Dive summary:
- In January 1993, a publication was launched to cover the digital revolution; two decades later Wired still remains the leader in the conversation surrounding technology.
- Wired was launched by partners in business and in life Louis Rossetto and Jane Metcalfe right when the digital revolution was beginning; the publication made correct predictions that digital would soon take over our lives.
- Even through the digital overtaking the publication has predicted and endured, Wired still has a healthy print circulation of 800,000.
From the article:
"Today, darlings of digital media like BuzzFeed have become curators for the ADD generation, while the number of tech-news sites—from TechCrunch and PandoDaily to AllThingsD and The Verge—continues to grow. Then, of course, there's the rise of Twitter as a newsgathering force. And yet Wired— which just last week was nominated for three National Magazine Awards, including one for General Excellence— keeps on proving that it is as vital and relevant as ever."