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DailyTech
Type of site
Technology daily publication
OwnerDailyTech, LLC
Created byKristopher Kubicki
EditorJason Mick[citation needed]
URLhttp://www.dailytech.com (archived)
CommercialYes
Launched2005
Current statusDefunct

DailyTech was an online daily publication of technology news, founded by ex-AnandTech editor Kristopher Kubicki on January 1, 2005.[citation needed] The site featured a prominent "comments" section that acted as the forums for the publication. Users were able to moderate or respond to each post, a template the editor admitted borrowing from Slashdot. The operating revenue for DailyTech was primarily dependent on advertising, with syndication of their news feed also providing some revenue.

Overview

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The schism between DailyTech and AnandTech occurred in goodwill, with the goal of establishing DailyTech as a news site that would not be bound by the NDAs that AnandTech has signed. Anand Lal Shimpi is frequently quoted and featured on DailyTech; however, the two publications compete against each other for readership.[1] The DailyTech news feed is also used by other technology and science websites.

As of early December 2015 the website appeared to be inactive, although there was no notice of a change in status. Activity resumed in 2016, but as of May 2021, the web site is no longer available; archives show the last posted article was in late 2017.

Writing style

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DailyTech combined blog-style news with industry interviews and frequent roadmap leaks. The DailyTech editor had a frequent history of run-ins with writers from other publications. He has publicly denounced the writings from competitor Tom's Hardware,[2] Gizmodo,[3] HardOCP,[4] The Inquirer[5] and DigiTimes.[6]

DailyTech consistently leaked several generations of GPUs and CPUs. The company attributed this to the standing instruction that DailyTech writers were not allowed to sign disclosure agreements or embargoes.[7]

On June 5, 2007, the site published a report on the levels of corruption present at other technology news and review websites. 7 out of 35 site polled accepted some kind of advertising-for-content exchange.[8][9][10]

References

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  1. ^ "DailyTech Editor-in-Chief mission statement". Archived from the original on 2007-08-11. Retrieved 2007-06-11.
  2. ^ Olsen, Sven. "Core Duo Battery Drain Bug Demystified". Archived from the original on 2006-05-16. Retrieved 2007-06-11.
  3. ^ Kubicki, Kristopher. "On Whining and Embargoes". Archived from the original on 2007-08-31. Retrieved 2007-08-30.
  4. ^ Kubicki, Kristopher. "To Name or Not to Name?". Archived from the original on 2007-06-18.
  5. ^ Huynh, Anh T. ""Rydermark" Cheating Allegations Discreted". Archived from the original on 2007-03-12. Retrieved 2007-06-11.
  6. ^ Kubicki, Kristopher. "DailyTech Digest: Radeon HD Defect Feedback Demystified". Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2007-08-18.
  7. ^ Kubicki, Kristopher. "DailyTech does not sign NDAs". Archived from the original on 2011-08-09. Retrieved 2007-06-11.
  8. ^ Wasson, Scott. "DailyTech tracks payola in hardware review sites". TheTechReport.
  9. ^ Kubicki, Kristopher. "Pay to Play: Uncovering Online Payola". Archived from the original on December 31, 2017. Retrieved May 15, 2019.
  10. ^ Gunn, Aneglina (September 8, 2010). "DailyTech: Reviewing tech-journalism ethics". USAToday. Archived from the original on 2008-02-10.
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