AOL Reportedly Shutting Down TUAW Next Week in Larger Restructuring Move [Updated]

[NY Guitarist]

The majority of the layoffs will be the result of AOL shifting to more programmatic advertising.

Just what consumers are asking for, right? AOL is taking the necessary steps to become even less relevant.

On the plus side I guess this also means no more AOL CDs spamming my physical mailbox.

 

[BornAgainMac]

I thought TUAW was much bigger than AOL.

 

[soheilk]

AOL is still thing?

 

[sfwalter]

This is sad. TUAW is one of my favorite mag blogs to visit.

 

[mobilehaathi]

"As we look out to 2015, our strategy and decisions will be driven by the following organizing principles," said Armstrong. "Number one, we'll focus our capital allocation resource management and management time against scaled assets and platforms. Two, we will organize our asset portfolio around scaled value and scaled growth assets. Three, we'll simplify everything that can be simplified."

So many words, so little content...

 

[John.B]

9to5

TUAW was Apple focused, at least originally.

9to5 seems more Google/Android/Gadgets to me, which is the same problem IMO that Macworld took on when they integrated with PC World, then subsequently laid off most of their Apple-focused staff (though I still read that site for Chris Breen's insights).

 

[sw1tcher]

Huh. Other than MacRumors what's left for dedicated Apple news?

Think Secret is gone.
MacBytes is gone.
Macenstein rarely posts and stopped being worth reading a long time ago.
TUAW is shutting down.

AppleInisder
Cult of Mac
O'Grady's PowerPage


though I haven't visited the sites in quite a long time since most of what they have is also reported here. I definitely miss Think Secret

 

[maflynn]

Sad day. I still visit that site

 

[Chupa Chupa]

Really a mercy killing IMHO. TUAW was an amazing source of info until AOL took over. Then like all the blogs they bought they turn it into the digital version of fish wrap.

 

[2499723]

Wait, is Mac user still being published at all; is it just the print edition that was discontinued?

***UPDATE*** Nevermind. It turns out the whole publication is closing down. What a shame.

 

[Mums]

So many words, so little content...

Thank you!! I HATE business speak. And the only thing worse is art speak.

Nobody seems to have commented that Apple is becoming less interesting. I used to cherish my visits MacRumors but now it's a tedium. The only reason I keep checking back is to see if Apple releases a new monitor to go with the 2013 Mac Pro. But I'm kind of getting bored of that idea as well.

Some new company is going to come along and displace Apple with better products. Sad, but inevitable.

 

[xero9]

I stopped visiting when it seemed like every 4th post was about a great app we needed to try. Seemed more of a way for them to advertise than anything.

TUAW won't be missed.

 

[John.B]

If they actually gave away the magazines for Free on iPad with an ad based structure, I would more than likely be a daily consumer of the material.

Check your local library. Mine has a number of publications available to residents at no cost, via Zinio subscriptions. Very similar to checking out e-books, but without time restrictions.

 

[Olivier Giround]

Maybe now AOL can focus its resources back into developing a compatible and more relavent AOL Desktop Mac.

Yeah. That's what's going to happen.

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Sad day. I still visit that site

Are you Matt Flynn?

 

[shoulin333]

MacRumors does not run ads disguised as articles. A sponsored post would visibly be labeled as such and, otherwise, we are not receiving any form of compensation for publishing an article about any product or service.

Haha, right.

 

[kagharaht]

Geez I'm one of those that still visit the site daily for news. Hate to see if go.

 

[maflynn]

Are you Matt Flynn?

Nope, just look at my sig

 

[Olivier Giround]

Nope, just look at my sig

Are you Mike Flynn?

 

[mw360]

Number one, we'll focus our capital allocation resource management and management time against scaled assets and platforms. Two, we will organize our asset portfolio around scaled value and scaled growth assets. Three, we'll simplify everything that can be simplified.

Well you can start by simplifying number one and number two.

 

[Agent-P]

Huh. Other than MacRumors what's left for dedicated Apple news?

Think Secret is gone.
MacBytes is gone.
Macenstein rarely posts and stopped being worth reading a long time ago.
TUAW is shutting down.

I like reading iMore in addition to MacRumours. Those are my two sites for Apple news.

 

[cmdrmac]

Tuaw

I used to really enjoy reading TUAW, but about a year ago, I started to see that many of their reviews were shorter and not very well thought out. As much as I do enjoy lengthier reviews, I always appreciated TUAW's ability (back in the days) to highlight their thoughts.

I'm not really surprised by their closing - considering Engadget and TUAW shared articles/news.

 

[sseaton1971]

Huh. Other than MacRumors what's left for dedicated Apple news?

Think Secret is gone.
MacBytes is gone.
Macenstein rarely posts and stopped being worth reading a long time ago.
TUAW is shutting down.

I used to really enjoy As the Apple Turns. I thought it was very entertaining.

 

[Rogifan]

I like reading iMore in addition to MacRumours. Those are my two sites for Apple news.

Yep iMore is great. Rene Ritchie is a dose of sanity when it comes to Apple reporting.

 

[scottsjack]

Who needs TUAW?

Any REAL Apple supporter can depend on Apple press releases for reliable info about the company.

OMG, how's that Kool-Aid taste?

 

[ttss6]

Macrumors is always my no 1 source for apple related news, and after that there is 9to5mac and appleinsider... I occasionally visit tuaw and imore, Sad to know another blog/publication apple related shutting down.

Same order as me! I'll also occasionally go to imore since many of their articles have good depth of thought put into them and cult of mac if its a slow news day.