Founded by Richard MacManus,[1] Technorati ranked ReadWriteWeb at number 12 in its list of top 100 blogs worldwide, as of October 9, 2010.

[2] MacManus is based in Lower Hutt, New Zealand,[3] but the officers and writers of RW work from diverse locations, including Portland, Oregon.

[4] Around September or October 2008, The New York Times technology section began syndicating RW content online.

[7] On October 22, 2012, RWW redesigned its website, rebranded as ReadWrite and hired Daniel Lyons as the new editor-in-chief.

[8] Dan Lyons left ReadWrite on March 20, 2013,[9] replaced by Owen Thomas.