Michael Tchong is an American entrepreneur and writer, best known for his startups MacWEEK, Atelier Systems, CyberAtlas and ICONOCAST.
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| Born | Michael Henricus Tchong Oranjestad, Aruba |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | Analyst & Public Speaker Founder of Social Revolution |
| Known for | Founder of MacWEEK, ICONOCAST and Ubercool. |
As a columnist for ReadWrite, Tchong has contributed "Why Aren't There More/Better Software Design Tools?",[1] “World War III Is Already Here – And We’re Losing”[2] and "Innovating The Email Inbox - Without Deleting All."[3]
Career
editIn 1992, Tchong founded Atelier Systems, which developed a new concept in contact management, called Hello.[4][5] In 1987, he founded MacWEEK, which was later acquired by Ziff-Davis.[6] In May 1996 he joined I/PRO (Internet Profiles Corp.), a startup focused on the nascent industry of website traffic auditing, after the company acquired his CyberAtlas website.[7] I/PRO subsequently sold CyberAtlas to Mecklermedia in August 1998.[8]
Tchong founded the Internet marketing company ICONOCAST in 1997. In January 1998 it was acquired by Imagine Media, whose CEO was Chris Anderson (entrepreneur), the founder of TED Talks.[9] In January 1999, Imagine Media spun off Tchong's Internet marketing newsletter as ICONOCAST Inc., while retaining a minority interest.[10]
On April 3, 2001, Tchong launched "Back the Net", a campaign to "save the Internet".[11]
Since 2003 he has focused on trend-watching and public speaking. In November 2003, the UK's Telegraph proclaimed him "the most influential trend-spotter in America."[12] His first book, Trendscape, was published in 2004.[13]
Tchong has been quoted in publications including Adweek,[14] Business Week,[15] The New York Times,[16] San Jose Mercury News,[17] Tampa Bay Times,[18] and USA Today,[19] and has been featured on BBC News.[20]
In 2019, he published his third book, “Ubertrends — How Trends And Innovation Are Transforming Our Future”.[21]
In 2022, he launched Toolhacker LLC, an innovation lab.[22]
References
edit- ^ "Why Aren't There More Better Software Design Tools". ReadWrite. 2013-01-22.
- ^ "World War III Is Already Here - And We're Losing". ReadWrite. 2013-02-05. Retrieved 2022-07-12.
- ^ Tchong, Michael (2013-01-07). "Innovating The Email Inbox - Without Deleting All". ReadWrite.
- ^ "Hello: a new approach to contact management". Computer Shopper. 1993-04-01. Archived from the original on 2018-11-18.
- ^ "HELLO Trademark". Trademarken. 1993-03-16.
- ^ Armstrong, David (1994-05-01). "Ziff Happens". Wired.
- ^ "I/PRO Acquires Interstellar's CyberAtlas to Create Online Summit of Web Statistics; Michael Tchong Joins I/PRO as Editor/General Manager of New Media". BusinessWire. 1996-06-04. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05.
- ^ "Mecklermedia Acquires CyberAtlas.com Web Site". InternetNews.com. 1998-08-25.
- ^ "Imagine Media Inc. Acquires ICONOCAST". ClickZ. 1998-01-28.
- ^ "Imagine Spins Off Iconocast". Chief Marketer. 1999-01-28.
- ^ "April 3rd: Back the Net Day". New Business News. 2001-03-30.
- ^ "Get ready to eat Spanish, dine on donuts and sip some Cognac in designer jeans". Telegraph.co.uk. 2003-11-22.
- ^ Tchong, Michael (2003). Trendscape 2004. Trendscape. ISBN 0-9747379-0-9.
- ^ Gruenwedel, Erik (2000-06-07). "IQ Interactive Special Report: Bullet Points - Shots from around the web". Adweek.
- ^ "Hype Addiction: It's One Tough Habit to Kick". BusinessWeek. 2001-02-18.
- ^ "A Bit of Flamboyance For an Internet Conference". The New York Times. 1999-06-14.
- ^ "Lots of new 'smart' features for home security systems". San Jose Mercury News. 2013-01-25.
- ^ "Where everyone knows your nickname". Tampa Bay Times. 2005-08-21.
- ^ Kornblum, Janet (2002-02-08). "Citizens' concerns about privacy grow". USA Today.
- ^ "Inside the Silicon Valley tech bubble". BBC News. 2007-03-26.
- ^ Amazon. ISBN 099808980X.
- ^ "Toolhacker | Setting a New Standard in the Digital Economy". Retrieved 2022-07-12.