Harry McCracken

Current

• Founder/Editor at Technologizer

Past

• VP/Editor in Chief at PC World
• Editor at PC World
• Executive Editor at PC World

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Education

• Boston University
• Cambridge School of Weston

Recommended

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Connections

447 connections

Industry

Online Media

Websites

• My Company

Harry McCracken’s Summary

I'm an extremely lucky guy who gets to use the world's most exciting medium (the Web) to help people make the most of the technology in their lives.

In June 2008, I founded Technologizer, a new site and community about personal technology. Already, we serve hundreds of thousands of visitors each month.

Before that, I was editor in chief of PC World (the site and the magazine) from 2004-2008, and have worked in the media biz since 1991.

I was fortunate enough to have worked on many award-winning projects at PCW, including stories that won four Neal Awards for "Best Subject-Related Series," and a 2000 Grand Neal Award from American Business Media. PCW won Folio's Eddie award as best consumer computing publication in 2002, 2003, and 2004; PCWorld.com won the Neal award as best site in 2004 and 2005. In 2006, my blog won MIN's Best of the Web award; in 2007, we were named ASBPE's Web publication of the year.

In 2007 I was named one of MIN's 21 Most Intriguing People in the Media; in 2008 I won the ABM's Timothy White Award for Editorial Integrity and was named to the Folio: 40 list of media industry professionals..

Over the years, I've often guested on TV and radio (ABC, CBS, CNBC, CNN, MSNBC, NPR, the BBC, the History Channel, etc.), and I collaborated with Dateline NBC on a memorable PC repair investigation in 2000.

Outside of PCW, I've written for Slate, USA Today, Family Circle, and other publications.

I graduated from Boston University and have lived in Boston, Portland (Oregon), London, and--since 2002--San Francisco.

Harry McCracken’s Specialties:

Editorial management, service journalism, consumer publishing, technology, Internet content, print and Web media, community

Additional Information

Harry McCracken’s Websites:

• My Company

Harry McCracken’s Groups:

•    IDG Alumni

Harry McCracken’s Contact Settings

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