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HARRY MCCRACKEN
I'm an extremely lucky guy who gets to use the world's most exciting medium (the Web) to help people make the most of the technology in their lives.
In June 2008, I founded Technologizer, a new site and community about personal technology. Already, we serve hundreds of thousands of visitors each month.
Before that, I was editor in chief of PC World (the site and the magazine) from 2004-2008, and have worked in the media biz since 1991.
I was fortunate enough to have worked on many award-winning projects at PCW, including stories that won four Neal Awards for "Best Subject-Related Series," and a 2000 Grand Neal Award from American Business Media. PCW won Folio's Eddie award as best consumer computing publication in 2002, 2003, and 2004; PCWorld.com won the Neal award as best site in 2004 and 2005. In 2006, my blog won MIN's Best of the Web award; in 2007, we were named ASBPE's Web publication of the year.
In 2007 I was named one of MIN's 21 Most Intriguing People in the Media; in 2008 I won the ABM's Timothy White Award for Editorial Integrity and was named to the Folio: 40 list of media industry professionals..
Over the years, I've often guested on TV and radio (ABC, CBS, CNBC, CNN, MSNBC, NPR, the BBC, the History Channel, etc.), and I collaborated with Dateline NBC on a memorable PC repair investigation in 2000.
Outside of PCW, I've written for Slate, USA Today, Family Circle, and other publications.
I graduated from Boston University and have lived in Boston, Por
Work Experience
Technologizer
6/2008 - Present
PC World
9/2004 - 6/2008
PC World
3/2002 - 9/2004
PC World
4/2000 - 3/2002
PC World
9/1999 - 4/2000
InfoWorld Direct
9/1992 - 1/1994
Computer Buying World
4/1991 - 9/1992
CorpTech
4/1989 - 4/1991
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