9to5Mac

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9to5Mac
Type of site
News website
Available inEnglish
OwnerSeth Weintraub
URL9to5mac.com
CommercialYes
LaunchedMarch 15, 2007; 17 years ago (2007-03-15)
Current statusOnline

9to5Mac is a website covering news and rumors about

tech blogs, [citation needed] which also includes 9to5Google, 9to5Toys, DroneDJ, and Electrek.[2][3]

As one of many Apple news websites, the site drastically rose in traffic in its earlier years for publishing the first photos of the third-generation iPod Nano, the original iPod Touch, early images of the first iPhone, etc.[2] 9to5Mac has developed and implemented its affiliate program for freelance writers to earn from advertising banners being shown on their articles' pages.[1]

History

9to5Mac was founded in 2007 by

Retina iMacs, and last year’s 12-inch MacBook before the company’s special events.[6]

In 2012, in a research paper entitled The Outreach of Digital Libraries: A Globalized Resource Network (Taipei) 9to5Mac was ranked as having the highest Jaccard index among Mac-related websites, including MacRumors.[7]

Incidents

In 2018, Guilherme Rambo paid a source around $500 in Bitcoin in exchange for leaked data from the company.[8] He wrote an article billed as an "exclusive" look at new features for the then-upcoming iPad Pro.[9] However, this approach contradicts the rules of the 9to5Mac. Later 9to5Mac updated the story, removing its content and replacing it with a disclaimer: "Update: This post has been removed due to 9to5mac's sourcing policies."[10]

References

  1. ^ a b Smith, Dave (October 16, 2014). "This Blog Has A Simple But Wildly Lucrative Way Of Paying Its Writers". Business Insider. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
  2. ^ a b c Smith, Dave (October 14, 2014). "How An IT Guy Stranded In Paris Turned Himself Into The Most Powerful Source Of Apple News". Business Insider. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
  3. ^ Maxwell, Tom (May 17, 2019). "Going beyond its Apple roots, 9to5 sees success in new verticals". Digiday. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
  4. ^ Smith, Dave (June 1, 2016). "Mark Gurman, one of the world's most influential Apple reporters, is leaving 9to5Mac for Bloomberg". Business Insider. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
  5. ^ Popper, Ben (June 1, 2016). "Ace Apple reporter Mark Gurman leaving 9to5Mac". The Verge. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
  6. ^ "Prolific Apple Leaker Mark Gurman Departing 9to5Mac [u] • iPhone in Canada Blog". June 1, 2016. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
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  8. ^ Franceschi-Bicchierai, Lorenzo (August 18, 2021). "9to5Mac Writer Paid Source $500 in Bitcoin for Stolen Apple Data". www.vice.com. Retrieved April 11, 2023. A reporter for 9to5Mac paid a source in exchange for data extracted from a stolen iPhone prototype.
  9. ^ "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 from the original on June 4, 2021. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
  10. ^ 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. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
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