Michael Tchong is an American entrepreneur and writer, best known for his startups
MacWEEK, Atelier Systems, CyberAtlas and ICONOCAST.
As a columnist for
ReadWrite
ReadWrite (originally ReadWriteWeb or RWW) is a Web technology blog launched in 2003, covering Web 2.0 and Web technology in general, and providing industry news, reviews, and analysis. Founded by Richard MacManus, Technorati ranked ReadWrite ...
, Tchong has contributed "Why Aren't There More/Better Software Design Tools?", “World War III Is Already Here – And We’re Losing” and "Innovating The Email Inbox - Without Deleting All."
Career
In 1992, Tchong founded Atelier Systems, which developed a new concept in contact management, called Hello. In 1987, he founded
MacWEEK, which was later acquired by
Ziff-Davis
Ziff Davis, Inc. is an American digital media and internet company. Founded in 1927 by William Bernard Ziff Sr. and Bernard George Davis, the company primarily owns technology- and health-oriented media websites, online shopping-related servic ...
. In May 1996 he joined I/PRO (Internet Profiles Corp.), a startup focused on the nascent industry of website traffic auditing, after the company acquired his CyberAtlas website. I/PRO subsequently sold CyberAtlas to Mecklermedia in August 1998.
Tchong founded the
Internet marketing
The Internet (or internet) is the global system of interconnected computer networks that uses the Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP) to communicate between networks and devices. It is a network of networks that consists of private, publ ...
company ICONOCAST in 1997. In January 1998 it was acquired by Imagine Media, whose CEO was
Chris Anderson (entrepreneur)
Chris Anderson (born 1957) is a British-American businessman who is the head of TED, a non-profit organization that provides idea-based talks and hosts an annual conference in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Previously he founded Future ...
, the founder of
TED Talks. In January 1999, Imagine Media spun off Tchong's Internet marketing newsletter as ICONOCAST Inc., while retaining a minority interest.
On April 3, 2001, Tchong launched "Back the Net", a campaign to "save the Internet".
Since 2003 he has focused on trend-watching and public speaking. In November 2003, the UK's ''Telegraph'' proclaimed him "the most influential trend-spotter in America." His first book, ''Trendscape'', was published in 2004.
Tchong has been quoted in publications including ''Adweek'', ''Business Week'', ''The'' ''New York Times'', ''San Jose Mercury News'', ''Tampa Bay Times'', and ''USA Today'', and has been featured on BBC News.
In 2019, he published his third book, “Ubertrends — How Trends And Innovation Are Transforming Our Future”.
In 2022, he launched Toolhacker LLC, an innovation lab.
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Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people