SmartPlanet
Encyclopedia
SmartPlanet is an online magazine
that covers clean technology
and information technology
as it relates to healthcare, science
, transportation, corporate sustainability
, architecture
and design
. It is part of the business portfolio of CBS Interactive that includes BNET
and ZDNet
and is known for its daily coverage of the technology and energy industries.
on November 2, 1999 as an online educational service and "personal learning community" focused on the technology industry.
After CNET Networks acquired Ziff Davis and subsidiary ZDNet in 2000, SmartPlanet was relaunched in 2001 as a paid learning service for IT professionals.
In 2008, it was relaunched as a U.K.-based eco-friendly, green
lifestyle publication that featured reviews of sustainable and ethical products. It was edited by Adam Vaughan, who is now editor of The Guardian
's environment section.
In June 2009, SmartPlanet was relocated to the U.S. and revamped as a business-centric publication led by ZDNet
editor-in-chief Larry Dignan.
The site's occasional series called "The Future Of..." is known for featuring real-world applications of new technologies that redefine existing products or services, such as diabetic monitors, bus stops and hospitals.
In 2011, the series won the Jesse H. Neal National Business Journalism Award
for "Best Use of Video" by a B2B trade publication.
Online magazine
An online magazine shares some features with a blog and also with online newspapers, but can usually be distinguished by its approach to editorial control...
that covers clean technology
Clean technology
Clean technology includes recycling, renewable energy , information technology, green transportation, electric motors, green chemistry, lighting, Greywater, and many other appliances that are now more energy efficient. It is a means to create electricity and fuels, with a smaller environmental...
and information technology
Information technology
Information technology is the acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of vocal, pictorial, textual and numerical information by a microelectronics-based combination of computing and telecommunications...
as it relates to healthcare, science
Science
Science is a systematic enterprise that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe...
, transportation, corporate sustainability
Corporate sustainability
Corporate sustainability is a business approach that creates long-term consumer and employee value by not only creating a "green" strategy aimed towards the natural environment, but taking into consideration every dimension of how a business operates in the social, cultural, and economic environment...
, architecture
Architecture
Architecture is both the process and product of planning, designing and construction. Architectural works, in the material form of buildings, are often perceived as cultural and political symbols and as works of art...
and design
Design
Design as a noun informally refers to a plan or convention for the construction of an object or a system while “to design” refers to making this plan...
. It is part of the business portfolio of CBS Interactive that includes BNET
BNET
BNET was an online magazine dedicated to issues of business management.It was owned by CBS Interactive and was a part of its business portfolio alongside ZDNet, TechRepublic, SmartPlanet before it was folded into CBS MoneyWatch, a sister personal finance site that was launched on April 6, 2009.BNET...
and ZDNet
ZDNet
ZDNet is a business technology news website published by CBS Interactive, along with TechRepublic and SmartPlanet. The brand was founded on April 1, 1991 as a general interest technology portal from Ziff Davis and evolved into an enterprise IT-focused online publication owned by CNET...
and is known for its daily coverage of the technology and energy industries.
History
The site was first launched by Ziff DavisZiff Davis
Ziff Davis Inc. is an American publisher and Internet company. It was founded in 1927 in Chicago by William B. Ziff, Sr. and Bernard G. Davis. Throughout most of its history, it was a publisher of hobbyist magazines, often ones devoted to expensive, advertiser-rich hobbies such as cars,...
on November 2, 1999 as an online educational service and "personal learning community" focused on the technology industry.
After CNET Networks acquired Ziff Davis and subsidiary ZDNet in 2000, SmartPlanet was relaunched in 2001 as a paid learning service for IT professionals.
In 2008, it was relaunched as a U.K.-based eco-friendly, green
Environmentally friendly
Environmentally friendly are terms used to refer to goods and services, laws, guidelines and policies claimed to inflict minimal or no harm on the environment....
lifestyle publication that featured reviews of sustainable and ethical products. It was edited by Adam Vaughan, who is now editor of The Guardian
The Guardian
The Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
's environment section.
In June 2009, SmartPlanet was relocated to the U.S. and revamped as a business-centric publication led by ZDNet
ZDNet
ZDNet is a business technology news website published by CBS Interactive, along with TechRepublic and SmartPlanet. The brand was founded on April 1, 1991 as a general interest technology portal from Ziff Davis and evolved into an enterprise IT-focused online publication owned by CNET...
editor-in-chief Larry Dignan.
Editorial Coverage
SmartPlanet is divided into three sections: Smart Business, Smart Technology and Smart People.Blogs
Within SmartPlanet's sections are several blogs:- Business Brains, which covers cities, transportation and corporate sustainability.
- Intelligent Energy, which covers clean technology.
- Pure Genius, which profiles the inventors and thought leaders behind innovation.
- Rethinking Healthcare, which covers health technology and policy.
- Science Scope, which covers scientific discoveries.
- Thinking Tech, which covers aerospace, automotive, military, supercomputers and other applied technology.
- Solving Cities, which covers urban planning, public works infrastructure, government 2.0 initiatives and green building.
- Transport Theory, which covers various modes of transportation and the systems and infrastructure that support them.
- Smart Takes, an editor's blog with daily news and opinion items.
Video
SmartPlanet regularly produces original video on new technologies, innovators and industry conferences on sustainability, energy and green technology.The site's occasional series called "The Future Of..." is known for featuring real-world applications of new technologies that redefine existing products or services, such as diabetic monitors, bus stops and hospitals.
In 2011, the series won the Jesse H. Neal National Business Journalism Award
Jesse H. Neal Award
The Jesse H. Neal Award is a business journalism editorial award, presented annually in each of several categories. The awards editorial recognize excellence in business-to-business publications. They are presented by American Business Media and are named for that organization's first managing...
for "Best Use of Video" by a B2B trade publication.
See also
- ZDNetZDNetZDNet is a business technology news website published by CBS Interactive, along with TechRepublic and SmartPlanet. The brand was founded on April 1, 1991 as a general interest technology portal from Ziff Davis and evolved into an enterprise IT-focused online publication owned by CNET...
- BNETBNETBNET was an online magazine dedicated to issues of business management.It was owned by CBS Interactive and was a part of its business portfolio alongside ZDNet, TechRepublic, SmartPlanet before it was folded into CBS MoneyWatch, a sister personal finance site that was launched on April 6, 2009.BNET...
- TechRepublicTechRepublicTechRepublic is an online trade publication and social community for IT professionals, with advice on best practices and tools for the day-to-day needs of IT decision-makers....
- CBS MoneyWatch
- CNETCNETCNET is a tech media website that publishes news articles, blogs, and podcasts on technology and consumer electronics. Originally founded in 1994 by Halsey Minor and Shelby Bonnie, it was the flagship brand of CNET Networks and became a brand of CBS Interactive through CNET Networks' acquisition...
- CBS NewsCBS NewsCBS News is the news division of American television and radio network CBS. The current chairman is Jeff Fager who is also the executive producer of 60 Minutes, while the current president of CBS News is David Rhodes. CBS News' flagship program is the CBS Evening News, hosted by the network's main...
- CBS Interactive