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'''O'Reilly Media, Inc.''' (formerly '''O'Reilly & Associates''') is an American learning company established by [[Tim O'Reilly]] that provides technical and professional skills development courses via an [[Educational technology|online learning]] platform. O'Reilly also [[Publishing|publishes]] books about programming and other technical content. Its distinctive brand features a [[woodcut]] of an animal on many of its book covers. The company was known as a popular tech conference organizer for more than 20 years before closing the live conferences arm of its business.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/oreilly-closes-the-live-conference-business/ |title=O'Reilly closes the live conference business |last=Baer (dbInsight) |first=Tony |website=ZDNet |access-date=March 26, 2020 |archive-date=March 26, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200326084445/https://www.zdnet.com/article/oreilly-closes-the-live-conference-business/ |url-status=live }}</ref> | |||
'''O'Reilly Media, Inc.''' (formerly '''O'Reilly & Associates''') is an American learning company established by [[Tim O'Reilly]] that provides technical and professional skills development courses via an [[Educational technology|online learning]] platform. O'Reilly also [[Publishing|publishes]] books about programming and other technical content. Its distinctive brand features a [[woodcut]] of an animal on many of its book covers. The company was known as a popular tech conference organizer for more than 20 years before closing the live conferences arm of its business.<ref name=":0" /> | |||
==Company== | ==Company== | ||
===Early days=== | ===Early days=== | ||
[[ | [[File:ACM OReilly-Rainbow-large-flash.jpg|thumb|O'Reilly Media is known for its color-coded "Animal Books".]] | ||
The company began in 1978 as a private consulting firm doing [[technical writing]], based in the [[Cambridge, Massachusetts|Cambridge]], Massachusetts area. In 1984, it began to retain publishing rights on manuals created for [[Unix]] vendors. A few 70-page "Nutshell Handbooks" were well-received, but the focus remained on the consulting business until 1988. After a conference displaying O'Reilly's preliminary [[Xlib]] manuals attracted significant attention, the company began increasing production of manuals and books. The original cover art consisted of animal designs developed by Edie Freedman because she thought that Unix program names sounded like "weird animals".<ref name=trend>{{cite magazine|last=Levy|first=Steven|title=The Trend Spotter|url=https://www.wired.com/2005/10/oreilly/|magazine=Wired|publisher=Condé Nast|access-date=27 | |||
The company began in 1978 as a private consulting firm doing [[technical writing]], based in the [[Cambridge, Massachusetts|Cambridge]], Massachusetts area. In 1984, it began to retain publishing rights on manuals created for [[Unix]] vendors. A few 70-page "Nutshell Handbooks" were well-received, but the focus remained on the consulting business until 1988. After a conference displaying O'Reilly's preliminary [[Xlib]] manuals attracted significant attention, the company began increasing production of manuals and books. The original cover art consisted of animal designs developed by Edie Freedman because she thought that Unix program names sounded like "weird animals".<ref name="trend">{{cite magazine |last=Levy |first=Steven |title=The Trend Spotter |url=https://www.wired.com/2005/10/oreilly/ |magazine=Wired |publisher=Condé Nast |access-date=April 27, 2014 |date=October 2005 |archive-date=May 27, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180527201429/https://www.wired.com/2005/10/oreilly/ |url-status=live }}</ref> | |||
===Global Network Navigator=== | ===Global Network Navigator=== | ||
In 1993 O'Reilly Media created the first [[web portal]], when they launched one of the first Web-based resources, [[Global Network Navigator]] (GNN).<ref name=trend/> GNN was sold to [[AOL]] in 1995, in one of the first large transactions of the [[dot-com bubble]]. GNN was the first site on the World Wide Web to feature paid advertising.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Miller|first=Michael|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=D-D6xmy5PU8C&dq=Global+Network+Navigator+paid+advertising&pg=PT374|title=The Ultimate Web Marketing Guide | In 1993 O'Reilly Media created the first [[web portal]], when they launched one of the first Web-based resources, [[Global Network Navigator]] (GNN).<ref name="trend" /> GNN was sold to [[AOL]] in 1995, in one of the first large transactions of the [[dot-com bubble]]. GNN was the first site on the World Wide Web to feature paid advertising.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Miller |first=Michael |date=October 29, 2010 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=D-D6xmy5PU8C&dq=Global+Network+Navigator+paid+advertising&pg=PT374 |title=The Ultimate Web Marketing Guide |publisher=Pearson Education|isbn=978-0-13-211685-5 }}</ref> | ||
