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2 of 3 customers found the following review helpful:
 A magazine about stuff., 2007-08-18
Wired is mostly about stuff. Namely stuff you don't have, stuff you can't afford, and stuff that if you do own you aren't using to its full potential. The stuff is so pervasive through the magazine that it's hard to tell ads from articles. And the ads. You have to go through 15 pages of ads just to get to the table of contents. After that it's another 15 pages before you get to any content. The categories are so eclectic you never know what you're getting in each issue. One issue may contain reviews of folding bicycles while another issue will have the beauty secrets of Japanese teens. Online stories from Wired are among the most informative and well researched out there. In the magazine there usually aren't more than 2 that are worth reading. Wired represents traditional print competing with online sources. If you were to open up 20 random web pages, you'll get a pretty good approximation of what Wired is about.
 My Favorite Magazine, 2007-08-17
I initially stumbled upon wired magazine at an airport magazine rack looking for something to read. Its been love ever since. Wired magazine is dedicated to news with a concentration in technology for the 20-30 year old generation. Many of the stories are short and to the point averaging about 1/4 page and then there are some longer feature articles. Wired reminds me of Popular Science with more interesting articles for my generation. The Wired magazine arrives on time every month packaged in plastic so it doesnt get wet or wrinkled. I highly recommend this magazine to anyone with an interest in technology.
3 of 4 customers found the following review helpful:
Fired, 2007-08-01
Whatever Wired may once have been, it no longer is. I've been a sporadic reader for years, but I think that just ended with this month's issue. You know, the one with Martha on the cover. Yes, that Martha.
It may still be the journal of the ADD generation - only about two pieces lasted longer than a two-page spread. The larger part of the magazine looks like flocks of featurelets, up to a half-dozen per page, flying in close formation. The vaguely-connected fragments include sound-bites, factoids, and how-to blurbs for people not real strong on following directions.
One feature distinguished this month's issue from any other magazine I've ever seen: complete unification of content and advertising. There's no clue which is which in the visual style, since the magazine is mostly about selling some ill-defined technological "coolness" anyway. Perhaps as a result, descriptive ads and product-placed articles have grown almost completely together. More than once, I honestly couldn't tell the difference.
Bye-bye, Wired. The next generation of magazines, Seed included, are now doing what you used to do, but maybe better.
-- wiredweird, no relation
Not the target audience, but still can't get enough of WIRED, 2007-06-27
I realize I am not the target audience for this magazine since I am not a male and I don't work in a technical field (How do I know WIRED'S audience, you ask? Just look at the ads, especially in the back), but still, I can't get enough of this magazine.
The section that dissects common products (usually food) to reveal their ingredients is both shocking...and a great dieting tool. I might never eat cool whip again.
Who's the audience?, 2007-06-26
Wired was once the Bible of the hipster techies. Today it's basically the GQ of those who aspire to tech hipsterdom: tech as "lifestyle", interspersed with beautifully photographed ads for expensive wristwatches. Not to say there's nothing of interest there, but the technical content has diminished over the years, and the flash content increased. Still engaging, but not hugely informative for those who are fairly knowledgeable.
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