TheFeature
Encyclopedia
TheFeature.com was an award-winning online magazine and community dedicated to covering the technological, cultural and business evolution of the mobile Internet and the wider mobile telecommunications industry. Sponsored by Nokia, it was launched in August 2000 and continued through June 2005. Over the years, TheFeature became known for seeding innovative ideas in the nascent mobile Internet industry. Its impressive cadre of authors included Howard Rheingold
, Douglas Rushkoff
, Mark Frauenfelder
, David Pescovitz
, Justin Hall
, Kevin Werbach
, Mike Masnick
, Steve Wallage and Justin Pearse among others. TheFeature's editor-in-chief was Justin Ried, and its executive editor was Carlo Longino.
TheFeature was designed by Razorfish
from 2000 until 2003. Sascha Höhne redesigned the site in 2004, and all subsequent iterations through 2005.
TheFeature had the distinction of being nominated for two Webby Awards
in 2005, one in each of the Magazine and Telecommunications categories.
Howard Rheingold
-See also:* Collective intelligence* Information society* The WELL* Virtual community-External links:***** at TED conference** a 48MB Quicktime movie, hosted by the Internet Archive...
, Douglas Rushkoff
Douglas Rushkoff
Douglas Rushkoff is an American media theorist, writer, columnist, lecturer, graphic novelist and documentarian. He is best known for his association with the early cyberpunk culture, and his advocacy of open source solutions to social problems.Rushkoff is most frequently regarded as a media...
, Mark Frauenfelder
Mark Frauenfelder
Mark Frauenfelder is a blogger, illustrator, and journalist. He is editor-in-chief of MAKE magazine and co-editor of the collaborative weblog Boing Boing. Along with his wife, Carla Sinclair, he founded the bOING bOING print zine in 1988, where he acted as editor until the print version folded in...
, David Pescovitz
David Pescovitz
David Pescovitz is a writer and journalist best known for his work on science, technology and Internet culture. He is also a co-editor of Boing Boing and a director of research with the Institute for the Future...
, Justin Hall
Justin Hall
Justin Hall , is an American freelance journalist who is best known as a pioneer blogger , and for writing reviews from game conferences such as E3 as well as the Tokyo Game Show....
, Kevin Werbach
Kevin Werbach
Kevin Werbach is a leading expert on the business, policy, and social implications of emerging Internet and communications technologies. Werbach is an Assistant Professor of Legal Studies and Business Ethics at The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania...
, Mike Masnick
Mike Masnick
Michael "Mike" Masnick is the CEO and founder of Techdirt, a weblog that focuses on technology news and tech-related issues...
, Steve Wallage and Justin Pearse among others. TheFeature's editor-in-chief was Justin Ried, and its executive editor was Carlo Longino.
TheFeature was designed by Razorfish
Razorfish
-Fish:A common name used for three unrelated groups of fishes:* The genera Aeoliscus and Centriscus of the family Centriscidae, also known as shrimpfishes* The genus Xyrichtys of the family Labridae* The species Aeoliscus strigatus-Bivalve:...
from 2000 until 2003. Sascha Höhne redesigned the site in 2004, and all subsequent iterations through 2005.
TheFeature had the distinction of being nominated for two Webby Awards
Webby Awards
A Webby Award is an international award presented annually by The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences for excellence on the Internet with categories in websites, interactive advertising, online film and video, and mobile....
in 2005, one in each of the Magazine and Telecommunications categories.