===Conferences=== | ===Conferences=== | ||
From 1997 to 2020, O'Reilly was known for producing tech conferences focused on areas ranging from software architecture, AI, [[big data]], web development, design and more. | From 1997 to 2020, O'Reilly was known for producing tech conferences focused on areas ranging from software architecture, AI, [[big data]], web development, design and more. | ||
In March 2020, O'Reilly announced they would be closing the live conferences arm of their business.<ref name=":0" | In March 2020, O'Reilly announced they would be closing the live conferences arm of their business.<ref name=":0" /> | ||
Although O'Reilly Media got its start in publishing, roughly two decades after its genesis the company expanded into event production. In 1997, O'Reilly launched The Perl Conference to cross-promote its books on the [[Perl]] programming language. Many of the company's other software bestsellers were also on topics that did not attract much attention of the commercial software industry. In 1998, O'Reilly invited many of the leaders of software projects to a meeting. Originally called the [[freeware]] summit, the meeting became known as the [[Open Source Summit]]. The [[O'Reilly Open Source Convention]] (which includes the Perl conference) was one of O'Reilly's flagship events. Other key events include the Strata Conference on big data, the Velocity Conference on Web Performance and Operations, and [[FOO Camp]]. Past events of note include the [[O'Reilly Emerging Technology Conference]] and the [[Web 2.0 Summit]]. Overall, O'Reilly describes its business not as publishing or conferences, but as "changing the world by spreading the knowledge of innovators."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oreilly.com/25anniversary/letter.html|title=Reflections on our First 25 Years|date=22 | Although O'Reilly Media got its start in publishing, roughly two decades after its genesis the company expanded into event production. In 1997, O'Reilly launched The Perl Conference to cross-promote its books on the [[Perl]] programming language. Many of the company's other software bestsellers were also on topics that did not attract much attention of the commercial software industry. In 1998, O'Reilly invited many of the leaders of software projects to a meeting. Originally called the [[freeware]] summit, the meeting became known as the [[Open Source Summit]]. The [[O'Reilly Open Source Convention]] (which includes the Perl conference) was one of O'Reilly's flagship events. Other key events include the Strata Conference on big data, the Velocity Conference on Web Performance and Operations, and [[FOO Camp]]. Past events of note include the [[O'Reilly Emerging Technology Conference]] and the [[Web 2.0 Summit]]. Overall, O'Reilly describes its business not as publishing or conferences, but as "changing the world by spreading the knowledge of innovators."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.oreilly.com/25anniversary/letter.html |title=Reflections on our First 25 Years |date=October 22, 2014 |access-date=May 1, 2016 |archive-date=March 17, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170317025148/http://www.oreilly.com/25anniversary/letter.html |url-status=live }}</ref> | ||
====Discontinued conferences==== | ====Discontinued conferences==== | ||
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* TensorFlow World | * TensorFlow World | ||
* The O'Reilly Software Architecture Conference | * The O'Reilly Software Architecture Conference | ||
* O'Reilly Emerging Technology Conference (2001 as O'Reilly P2P Conference;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://conferences.oreillynet.com/p2p_sf01/ |title=O'Reilly Peer to Peer Conference | * O'Reilly Emerging Technology Conference (2001 as O'Reilly P2P Conference;<ref>{{cite web |date=2001 |url=http://conferences.oreillynet.com/p2p_sf01/ |title=O'Reilly Peer to Peer Conference |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030121024017/http://conferences.oreillynet.com/p2p_sf01/ |archive-date=January 21, 2003 }}</ref> 2002–2009)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://conferences.oreilly.com/etech|title=O'Reilly Emerging Technology Conference|access-date=May 1, 2016|archive-date=December 13, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171213022656/https://conferences.oreilly.com/etech|url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
* Fluent | * Fluent | ||
