Dan Woods, associate publisher of Make: Magazine, wrote: “In doing some subscriber research, I came up with an insight into some of the major institutional affiliation of MAKE subscribers. It’s really a top-30 look at the most popular company/institutional networks through which MAKE subscribers access their digital edition. Doesn’t necessarily map directly to Makers place of work or study, but likely provides a good insight into sub-communities of makers by employer or University. Anyway, I thought you might find it interesting.”
I did indeed find it interesting, and thought you might too. It could of course just be an artifact of the core O’Reilly customer base, but it’s still fascinating to see all the big companies that are eagerly tracking the latest projects of the DIY alpha geeks. Here’s the list:
Top-30 Networks Used By Makers Accessing Digital Edition:
1. Microsoft
2. Google
3. HP
4. Intel
5. Apple
6. Boeing
7. NASA
8. MIT
9. Cisco
10. Purdue University
11. Naval Oceanic Systems
12. Raytheon
13. University of Washington
14. General Electric
15. University of Texas, Austin
16. Amazon
17. Motorola
18. DaimlerChrylser
19. University of Wisconsin
20. University of California, Berkeley
21. Lockheed Martin
22. Sun Microsystems
23. University of California, Davis
24. University of Minnesota
25. Carnegie Mellon
26. Iowa State University
27. Yale
28. Bank Of America
29. University of Chicago
30. Ohio State University