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- I'm a journalist, editor, copywriter and blogger based in Newcastle UK.
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Wired UK: is it likely to survive?
So Wired magazine is having a second crack at launching in the UK – this time under the leadership of editor, David Rowan.
This has been 11 years in-the-waiting for Condé Nast, who bought the US technology magazine from Wired Ventures in 1998. And it’s hardly surprising it’s waited so long, considering Wired’s first attempt at a UK launch in 1995, which resulted in failure.
What is surprising, however, is the timing of the launch. Why has Condé Nast waited until now – the most fragile f… Continue
This has been 11 years in-the-waiting for Condé Nast, who bought the US technology magazine from Wired Ventures in 1998. And it’s hardly surprising it’s waited so long, considering Wired’s first attempt at a UK launch in 1995, which resulted in failure.
What is surprising, however, is the timing of the launch. Why has Condé Nast waited until now – the most fragile f… Continue
Posted on April 4, 2009 at 7:00pm —
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This looks really promising, I should spend some time exploring the site! Definitely has potential!
Hope things are ok with you!
Liviu
Cheers, yes I know David, he's at Newcastle now (is that where you studied under him?) Nice guy. Looking forward to following your blog/work. By the way, I'm not sure if Wired UK will survive. it took me 108 pages to get to something I didn't already know about - and I'm not some future guru. They'll have to up their game.
Alex