9to5Mac
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Type of site | News website |
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| Available in | English |
| Owner | Seth Weintraub |
| URL | 9to5mac |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Launched | March 15, 2007 |
| Current status | Online |
9to5Mac is a website covering news and rumors about Apple Inc. and its products.[1] Founded by Seth Weintraub, the website is the oldest in Weintraub's 9to5 network of 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 Seth Weintraub as an Apple news website initially focused on Macs in the enterprise.[2] In June 2016, Mark Gurman, one of the world's most influential Apple reporters, left 9to5Mac for Bloomberg News. He has been writing articles for 9to5Mac for seven years.[4][5] Gurman has had major scoops, such as uncovering iSlate.com, confirming a tablet was coming from Apple back in 2009, while he’s also leaked news about Siri, iOS 7, the first 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
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Maxwell, Tom (May 17, 2019). "Going beyond its Apple roots, 9to5 sees success in new verticals". Digiday. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Popper, Ben (June 1, 2016). "Ace Apple reporter Mark Gurman leaving 9to5Mac". The Verge. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
- ^ "Prolific Apple Leaker Mark Gurman Departing 9to5Mac [u] • iPhone in Canada Blog". June 1, 2016. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
- ^ Chen, Hsin-Hsi; Chowdhury, Gobinda (November 2, 2012). The Outreach of Digital Libraries: A Globalized Resource Network: 14th International Conference on Asia-Pacific Digital Libraries, ICADL 2012, Taipei, Taiwan, November 12-15, 2012, Proceedings. Springer. ISBN 978-3-642-34752-8.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.