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''Ars Technica'' (; Latin-derived for the "art of technology") is a technology news and information website created by Ken Fisher and Jon Stokes in 1998. It publishes news, reviews, and guides on issues such as computer hardware and software, science, technology policy, and video games. Many of the site's writers are postgraduates and some work for research institutions. Articles on the website are written in a less-formal tone than those in traditional journals. ''Ars Technica'' was privately owned until May 2008, when it was sold to Condé Nast Digital, the online division of Condé Nast Publications. Condé Nast purchased the site, along with two others, for $25 million and added it to the company's ''Wired'' Digital group, which also includes ''Wired'' and, formerly, Reddit. Most of the website's staff work from home; a significant number work in Chicago, Illinois, and the San Francisco Bay Area in California. ''Ars Technica''s operations are funded primarily by online advertising, and it has offered a paid subscription service since 2001. The website generated controversy in 2009 when it experimentally prevented users who used advertisement-blocking software from viewing the site. == History == Ken Fisher and Jon Stokes created the ''Ars Technica'' website and limited liability company in 1998.〔〔 Its purpose was to publish computer hardware- and software-related news articles and guides;〔 in their words, "the best multi-OS, PC hardware, and tech coverage possible while ... having fun, being productive, and being as informative and as accurate as possible".〔 "Ars technica" is a Latin phrase that translates to "technological art".〔 The website published news, reviews, guides, and other content of interest to computer enthusiasts. Writers for ''Ars Technica'' were geographically distributed across the United States at the time; Fisher lived in his parents' house in Boston, Massachusetts, Stokes in Chicago, Illinois, and the other writers in their respective cities.〔〔 On May 19, 2008, ''Ars Technica'' was sold to Condé Nast Digital, the online division of Condé Nast Publications. The sale was part of a purchase by Condé Nast Digital of three unaffiliated websites costing $25 million in total: ''Ars Technica'', Webmonkey, and ''HotWired''. ''Ars Technica'' was added to the company's ''Wired'' Digital group, which included ''Wired'' and Reddit. In an interview with ''The New York Times'', Fisher said other companies offered to buy ''Ars Technica'' and the site's writers agreed to a deal with Condé Nast because they felt it offered them the best chance to turn their "hobby" into a business.〔 Fisher, Stokes, and the eight other writers at the time were employed by Condé Nast, with Fisher as editor-in-chief.〔〔 Layoffs at Condé Nast in November 2008 affected websites owned by the company "across the board", including ''Ars Technica''.〔 On May 5, 2015, ''Ars Technica'' launched its United Kingdom site to expand its coverage of the U.K. and Europe.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ars Technica」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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