* Tools of Change (TOC) Conference (2007–2013)<ref | * Tools of Change (TOC) Conference (2007–2013)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://toc.oreilly.com/2013/05/news-tools-of-change-for-publishing.html |title=Ending the TOC Conference, But Still Pushing Tools of Change for Publishing |last=O'Reilly |first=Tim |author-link=Tim O'Reilly |date=May 2, 2013 |publisher=O'Reilly Media |access-date=September 27, 2014 |archive-date=September 3, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903082718/http://toc.oreilly.com/2013/05/news-tools-of-change-for-publishing.html |url-status=live }}</ref> | ||
* The Next:Economy Summit | * The Next:Economy Summit | ||
* The Next:Money Summit | * The Next:Money Summit | ||
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* O'Reilly Radar | * O'Reilly Radar | ||
In 2008 the company revised its online model and stopped publishing on several of its sites (including Codezoo and O'Reilly Connection).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.oreilly.com/cc.csp |title=Codezoo and Connection landing page |publisher=Oreilly.com |date=2007 | In 2008 the company revised its online model and stopped publishing on several of its sites (including Codezoo and O'Reilly Connection).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.oreilly.com/cc.csp |title=Codezoo and Connection landing page |publisher=Oreilly.com |date=October 3, 2007 |access-date=August 10, 2010 |archive-date=May 28, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180528133500/https://www.oreilly.com/cc.csp |url-status=live }}</ref> The company also produced dev2dev (a WebLogic-oriented site) in association with [[BEA Systems|BEA]] and java.net (an open-source community for Java programmers) in association with Sun Microsystems and [[CollabNet]]. | ||
===O'Reilly Online Learning (formerly Safari Books Online)=== | ===O'Reilly Online Learning (formerly Safari Books Online)=== | ||
In 2001, O'Reilly launched Safari Books Online, a subscription-based service providing access to [[ebook]]s and videos as a joint venture with the [[Pearson Technology Group]]. The platform includes content from O'Reilly and over 200 publishers including [[Adobe Press]], [[Alpha Books]], [[Cisco Press]], [[FT Press]], [[Microsoft Press]], [[New Riders Publishing]], [[Packt]], [[Peachpit Press]], [[Prentice Hall]], [[Prentice Hall PTR]], [[Que Publishing|Que]] and [[Sams Publishing]]. | In 2001, O'Reilly launched Safari Books Online, a subscription-based service providing access to [[ebook]]s and videos as a joint venture with the [[Pearson Technology Group]]. The platform includes content from O'Reilly and over 200 publishers including [[Adobe Press]], [[Alpha Books]], [[Cisco Press]], [[FT Press]], [[Microsoft Press]], [[New Riders Publishing]], [[Packt]], [[Peachpit Press]], [[Prentice Hall]], [[Prentice Hall PTR]], [[Que Publishing|Que]] and [[Sams Publishing]]. | ||
In 2014, O'Reilly Media acquired Pearson's stake, making Safari Books Online a wholly owned subsidiary of O'Reilly Media.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://radar.oreilly.com/2014/08/safari-acquisition.html |title=O'Reilly purchases Pearson's stake in Safari | In 2014, O'Reilly Media acquired Pearson's stake, making Safari Books Online a wholly owned subsidiary of O'Reilly Media.<ref>{{cite web |date=August 4, 2014 |url=http://radar.oreilly.com/2014/08/safari-acquisition.html |title=O'Reilly purchases Pearson's stake in Safari |publisher=O'Reilly Media |access-date=April 14, 2017 |archive-date=April 27, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170427215952/http://radar.oreilly.com/2014/08/safari-acquisition.html |url-status=live }}</ref> O'Reilly did a redesign of the site and had success in expanding beyond Safari's core B2C market into the B2B Enterprise market. | ||
In 2017, O'Reilly Media announced they were no longer selling books online, including ebooks. Instead, everyone was encouraged to sign up for Safari or purchase books through online retailers such as Amazon.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oreilly.com/ideas/were-reinventing-too|title=We're reinventing, too|date=29 | In 2017, O'Reilly Media announced they were no longer selling books online, including ebooks. Instead, everyone was encouraged to sign up for Safari or purchase books through online retailers such as Amazon.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oreilly.com/ideas/were-reinventing-too|title=We're reinventing, too|date=June 29, 2017|publisher=O'Reilly Media|access-date=September 28, 2017|archive-date=July 15, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170715222815/https://www.oreilly.com/ideas/were-reinventing-too|url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
