Credit surely goes to new editor-in-chief Chris Anderson, with experience at the Economist and US News.

Yeah, Dan — the other Jason brought that up back in April. I’d have to agree — having done enough work in the magazine industry, I’ve learned to notice shifts in a magazine’s focus that are big enough to only be able to explained by equal shifts at the top of the masthead.

I picked up last month’s copy while waiting for a plane; the first issue of Wire I’ve bought in years. Great stuff, you’re right. One thing I noticed was that the articles were all back to back and there were very few jumps; fine and well for the reader, but that means very bad things for the magazine, because the layout was unhindered by ADVERTISEMENTS.

I like Wired and I really hope it can hang on, but unless they get their ad sales up, I fear the worst. Tough times for magazines these days.

Hope all’s well, Jason.

S

I’ve got the complete run of Wired (in boxes in my closet). It was amazing at first, finally a magazine that covered the things I was into. Sort of a continuation and updating of that old Whole Earth off-shoot, “Signal”
Lately though, all the info I would have gotten from Wired in it’s heyday, I get from SlashDot, and other ‘blogs. Problem is, you can’t take the laptop into the bathroom…well, you could…

Hubby and I were remarking on this very thing just the other day. Another fun one is MIT’s “magazine of innovation,” Technology Review. It’s not always as in-depth as wired, but does give a taste of (possibly) emerging new technologies.

PS: Never posted here before because I didn’t feel like registering at yet another website. Yay MovableType!

Medley, I do like MIT’s Technology Review, although I hate the whole “not a subscriber? then read this excerpt” part of it.

Glad to have you posting, too!