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Hackaday.io started as a project hosting site in 2014<ref>{{Cite web|title=Project Community Profile: Hackaday.io {{!}} Make:|url=https://makezine.com/2020/05/09/project-community-profile-hackaday-io/|date=2020-05-09|website=[[Make (magazine)|Make]]: DIY Projects and Ideas for Makers|language=en|access-date=2020-06-01}}</ref> under the name of Hackaday Projects<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hackaday.com/2014/02/18/hackaday-launches-our-own-hosting-site/|title=Introducing: Hackaday Projects| work=Hackaday|accessdate=23 June 2014}}</ref> to provide a hosting space for documenting hardware and software projects. It has now grown into a social network of over 350,000 members<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hackaday.com/2015/10/29/hackaday-io-just-passed-100000-members/|title=Hackaday.io Just Passed 350,000 Members|work=Hackaday|accessdate=3 Dec 2015}}</ref>
Hackaday.io started as a project hosting site in 2014<ref>{{Cite web|title=Project Community Profile: Hackaday.io {{!}} Make:|url=https://makezine.com/2020/05/09/project-community-profile-hackaday-io/|date=2020-05-09|website=[[Make (magazine)|Make]]: DIY Projects and Ideas for Makers|language=en|access-date=2020-06-01}}</ref> under the name of Hackaday Projects<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hackaday.com/2014/02/18/hackaday-launches-our-own-hosting-site/|title=Introducing: Hackaday Projects| work=Hackaday|accessdate=23 June 2014}}</ref> to provide a hosting space for documenting hardware and software projects. It has now grown into a social network of over 350,000 members<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hackaday.com/2015/10/29/hackaday-io-just-passed-100000-members/|title=Hackaday.io Just Passed 350,000 Members|work=Hackaday|accessdate=3 Dec 2015}}</ref>


The Hackaday Prize was founded in 2014.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Hackaday Prize Is Looking for Products—and Profitability|url=https://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/geek-life/hands-on/hackaday-prize-is-going-for-products|last=Schneider|first=David|date=|website=IEEE Spectrum: Technology, Engineering, and Science News|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-06-01}}</ref>
The Hackaday Prize was founded in 2014.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Hackaday Prize Is Looking for Products—and Profitability|url=https://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/geek-life/hands-on/hackaday-prize-is-going-for-products|last=Schneider|first=David|date=|website=IEEE Spectrum: Technology, Engineering, and Science News|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-06-01}}</ref> In that year it was awarded to a sattelite ground station.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Hackaday Prize Awarded to Satellite Ground Station Project|url=https://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/aerospace/satellites/the-hackaday-prize-awarded-to-satellite-ground-station-project|website=IEEE Spectrum: Technology, Engineering, and Science News|language=en|access-date=2020-06-01}}</ref>


In 2015, Hackaday acquired hardware marketplace Tindie.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Hackaday Acquires DIY Hardware Marketplace Tindie|url=https://social.techcrunch.com/2015/08/06/hackaday-acquires-diy-hardware-marketplace-tindie/|website=TechCrunch|language=en-US|access-date=2020-06-01}}</ref>
In 2015, Hackaday acquired hardware marketplace Tindie.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Hackaday Acquires DIY Hardware Marketplace Tindie|url=https://social.techcrunch.com/2015/08/06/hackaday-acquires-diy-hardware-marketplace-tindie/|website=TechCrunch|language=en-US|access-date=2020-06-01}}</ref>

Revision as of 20:54, 1 June 2020

Hackaday
File:Hackaday logo.png
Type of site
Weblog
Available inEnglish
OwnerSupplyframe Inc.[1]
EditorMike Szczys
URLhackaday.com
CommercialYes
RegistrationOptional
LaunchedSeptember 2004
Current statusOnline

Hackaday is a hardware hacking website.[2] It was founded in 2004 as a web magazine.

History

Hackaday was founded in 2004 as a web magazine for Engadget devoted to publishing and archiving "the best hacks, mods and DIY (do it yourself) projects from around web".[3] Hackaday has since split from Engadget and its former parent company Weblogs, Inc..[4] In 2007 Computerworld magazine ranked Hackaday #10 on their list of the top 15 geek blog sites.[5]

Hackaday.io started as a project hosting site in 2014[6] under the name of Hackaday Projects[7] to provide a hosting space for documenting hardware and software projects. It has now grown into a social network of over 350,000 members[8]

The Hackaday Prize was founded in 2014.[9] In that year it was awarded to a sattelite ground station.[10]

In 2015, Hackaday acquired hardware marketplace Tindie.[11]


References

  1. ^ "Hello from SupplyFrame – your new evil overlords!". Hackaday.com. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
  2. ^ Constantin, Lucian (2015-03-13). "Here's a USB flash drive that could fry your laptop". Computerworld. Retrieved 2020-06-01.
  3. ^ Phillip Torrone (October 2004). "Introducing Hack A Day, the gadget hack archive". Engadget. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
  4. ^ By (2010-07-12). "A Letter From Jason Calacanis, The Owner Of Hack A Day". Hackaday. Retrieved 2020-06-01.
  5. ^ Computerworld staff (1 May 2007). "Top 15 geek blog sites". Computerworld. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  6. ^ "Project Community Profile: Hackaday.io | Make:". Make: DIY Projects and Ideas for Makers. 2020-05-09. Retrieved 2020-06-01.
  7. ^ "Introducing: Hackaday Projects". Hackaday. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
  8. ^ "Hackaday.io Just Passed 350,000 Members". Hackaday. Retrieved 3 Dec 2015.
  9. ^ Schneider, David. "Hackaday Prize Is Looking for Products—and Profitability". IEEE Spectrum: Technology, Engineering, and Science News. Retrieved 2020-06-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. ^ "The Hackaday Prize Awarded to Satellite Ground Station Project". IEEE Spectrum: Technology, Engineering, and Science News. Retrieved 2020-06-01.
  11. ^ "Hackaday Acquires DIY Hardware Marketplace Tindie". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2020-06-01.
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