In 2018, O'Reilly Media rebranded Safari to what is now O'Reilly online learning. The platform includes books, videos, live online training, O'Reilly conference videos, and more. In 2019, O'Reilly acquired Katacoda so users can experiment with code in the website itself.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oreilly.com/ideas/oreilly-acquires-katacoda-and-a-new-way-for-2-5m-customers-to-learn|title=O'Reilly acquires Katacoda—and a new way for 2.5M customers to learn|date=19 | In 2018, O'Reilly Media rebranded Safari to what is now O'Reilly online learning. The platform includes books, videos, live online training, O'Reilly conference videos, and more. In 2019, O'Reilly acquired Katacoda so users can experiment with code in the website itself.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.oreilly.com/ideas/oreilly-acquires-katacoda-and-a-new-way-for-2-5m-customers-to-learn |title=O'Reilly acquires Katacoda—and a new way for 2.5M customers to learn |date=November 19, 2019 |publisher=O'Reilly Media |access-date=December 17, 2019 |archive-date=November 20, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191120114230/https://www.oreilly.com/ideas/oreilly-acquires-katacoda-and-a-new-way-for-2-5m-customers-to-learn |url-status=live }}</ref> | ||
===Web 2.0 phrase=== | ===Web 2.0 phrase=== | ||
In 2003, after the [[dot com bust]], O'Reilly's corporate goal was to reignite enthusiasm in the computer industry. To do this, [[Dale Dougherty]] and [[Tim O'Reilly]] decided to use the term "[[Web 2.0]]" coined in January 1999 by [[Darcy DiNucci]]. The term was used for the Web 2.0 Summit run by O'Reilly Media and TechWeb (formerly CMP Media). CMP registered Web 2.0 as a Service Mark "for arranging and conducting live events, namely trade shows, expositions, business conferences and educational conferences in various fields of computers and information technology." Web 2.0 framed what distinguished the companies that survived the dot com bust from those that died, and identified key drivers of future success, including what is now called [[cloud computing]], big data, and new approaches to iterative, data-driven software development. | In 2003, after the [[dot com bust]], O'Reilly's corporate goal was to reignite enthusiasm in the computer industry. To do this, [[Dale Dougherty]] and [[Tim O'Reilly]] decided to use the term "[[Web 2.0]]" coined in January 1999 by [[Darcy DiNucci]]. The term was used for the Web 2.0 Summit run by O'Reilly Media and TechWeb (formerly CMP Media). CMP registered Web 2.0 as a Service Mark "for arranging and conducting live events, namely trade shows, expositions, business conferences and educational conferences in various fields of computers and information technology." Web 2.0 framed what distinguished the companies that survived the dot com bust from those that died, and identified key drivers of future success, including what is now called [[cloud computing]], big data, and new approaches to iterative, data-driven software development.{{Citation needed|date=August 2025}} | ||
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In May 2006 CMP Media learned of an impending event called the "Web 2.0 Half day conference". Concerned over their obligation to take reasonable means to enforce their trade and service marks, CMP sent a [[cease and desist]] letter to the non-profit Irish organizers of the event. This attempt to restrict through legal mechanisms the use of the term was criticized by some. The legal issue was resolved by O'Reilly's apologizing for the early and aggressive involvement of attorneys, rather than simply calling the organizers, and allowing them to use the service mark for this single event.<ref>{{cite news | first=Sara | | [[File:O'Reilly logo.png|thumb|upright=0.5|The [[tarsier]] featured on the cover of ''[[Learning the vi Editor]]'' has been incorporated into the O'Reilly logo.]] | ||
In May 2006 CMP Media learned of an impending event called the "Web 2.0 Half day conference". Concerned over their obligation to take reasonable means to enforce their trade and service marks, CMP sent a [[cease and desist]] letter to the non-profit Irish organizers of the event. This attempt to restrict through legal mechanisms the use of the term was criticized by some. The legal issue was resolved by O'Reilly's apologizing for the early and aggressive involvement of attorneys, rather than simply calling the organizers, and allowing them to use the service mark for this single event.<ref>{{cite news |last=Ivry |first=Sara |date=May 29, 2006 |title=Squabble over Name Ruffles a Web Utopia |work=New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/29/technology/29web.html |access-date=February 22, 2017 |archive-date=December 20, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220042817/http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/29/technology/29web.html |url-status=live }}</ref> | |||
