Michael Tchong

Michael Tchong
Born Michael Henricus Tchong
Oranjestad, Aruba
Nationality American
Occupation Analyst & Public Speaker
Founder of Social Revolution
Known for Founder of MacWEEK, ICONOCAST and Ubercool.

Michael Tchong is an American entrepreneur best known for his startups MacWEEK, Atelier Systems, CyberAtlas and ICONOCAST.

Whether as a startup entrepreneur or author, Tchong is always pushing the innovation envelope. His FAST Company columns have delved into such topics as "The Need for More Drag and Drop" and "Why Fast Is In Retail Fashion." [1][2]

Tchong's ability to propel innovation is evident in Vegas Seven article, entitled "Silicon Vegas?," published in November 2010.[3]

As a ReadWrite innovation columnist, Tchong has contributed such articles as, "Why Aren't There More/Better Software Design Tools?" and "Innovating The Email Inbox - Without Deleting All."[4][5]

Career

Since 2003 Tchong has focused his talents on trendwatching and public speaking, while authoring his first book, Trendscape 2004.[6]

Trendscape 2004 authored by Michael Tchong.

In November 2003, the UK's Telegraph labeled Tchong "the most influential trend-spotter in America."[7]

Prior to that, Tchong founded ICONOCAST, which was acquired by Imagine Media in January 1998. Imagine Media's CEO was Chris Anderson (entrepreneur), the founder of the TED conferences.[8]

In January 1999, Imagine Media spun off Tchong's Internet marketing newsletter as ICONOCAST Inc., while retaining a minority interest.[9]

In June 1999, at his first Internet marketing conference, called Web Attack!, Tchong enlisted noted basketball player Dennis Rodman to lend excitement to the online marketing arena.[10]

For his second Web Attack! Internet marketing conference, Tchong hired Broadway producer Marvin Krauss to help produce a mock Broadway musical, dubbed "King.com."[11][12]

ICONOCAST’s Web Attack! industry conference poster.

Always a positive force in technology, Tchong launched a campaign on April 3, 2001 to save the Internet, called "Back the Net."[13]

In May 1996, Tchong joined I/PRO (Internet Profiles Corp.), a start-up focused on the nascent industry of website traffic auditing, after the company acquired his CyberAtlas website.[14] I/PRO subsequently sold CyberAtlas to Mecklermedia in August 1998.[15]

In 1992, Atelier Hello 2.0 was the first modularly upgradable personal communication software featuring an API.

In 1992, Tchong founded Atelier Systems, which developed a new concept in contact management, called Hello.[16][17]

In 1987, Tchong founded MacWEEK, which was later acquired by Ziff-Davis.[18]

Tchong has been quoted by or appeared on such media as Adweek,[19] BBC News,[20] Business Week,[21] The New York Times,[22] San Jose Mercury News,[23] Tampa Bay Times,[24] and USA Today.[25]

References

  1. ↑ "The Need for More Drag and Drop". FAST Company. 2004-06-14.
  2. ↑ "Why Fast Is In Retail Fashion". FAST Company. 2004-07-26.
  3. ↑ "Silicon Vegas?". Vegas Seven. 2010-11-11.
  4. ↑ "Why Aren't There More Better Software Design Tools". ReadWrite. 2013-1-22. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  5. ↑ "Innovating The Email Inbox - Without Deleting All". ReadWrite. 1/7/2013. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  6. ↑ Tchong, Michael (2003). Trendscape 2004. Trendscape. ISBN 0-9747379-0-9.
  7. ↑ "Get ready to eat Spanish, dine on donuts and sip some Cognac in designer jeans". Telegraph.co.uk. 2003-11-22.
  8. ↑ "Imagine Media Inc. Acquires ICONOCAST". ClickZ. 1998-1-28. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  9. ↑ "Imagine Spins Off Iconocast". Chief Marketer. 1999-1-28. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  10. ↑ "Taking the Tedium Out of a Web Conference / Producer Michael Tchong added entertainment to make his affair memorable". San Francisco Chronicle. 1999-06-18.
  11. ↑ "ICONOCAST Signs Tony Award Winning Producer Marvin Krauss to Stage Internet Musical, King.com". BusinessWire. 2000-05-17.
  12. ↑ "The Big News: Day one of Web Attack!". AdBanter.com. 6/9/2000. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  13. ↑ "April 3rd: Back the Net Day". New Business News. 2001-03-30.
  14. ↑ "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. 6/4/1996. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  15. ↑ "Mecklermedia Acquires CyberAtlas.com Web Site". InternetNews.com. 1998-08-25.
  16. ↑ "Hello: a new approach to contact management.". Computer Shopper. 4/1/1993. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  17. ↑ "HELLO Trademark". Trademarken. 1993-03-16.
  18. ↑ "Ziff Happens". Wired. 5/1/1994. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  19. ↑ "IQ Interactive Special Report: Bullet Points - Shots from around the web". Adweek. 6/7/2000. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  20. ↑ "Inside the Silicon Valley tech bubble". BBC News. 2007-03-26.
  21. ↑ "Hype Addiction: It's One Tough Habit to Kick". BusinessWeek. 2001-2-18. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  22. ↑ "A Bit of Flamboyance For an Internet Conference". The New York Times. 1999-06-14.
  23. ↑ "Lots of new 'smart' features for home security systems". San Jose Mercury News. 2013-1-25. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  24. ↑ "Where everyone knows your nickname". Tampa Bay Times. 2005-08-21.
  25. ↑ "Citizens' concerns about privacy grow". USA Today. 2/8/2002. Check date values in: |date= (help)
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