- Jim Louderback
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name = Jim Louderback
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occupation = CEORevision3
Writer, Editor, Producer
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website = [http://revision3.com/ "Revision3"]
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children =James 'Jim' Louderback (born in 1961) is the
CEO ofRevision3 . [ [http://www.revision3.com/people Revision3 - Our People] ] He has had numerous jobs in media companies involved intechnology , most notably withTechTV andeditor-in-chief of "PC Magazine ". He is also well known as the television host of TechTV's "Fresh Gear " for three years from 1998 to 2000.Early life
Louderback attended the
University of Vermont inBurlington, Vermont from 1979 to 1983. He graduatedPhi Beta Kappa in 1983 with aBachelor of Science inMathematics and a minor inCommunications .cite web |url=http://www.louderback.com/resume.htm|title=Jim Louderback - Resume |accessdate=2008-01-24]Upon graduating from the University of Vermont, Louderback went on to
New York University Stern School of Business located inNew York, New York . He graduatedBeta Gamma Sigma in 1986 receiving aM.B.A. with a concentration in Computer Applications and Information Systems.Career
Louderback started out working for Fortune 100 companies in the 1980s building computer systems and LAN-based client-server systems.
In 1991, Louderback was hired as the Executive Lab Director of "
PC Week " magazine. In his time with the publication, Louderback refined the product reviews into essential news stories. For his work, he was awarded "Best Journalist" in 1993 by the SPA.Louderback next position was as the Editor-in-Chief of "
Windows Sources " from 1995 to 1996 in New York. In 1996, Louderback headed back to Boston to become the Vice President and Editorial Director at "PC Week".In 1997, Louderback headed out to
San Francisco, California to be Vice President and Editorial Director ofZDTV (laterTechTV ), the first 24-hour technology television channel. He was in charge of the program content for the channel. He also appeared in numerous segments on the network, and hosted the "Fresh Gear " show for three years.In 1999, he developed the "Best of CES" awards program for the CES trade show. This program judges new products on the trade show floor and still continues to this day.
Louderback developed a daily, live, 8-hour TechTV news program called "
TechLive " in 2000. The show supplied viewers with a steady stream of market news, technology reporting, product information, and CEO interviews.Louderback became Editor-In-Chief for
Ziff Davis Media 's internet properties in 2002, he managed PCMag.com, eWeek and Microsoft Watch. He was promoted to Senior Vice President and Editor in Chief of PC Magazine in the fall of 2005 where he managed "DL.TV ", "Cranky Geeks ", andExtremeTech , TechnoRide, GearLog, and Smart Company. He also did a weekly podcast along withPatrick Norton called "What's New Now" as well as a video podcast called "DL.TV".On July 10, 2007, Louderback became CEO of the
Revision3 . [cite web |url=http://newteevee.com/2007/07/10/old-media-jumping-to-new-media/ |title=Old Media Jumping to New Media |accessdate=2008-01-05 |author=Liz Gannes |date=2007-07-11] [ [http://blog.wired.com/business/2007/07/pc-magazine-res.html Breaking News: PC Magazine Reshuffles Management - Epicenter - Wired Blogs, July 10, 2007] ]Author
Louderback is the author of the book "TechTV
Microsoft (R)Windows XP for Home Users".ee also
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Ziff Davis Media
*TechTV
*Revision3 Notes
External links
* [http://www.revision3.com Revision3]
* [http://www.louderback.com Jim Louderback's homepage]
* [http://www.pcmag.com/category2/0,1874,1094402,00.asp Jim Louderback's columns at PCmag]
* [http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1558,1860171,00.asp What's New Now Webpage]
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