===''Make:'' and ''Craft:''=== | ===''Make:'' and ''Craft:''=== | ||
In January 2005 the company launched ''[[Make (magazine)|Make:]]'' magazine and in 2006 it launched [[Maker Faire]]. The flagship Maker Faire in [[San Mateo, California | In January 2005 the company launched ''[[Make (magazine)|Make:]]'' magazine and in 2006 it launched [[Maker Faire]]. The flagship Maker Faire in [[San Mateo, California]], drew over 130,000 attendees. Other Faires around the world collectively draw millions.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://makerfaire.com/global/ |title=Maker Faire - Make a Maker Faire - Maker Faire |work=Maker Faire |access-date=May 1, 2016 |archive-date=May 27, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180527202021/https://makerfaire.com/global/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2012, O'Reilly Media spun out the Make properties into a separate venture-backed company, Maker Media, headed up by former O'Reilly executive and Make founder Dale Dougherty.<ref>{{cite news | first=Tim | last=O'Reilly | title=Why We Spun Out Maker Media | date=January 24, 2013 | publisher=O'Reilly Media | url=http://radar.oreilly.com/2013/01/why-we-spun-out-maker-media.html | access-date=December 6, 2015 | archive-date=February 4, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160204162901/http://radar.oreilly.com/2013/01/why-we-spun-out-maker-media.html | url-status=live }}</ref> | ||
In the fall of 2006, O'Reilly added a second magazine, ''[[Craft (American magazine)|Craft:]]'', with the tagline "Transforming Traditional Crafts." ''Craft:'' folded in 2009. | In the fall of 2006, O'Reilly added a second magazine, ''[[Craft (American magazine)|Craft:]]'', with the tagline "Transforming Traditional Crafts." ''Craft:'' folded in 2009. | ||
In the summer of 2019, Maker Media laid off its entire staff and ceased operations.<ref>{{cite news | first=Josh | In the summer of 2019, Maker Media laid off its entire staff and ceased operations.<ref>{{cite news |last=Constine |first=Josh |publisher=TechCrunch |title=Maker Faire halts operations and lays off all staff |url=https://techcrunch.com/2019/06/07/make-magazine-maker-media-layoffs/ |access-date=August 8, 2019 |archive-date=August 8, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190808021203/https://techcrunch.com/2019/06/07/make-magazine-maker-media-layoffs/ |url-status=live }}</ref> | ||
Make Magazine is currently published by Make Community LLC.<ref name="make-contact">{{ cite web | url=https://make.co/contact/ | title="Make Contact Us" | work=Make.co | access-date=3 Nov 2025 }}</ref> | |||
===Post–Tim O'Reilly era=== | ===Post–Tim O'Reilly era=== | ||
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===Infinite Skills acquisition=== | ===Infinite Skills acquisition=== | ||
In 2014 O'Reilly acquired Infinite Skills, a Canadian publisher of online and DVD video courses.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.infiniteskills.com/2014/11/announcement-infinite-skills-acquired-oreilly-media/|title=Announcement: Infinite Skills Has Been Acquired by O'Reilly Media! | In 2014 O'Reilly acquired Infinite Skills, a Canadian publisher of online and DVD video courses.<ref>{{cite web |last=Baum |first=Kayla |url=http://blog.infiniteskills.com/2014/11/announcement-infinite-skills-acquired-oreilly-media/ |title=Announcement: Infinite Skills Has Been Acquired by O'Reilly Media! |work=Infinite Skills Training Videos |access-date=May 1, 2016 |archive-date=June 3, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160603180256/http://blog.infiniteskills.com/2014/11/announcement-infinite-skills-acquired-oreilly-media/ |url-status=live }}</ref> | ||
==Licensing== | ==Licensing== | ||
O'Reilly uses [[Creative Commons]]' [[Copyright Act of 1790|Founders Copyright]], which grants the company exclusive use of content produced by the authors who sign with them for 28 years. Although it is shorter than the current default duration of the monopoly in [[copyright law]], it is still quite restrictive compared with other, widely used, licenses offered by Creative Commons.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oreilly.com/pub/pr/1042|title=O'Reilly First to Adopt Founders' Copyright: Publisher Restores Balance to Copyright with New Legal Option from Creative Commons|date=23 | O'Reilly uses [[Creative Commons]]' [[Copyright Act of 1790|Founders Copyright]], which grants the company exclusive use of content produced by the authors who sign with them for 28 years. Although it is shorter than the current default duration of the monopoly in [[copyright law]], it is still quite restrictive compared with other, widely used, licenses offered by Creative Commons.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.oreilly.com/pub/pr/1042 |title=O'Reilly First to Adopt Founders' Copyright: Publisher Restores Balance to Copyright with New Legal Option from Creative Commons |date=April 23, 2003 |access-date=May 1, 2016 |archive-date=May 28, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180528133456/https://www.oreilly.com/pub/pr/1042 |url-status=live }}</ref> | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
