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'''MacCentral''' was a web site that provided news and information covering the [[Apple Macintosh]], originally as an independent entity and later as the news service for [[Mac Publishing]] Web sites, including [http://www.macworld.com/ Macworld.com] and [http://playlistmag.com/ Playlist], before being subsumed by Macworld's own brand. |
'''MacCentral''' was a web site that provided news and information covering the [[Apple Macintosh]], originally as an independent entity and later as the news service for [[Mac Publishing]] Web sites, including [http://www.macworld.com/ Macworld.com] and [http://playlistmag.com/ Playlist], before being subsumed by Macworld's own brand. |
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MacCentral was founded by [[Canadian]] businessman [[Stan Flack]] and James Dalrymple as Associate Editor in |
MacCentral was founded by [[Canadian]] businessman [[Stan Flack]] and James Dalrymple as Associate Editor in 1994<ref name="mwednote">[http://www.macworld.com/article/132981/2008/04/stan_flack.html Dalyrimple, Jim. "Stan Flack, MacCentral and MacMinute founder, passes away"] 2008-4-14. Retrieved on April 16, 2008</ref>. In [[1998]], MacCentral Online acquired [[MacGaming]]. MacCentral Online was purchased by [[Mac Publishing]] in 1999<ref name="mwednote" />, who folded MacCentral's web site into its ''[[Macworld]]'' brand over a period of several years. |
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==Abbreviated MacCentral Chronology== |
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* September 10, 1999 Macworld (IDG) purchases MacCentral. <ref>Duncan, Geoff. "Mac Publishing Buys MacCentral", "TidBits", 1999-6-7. Retrieved on December 18, 2007</ref> |
* September 10, 1999 Macworld (IDG) purchases MacCentral. <ref>Duncan, Geoff. "Mac Publishing Buys MacCentral", "TidBits", 1999-6-7. Retrieved on December 18, 2007</ref> |
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* May 9, 2001 Stan Flack leaves MacCentral to publish [[MacMinute]] News on a new web site.<ref>[http://www.macminute.com/2001/05/9/ Opening Day at MacMinute], "MacMinute News", May 9, 2001. Retrieved on December 18, 2007</ref> |
* May 9, 2001 Stan Flack leaves MacCentral to publish [[MacMinute]] News on a new web site.<ref>[http://www.macminute.com/2001/05/9/ Opening Day at MacMinute], "MacMinute News", May 9, 2001. Retrieved on December 18, 2007</ref> |
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* April 14, 2008, Stan Flack, MacCentral founder, passes away at his home on Prince Edward Island.<ref |
* April 14, 2008, Stan Flack, MacCentral founder, passes away at his home on Prince Edward Island.<ref name="mwednote" /> |
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==MacCentral Forum== |
==MacCentral Forum== |
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MacCentral was a web site that provided news and information covering the Apple Macintosh, originally as an independent entity and later as the news service for Mac Publishing Web sites, including Macworld.com and Playlist, before being subsumed by Macworld's own brand.
MacCentral was founded by Canadian businessman Stan Flack and James Dalrymple as Associate Editor in 1994[1]. In 1998, MacCentral Online acquired MacGaming. MacCentral Online was purchased by Mac Publishing in 1999[1], who folded MacCentral's web site into its Macworld brand over a period of several years.
Abbreviated MacCentral Chronology
- September 4, 1995 Stan Flack publishes the first monthly issue of MacCentral using DOCMaker.
- September 10, 1999 Macworld (IDG) purchases MacCentral. [2]
- May 9, 2001 Stan Flack leaves MacCentral to publish MacMinute News on a new web site.[3]
- April 14, 2008, Stan Flack, MacCentral founder, passes away at his home on Prince Edward Island.[1]
MacCentral Forum
Despite the rebranding of MacCentral, a cadre of loyal readers continued to maintain a presence in the MacCentral Forum, a community that remained in operation without being prominently linked to from anywhere on Macworld's primary site. Those forums were shut down in 2008, with many of the forum members relocating to the MacMinute Café forum.
MacCentral Forum Chronology
- January 31, 1998 MacCentral opens the MacCentral Reader Forum.
- March 26, 2002 Nebosuke begins what becomes the Forum 2002 Mosaic Project. This community project culminates with posters and signed canvases being sold at Macworld Expo. MacCentral Forum members elect to give the proceeds to United Cerebral Palsy.
- January 16, 2003 Lesh begins the thread to create MacCentral Forum Mosaic 2003.
- August 8, 2003 Terry11 begins the thread to create MacCentral Forum 2004 Mosaic (name map for mosaic).
- December 14, 2007 The MacCentral forums were integrated into the Macworld website as MacCentral Alumni.
- January 3, 2008 The MacCentral Forums become read only with the last official post by zweigand at 5:11 PM.
- March 3, 2008 MacCentral Forum database is made inaccessible by Macworld.
References
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- ^ a b c Dalyrimple, Jim. "Stan Flack, MacCentral and MacMinute founder, passes away" 2008-4-14. Retrieved on April 16, 2008
- ^ Duncan, Geoff. "Mac Publishing Buys MacCentral", "TidBits", 1999-6-7. Retrieved on December 18, 2007
- ^ Opening Day at MacMinute, "MacMinute News", May 9, 2001. Retrieved on December 18, 2007