedia Group June 19, 2007 Press Release
  9. ^ TG Publishing May 21, 2007 release
  10. ^ Tom's Hardware September 27, 2006 article
  11. ^ TG Publishing November 16, 2006 release
  12. ^ Tom's Hardware article from June 5, 2006
  13. ^ Tom's Hardware - Swedish site
  14. ^ Tom's Hardware - Italian site
  15. ^ Tom's Hardware - Russian site
  16. ^ Tom's Hardware - China site
  17. ^ Tom's Hardware - Taiwan site
  18. ^ Tom's Hardware - August 28, 2000 article
  19. ^ Tom's Hardware - August 1, 2000 article
  20. ^ The Register - August 28, 2000 article
  21. ^ Tom's Hardware - July 31, 2000 article
  22. ^ Forbes - November 27, 2000 article
  23. ^ Tom's Hardware - Polish site
  24. ^ Tom's Hardware - German site
  25. ^ Aktien Check article from October 6, 1999
  26. ^ Tom's Hardware article from August 9, 1999
  27. ^ Amazon.com Tom's Hardware Guide by Thomas Pabst, Michael Desmond, Larry Barber
  28. ^ Tom's Hardware - Forum
  29. ^ New York Times article from 1997 on Intel and Dr. Thomas Pabst
  30. ^ Wired article from May 2001 on Dr. Thomas Pabst
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