9to5Mac
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Type of site | News website |
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| Available in | English |
| Owner | Seth Weintraub |
| URL | 9to5mac |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Launched | March 15, 2007 |
| Current status | Online |
9to5Macis a website covering news and rumors aboutApple Inc.and its products.[1]Founded bySeth Weintraub,the website is the oldest in Weintraub's 9to5 network oftech blogs,[citation needed]which also includes9to5Google,9to5Toys,DroneDJ,andElectrek.[2][3]
As one of manyApple news websites,the site drastically rose in traffic in its earlier years for publishing the first photos of the third-generationiPod Nano,the originaliPod Touch,early images of the firstiPhone,etc.[2]9to5Machas developed and implemented itsaffiliateprogram for freelance writers to earn from advertising banners being shown on their articles' pages.[1]
History[edit]
9to5Macwas founded in 2007 bySeth Weintraubas an Apple news website initially focused onMacsin the enterprise.[2]In June 2016,Mark Gurman,one of the world's most influential Apple reporters, left9to5MacforBloomberg News.He has been writing articles for9to5Macfor seven years.[4][5]Gurman has had major scoops, such as uncovering iSlate, confirming a tablet was coming from Apple back in 2009, while he’s also leaked news aboutSiri,iOS 7,the firstRetina iMacs,and last year’s12-inch MacBookbefore the company’s special events.[6]
In 2012, in a research paper entitledThe Outreach of Digital Libraries: A Globalized Resource Network(Taipei)9to5Macwas ranked as having the highestJaccard indexamong Mac-related websites, includingMacRumors.[7]
Incidents[edit]
In 2018, Guilherme Rambo paid a source around $500 inBitcoinin exchange for leaked data from the company.[8]He wrote an article billed as an "exclusive" look at new features for the then-upcomingiPad Pro.[9]However, this approach contradicts the rules of the9to5Mac.Later9to5Macupdated the story, removing its content and replacing it with a disclaimer: "Update: This post has been removed due to9to5mac'ssourcing policies. "[10]
References[edit]
- ^abSmith, Dave (October 16, 2014)."This Blog Has A Simple But Wildly Lucrative Way Of Paying Its Writers".Business Insider.RetrievedApril 11,2023.
- ^abcSmith, Dave (October 14, 2014)."How An IT Guy Stranded In Paris Turned Himself Into The Most Powerful Source Of Apple News".Business Insider.RetrievedApril 11,2023.
- ^Maxwell, Tom (May 17, 2019)."Going beyond its Apple roots, 9to5 sees success in new verticals".Digiday.RetrievedJanuary 5,2024.
- ^Smith, Dave (June 1, 2016)."Mark Gurman, one of the world's most influential Apple reporters, is leaving 9to5Mac for Bloomberg".Business Insider.RetrievedApril 11,2023.
- ^Popper, Ben (June 1, 2016)."Ace Apple reporter Mark Gurman leaving 9to5Mac".The Verge.RetrievedApril 11,2023.
- ^"Prolific Apple Leaker Mark Gurman Departing 9to5Mac [u] • iPhone in Canada Blog".June 1, 2016.RetrievedApril 11,2023.
- ^Chen, Hsin-Hsi; Chowdhury, Gobinda (November 2, 2012).The Outreach of Digital Libraries: A Globalized Resource Network: 14th International Conference on Asia-Pacific Digital Libraries, ICADL 2012, Taipei, Taiwan, November 12-15, 2012, Proceedings.Springer.ISBN978-3-642-34752-8.
- ^Franceschi-Bicchierai, Lorenzo (August 18, 2021)."9to5Mac Writer Paid Source $500 in Bitcoin for Stolen Apple Data".vice.RetrievedApril 11,2023.
A reporter for 9to5Mac paid a source in exchange for data extracted from a stolen iPhone prototype.
- ^"Exclusive: iPad Pro Face ID details, 4K HDR video over USB-C, AirPod-like Apple Pencil 2 pairing, more [Update: A12X processor] - 9to5Mac".June 4, 2021. Archived fromthe originalon June 4, 2021.RetrievedApril 11,2023.
- ^Rambo, Guilherme (October 10, 2018)."Exclusive: iPad Pro Face ID details, 4K HDR video over USB-C, AirPod-like Apple Pencil 2 pairing, more [Update: A12X processor]".9to5Mac.RetrievedApril 11,2023.