In Formation (magazine)
In Formation is a print magazine based in San Francisco that focuses on the impact of technology on society. Its tagline is "Every Day, Computers are Making People Easier to Use," and it explores themes on the subject of "what tech is doing to us." It includes reporting, analysis, parody, and satire focused on technology and Silicon Valley culture. Its official website is .
History
The magazine was founded and first published in 1998 by David Temkin, a software engineer, who was joined by Alex Lash, Brian Maggi, Paulina Borsook, Oren Tversky, Ty Ahmad-Taylor, Scott D. Wilson and other technologists, designers, cultural critics and tech journalists. A second issue, the "Special Apocalypse Issue" was published in 2000. The magazine was described by The New York Times as "the anti-Wired" because of its technology-skeptical stance. The Wall Street Journal described it as “taking a jaundiced view of technology."The magazine was sold in US retail chains including Barnes & Noble, Borders, Tower Publications, and CompUSA. According to Wired, CompUSA removed copies of In Formation from its shelves in 1999 because CompUSA believed the magazine's content did not align with the store's corporate image.