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AllThingsD AllThingsD was a technology news website founded in 2007 that focused on Apple Inc., Microsoft, Google, Amazon (company), and Silicon Valley companies with coverage of products, executives, and industry trends. The site was known for live coverage of product announcements, in-depth interviews, and the annual D: All Things Digital conference series that featured speakers such as Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, Eric Schmidt, Mark Zuckerberg, and Sheryl Sandberg. Operated under the aegis of The Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones & Company, the site influenced reporting practices at outlets including The New York Times, Reuters, and Bloomberg L.P..

History

AllThingsD was launched by journalists Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher after their departures from The Washington Post and The New York Times respectively, drawing on their reputations from coverage of Microsoft Corporation and The Walt Disney Company for technology and media audiences. In its early years the site competed with outlets such as CNET, Engadget, TechCrunch, The Verge, and Wired (magazine) while covering major events including WWDC, Google I/O, and Consumer Electronics Show. Ownership and operational ties to Dow Jones & Company and News Corporation linked the site to legacy media infrastructures like The Wall Street Journal Europe and corporate actors such as Rupert Murdoch. The site's lifecycle intersected with industry shifts tied to the rise of smartphone platforms like iOS and Android (operating system), the emergence of cloud computing companies such as Salesforce and Dropbox (company), and consolidation moves exemplified by Facebook, Inc. acquisitions and Microsoft's strategic deals.

Content combined reporting, analysis, and multimedia including video interviews, podcasts, and photo essays focused on firms like Intel Corporation, NVIDIA Corporation, IBM, Oracle Corporation, and HP Inc.. Regular features included gadget reviews comparing iPhone (product), iPad, Surface (Microsoft) devices, and discussions about platform strategies involving Android (operating system) partners such as Samsung Electronics and HTC Corporation. The site published scoops and exclusives about executives from Twitter, Inc., LinkedIn, Snap Inc., and Yahoo! and examined regulatory and legal stories involving institutions like the Federal Communications Commission and legal disputes with entities such as Apple Inc. itself and Google LLC. Multimedia offerings featured interviews akin to those seen on 60 Minutes and panels resembling sessions at South by Southwest, often referencing venture capital activity from firms like Sequoia Capital and Kleiner Perkins and startup profiles involving Airbnb, Uber Technologies, Inc., and Palantir Technologies.

The D: All Things Digital conference series, commonly called D:, hosted high-profile conversations with leaders including Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, Eric Schmidt, Jeff Bezos, and Reed Hastings; sessions often paralleled appearances at TED Conference and Fortune Most Powerful Women Summit. Conferences took place in venues across California, California Institute of Technology, and New York City equivalents, drawing attendees from companies including Microsoft Corporation, Apple Inc., Google LLC, Facebook, Inc., and Amazon (company). Panels discussed themes such as mobile ecosystems, social networking, and media disruption with participants from The New York Times Company, Time Warner, Disney, and CBS Corporation. The events became comparable fixtures alongside Web Summit, Le Web, and Mobile World Congress in the technology conference circuit.

Founders Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher served as the site's principal editors and interviewers, bringing prior experience from The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, and The New York Times. Editorial staff and contributors over time included reporters and columnists who had also worked at Fortune (magazine), Forbes, Business Insider, The Atlantic, and Wired (magazine). Executive oversight connected to Dow Jones & Company executives and board members who had ties to News Corporation leadership and media investors such as Barry Diller and Peter Thiel. Guest interviewees and conference moderators featured technology CEOs and venture capitalists including Marc Andreessen, Ben Horowitz, Mary Meeker, and John Doerr.

AllThingsD was lauded for interview access and scoops about executives like Steve Jobs and Bill Gates while critics compared its approach to competitors such as TechCrunch, Gizmodo, and The Verge. Industry analysts at firms like Gartner, Inc. and Forrester Research cited the site's reporting in analyses of platform competition among Apple Inc., Google LLC, Microsoft Corporation, and Amazon (company). The conference series influenced public narratives around major corporate decisions by Facebook, Inc. and startups such as Twitter, Inc. and Uber Technologies, Inc., contributing to coverage in outlets including The New York Times, The Washington Post, and Financial Times. Editors and journalists who worked at the site went on to roles at legacy and digital media organizations such as The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg L.P., The New Yorker, and CNBC.

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