Shift (magazine)
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Shift was a Canadian
magazine, devoted to technology and culture. It has now ceased publication as a print magazine. Its website
continued to publish new content for at least a year after the print title was discontinued, but is no longer in operation.
Shift was founded in 1992 by Evan Solomon
and Andrew Heintzman
. It was originally an arts and literary journal, but evolved into a technology magazine. Articles by regular writer Clive Thompson
focused on the culture and theory behind new media. Solomon left the magazine in 1999 to devote more time to his writing and broadcasting career.
In the late 1990s, the magazine attempted to expand its American
presence in order to compete with similar magazines such as Wired
. However, this endeavour proved costly, and the magazine eventually ceased publishing. A short-lived television show inspired by the magazine was also unsuccessful.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
magazine, devoted to technology and culture. It has now ceased publication as a print magazine. Its website
World Wide Web
The World Wide Web is a system of interlinked hypertext documents accessed via the Internet...
continued to publish new content for at least a year after the print title was discontinued, but is no longer in operation.
Shift was founded in 1992 by Evan Solomon
Evan Solomon
Evan Solomon is a Canadian writer, magazine publisher and television journalist, who currently hosts the nightly series Power & Politics on CBC News Network. Beginning in September 2011, he will also host CBC Radio One's weekly political affairs series The House.Solomon graduated from McGill...
and Andrew Heintzman
Andrew Heintzman
Andrew Heintzman is a Canadian author and venture capitalist.He is president of Investeco Capital, an environmental investment company, and the author of The New Entrepreneurs: Building a Green Economy for the Future....
. It was originally an arts and literary journal, but evolved into a technology magazine. Articles by regular writer Clive Thompson
Clive Thompson (journalist)
Clive Thompson is a Canadian freelance journalist, blogger and science and technology writer.Thompson graduated from the University of Toronto with majors in political science and English...
focused on the culture and theory behind new media. Solomon left the magazine in 1999 to devote more time to his writing and broadcasting career.
In the late 1990s, the magazine attempted to expand its American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
presence in order to compete with similar magazines such as Wired
Wired (magazine)
Wired is a full-color monthly American magazine and on-line periodical, published since January 1993, that reports on how new and developing technology affects culture, the economy, and politics...
. However, this endeavour proved costly, and the magazine eventually ceased publishing. A short-lived television show inspired by the magazine was also unsuccessful.