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O'Reilly Media, Inc. (formerly O'Reilly & Associates) is an American learning company established by Tim O'Reilly that provides technical and professional skills development courses via an online learning platform. O'Reilly also publishes books about programming and other technical content. Its distinctive brand features a woodcut of an animal on many of its book covers. The company was known as a popular tech conference organizer for more than 20 years before closing the live conferences arm of its business.[1]
Company
Early days
The company began in 1978 as a private consulting firm doing technical writing, based in the Cambridge, Massachusetts area. In 1984, it began to retain publishing rights on manuals created for Unix vendors. A few 70-page "Nutshell Handbooks" were well-received, but the focus remained on the consulting business until 1988. After a conference displaying O'Reilly's preliminary Xlib manuals attracted significant attention, the company began increasing production of manuals and books. The original cover art consisted of animal designs developed by Edie Freedman because she thought that Unix program names sounded like "weird animals".[2]
In 1993 O'Reilly Media created the first web portal, when they launched one of the first Web-based resources, Global Network Navigator (GNN).[2] GNN was sold to AOL in 1995, in one of the first large transactions of the dot-com bubble. GNN was the first site on the World Wide Web to feature paid advertising.[3]
Conferences
From 1997 to 2020, O'Reilly was known for producing tech conferences focused on areas ranging from software architecture, AI, big data, web development, design and more.
In March 2020, O'Reilly announced they would be closing the live conferences arm of their business.[1]
Although O'Reilly Media got its start in publishing, roughly two decades after its genesis the company expanded into event production. In 1997, O'Reilly launched The Perl Conference to cross-promote its books on the Perl programming language. Many of the company's other software bestsellers were also on topics that did not attract much attention of the commercial software industry. In 1998, O'Reilly invited many of the leaders of software projects to a meeting. Originally called the freeware summit, the meeting became known as the Open Source Summit. The O'Reilly Open Source Convention (which includes the Perl conference) was one of O'Reilly's flagship events. Other key events include the Strata Conference on big data, the Velocity Conference on Web Performance and Operations, and FOO Camp. Past events of note include the O'Reilly Emerging Technology Conference and the Web 2.0 Summit. Overall, O'Reilly describes its business not as publishing or conferences, but as "changing the world by spreading the knowledge of innovators."[4]
Discontinued conferences
- Strata Data Conference
- OSCON (O'Reilly Open Source Convention)
- Velocity Conference
- Artificial Intelligence Conference
- TensorFlow World
- The O'Reilly Software Architecture Conference
- O'Reilly Emerging Technology Conference (2001 as O'Reilly P2P Conference;[5] 2002–2009)[6]
- Fluent
- Tools of Change (TOC) Conference (2007–2013)[7]
- The Next:Economy Summit
- The Next:Money Summit
- The Solid Conference
- The O'Reilly Design Conference
- Web 2.0 Summit (co-produced with TechWeb)
- Web 2.0 Expo (co-produced with TechWeb)
- MySQL Conference and Expo (co-presented by MySQL AB until 2008, then by Sun Microsystems in 2009, and by Oracle Corporation since 2010)
- RailsConf (co-presented by Ruby Central)
- Where 2.0
- Money:Tech
- Gov 2.0 Expo and Gov 2.0 Summit (co-produced with TechWeb)
- O'Reilly school of technology (discontinued as of January 6, 2016)
O'Reilly Network
In the late 1990s, O'Reilly founded the O'Reilly Network, which grew to include sites such as:
- LinuxDevCenter.com
- MacDevCenter.com
- WindowsDevCenter.com
- ONLamp.com
- O'Reilly Radar
In 2008 the company revised its online model and stopped publishing on several of its sites (including Codezoo and O'Reilly Connection).[8] The company also produced dev2dev (a WebLogic-oriented site) in association with BEA and java.net (an open-source community for Java programmers) in association with Sun Microsystems and CollabNet.
O'Reilly Online Learning (formerly Safari Books Online)
In 2001, O'Reilly launched Safari Books Online, a subscription-based service providing access to ebooks and videos as a joint venture with the Pearson Technology Group. The platform includes content from O'Reilly and over 200 publishers including Adobe Press, Alpha Books, Cisco Press, FT Press, Microsoft Press, New Riders Publishing, Packt, Peachpit Press, Prentice Hall, Prentice Hall PTR, Que and Sams Publishing.
In 2014, O'Reilly Media acquired Pearson's stake, making Safari Books Online a wholly owned subsidiary of O'Reilly Media.[9] O'Reilly did a redesign of the site and had success in expanding beyond Safari's core B2C market into the B2B Enterprise market.
In 2017, O'Reilly Media announced they were no longer selling books online, including ebooks. Instead, everyone was encouraged to sign up for Safari or purchase books through online retailers such as Amazon.[10]
In 2018, O'Reilly Media rebranded Safari to what is now O'Reilly online learning. The platform includes books, videos, live online training, O'Reilly conference videos, and more. In 2019, O'Reilly acquired Katacoda so users can experiment with code in the website itself.[11]
Web 2.0 phrase
In 2003, after the dot com bust, O'Reilly's corporate goal was to reignite enthusiasm in the computer industry. To do this, Dale Dougherty and Tim O'Reilly decided to use the term "Web 2.0" coined in January 1999 by Darcy DiNucci. The term was used for the Web 2.0 Summit run by O'Reilly Media and TechWeb (formerly CMP Media). CMP registered Web 2.0 as a Service Mark "for arranging and conducting live events, namely trade shows, expositions, business conferences and educational conferences in various fields of computers and information technology." Web 2.0 framed what distinguished the companies that survived the dot com bust from those that died, and identified key drivers of future success, including what is now called cloud computing, big data, and new approaches to iterative, data-driven software development.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
In May 2006 CMP Media learned of an impending event called the "Web 2.0 Half day conference". Concerned over their obligation to take reasonable means to enforce their trade and service marks, CMP sent a cease and desist letter to the non-profit Irish organizers of the event. This attempt to restrict through legal mechanisms the use of the term was criticized by some. The legal issue was resolved by O'Reilly's apologizing for the early and aggressive involvement of attorneys, rather than simply calling the organizers, and allowing them to use the service mark for this single event.[12]
Make: and Craft:
In January 2005 the company launched Make: magazine and in 2006 it launched Maker Faire. The flagship Maker Faire in San Mateo, California, drew over 130,000 attendees. Other Faires around the world collectively draw millions.[13] In 2012, O'Reilly Media spun out the Make properties into a separate venture-backed company, Maker Media, headed up by former O'Reilly executive and Make founder Dale Dougherty.[14]
In the fall of 2006, O'Reilly added a second magazine, Craft:, with the tagline "Transforming Traditional Crafts." Craft: folded in 2009.
In the summer of 2019, Maker Media laid off its entire staff and ceased operations.[15]
Make Magazine is currently published by Make Community LLC.[16]
Post–Tim O'Reilly era
In 2011, Tim O'Reilly stepped down from his day-to-day duties as O'Reilly Media CEO to focus his energy and attention on the Gov 2.0 movement. Since then, the company has been run by Laura Baldwin. Baldwin comes from a finance and consulting background.
Infinite Skills acquisition
In 2014 O'Reilly acquired Infinite Skills, a Canadian publisher of online and DVD video courses.[17]
Licensing
O'Reilly uses Creative Commons' Founders Copyright, which grants the company exclusive use of content produced by the authors who sign with them for 28 years. Although it is shorter than the current default duration of the monopoly in copyright law, it is still quite restrictive compared with other, widely used, licenses offered by Creative Commons.[18]
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