So long, and thanks for all the fish
All good things must come to an end, and today we say good-bye to Sync.
Readers, I have some very sad news.
After 5 and half years of bringing you the latest in tech news, reviews, opinions and gossip, Sync is shutting down.
Sympatico.ca, our parent site, is transitioning today into an all-new destination called The Loop. Science and tech content will be distributed among the main channels: News, Opinion, Showbiz, Style, Living, Health, Video and Autos. So while science and tech coverage will continue, Sync as a stand-alone brand, will not.
We’ve had a great run, and before we sign off, let me leave you with some stats:
4,166
articles published
45,084
comments left by readers
318
comments left by our most prodigious commenter, Phil. Way to go, Phil!
4
awards we won for our work here at Sync.
Not bad for half-a-decade’s worth of publishing.
Of course, none of this would have been possible without the contributions of some fantastic talent. I know you’ll join me in thanking the following people for their hard work in making Sync a tech site worth following:
- Marc Saltzman
- Rhonda Callow
- Andrew Kameka
- Jeremy Phan
- Phil Tucker
- Lee Mathews
- Bruno Marsala
- Murray Hill
- Peter Wolchak
- Robert Nelson
- Rey Matsuda-Levenstein
Finally, I’d like to thank you – all of you. It has been an enormous privilege being the editor of Sync. Scouring the internet looking for the most interesting issues, announcements, rumours etc., and figuring out which ones might be worth your time has been a highlight of my career so far, and by coming back to Sync day after day, you made that possible. Thank you.
We’re going to leave Sync up for as long as we can, so you can finish any conversations you were having, but as of today, there will be no new articles.
I strongly encourage you to check out The Loop. It’s a bold new direction for Sympatico.ca and dare I say it, a unique destination in the online Canadian landscape. In addition to our ongoing tech coverage, I will be taking the helm of the Consumer Blog and Opinion section, something which most of my colleagues think is an ideal fit if only for the fact that I seem to have a bit of a reputation for having one. Or two.
So, in the words of the immortal Douglas Adams, so long, and thanks for all the fish.
Simon Cohen,
Editor, Sync.ca
Very sad news. :(
Disappointing news. I was a little confused when reading most of this, the word “Homogenized” sprang to mind….But wait, the Loop does have a dedicated “Technology” feed. Unfortunately, clicking on that link brings me to a page with several articles and pictures of Justin Bieber and celebrity backed gadgets.
I’m sure the Snyc contributors will be able to add some much needed credibility to their new home, but I will just have to say Thanks for Snyc and start the search for more relevant Canadian Technology news.
This is indeed a very sad day; my home page has been sympatico.ca since I had my own PC. Sync is or was one of my go to sites for a quick look at the tech news. Other than my Alma Mater Studiorum’s and a few societal clubs sync is the only other blog I bothered to post my thoughts at.
Technology news can be had in many places but the contributors and style of postings, the honesty of sourcing proved trustworthy. Each contributing author has had an enjoyable style, unique perspective(s). I salute each of you and will miss this truly matchless forum. You have all treated me with respect and questioned my own thoughts when clarity was needed, all good dialogue. You have taken a lot of flack and unjustified personal slander, from much lesser persons, with grace and humility.
• Marc Saltzman
• Rhonda Callow
• Andrew Kameka
• Jeremy Phan
• Phil Tucker
• Lee Mathews
• Bruno Marsala
• Murray Hill
• Peter Wolchak
• Robert Nelson
• Rey Matsuda-Levenstein
You are the best of the best and it has been the briefest of time. Perhaps someone might start up a similar super sync site. See you all in the blogosphere.
Sincerely,
Phil
Echoing Phil’s sentiment.. you will be missed. Re “The Loop” no comments as of yet.
One question… will there be an archive of previous Sync articles available? I haven’t always been able to read them when posted and occasionally browse through for missed ones.
so long and thanks for all the fish.
I am so sorry to see you go and don’t really understand why, when something is so good, it has to be changed. So far, I’m not impressed with the LOOP – the first thing I noticed was that I couldn’t find Sync so that was a definite downer and bad first impression and the weather and news is somewhere in the middle. Those are the first three things I want to see on my homepage so I’ll probably be looking around for a new one. Haven’t people heard the old saying “if it’s not broke, don’t fix it”? Damn! and so far I don’t like Windows 8, either! Not that that’s your problem – just saying………….sometimes technology sucks.
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To Simon and the whole gang,
It was a real great time working with you all.
A lot of fun and I learned so much. Sad to see Sync go.
Best to everyone..
Bruno
You will all be missed :-( Thank you for everything.
”Happy Holiday” to you and your family.
NOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you so much for the past years. I looked forward to my morning Sync email and always felt a step ahead of friends and colleagues on the tech news. I wish you all the best.
Cheers!
NOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you so much for the past years. I looked forward to my morning Sync email and always felt a step ahead of friends and colleagues on the tech news. I wish you all the best.
Oh man, this is terrible news. I’ve been getting your e-letters every day for quite some time now and always looked forward to reading the articles here at Sync. As many others have stated Loop-wide, I’m not fond of the changes being made and this one, in particular, makes me teary-eyed. I hope Bell has found jobs for all of you, at the very least. Man, I am going to miss this site and all of it’s contributors. I am certainly wishing you all the very best in your respective futures and hope we can find you again somewhere on this wild Loop.
Will miss my morning email from Sync and all the great information that came with it. Was disappointed when I couldn’t find Sync on the Loop yesterday.
Such a sad day, I loved so much about sync and am disappointed to see it go. I think it is funny Phil was included in your stats. Best of luck to you all, maybe you could start your own site and make it like sync was.
Too bad, I enjoy getting this pushed to my email each day. The new Loop site is poor and if I have to go looking for tech news on it, I just won’t. Time to find another tech news email service.
Thank you for writing so many good articles.
best wishes for continued success in your new venture!
I have learned SOOO much from your fantastic website! I have appreciated the unbiased opinions on all sorts of technology, and have used your wisdom to enhance my own relationship with technology. You will all be greatly missed!
Change – sometimes it is a bummer. Thank you to all of your contributors. I have trusted you all very much and have enjoyed this blog..I wish you all the best for 2013 and hope to find out where you land.
So sorry to hear Sync is over, change at times is stupid. Can’t believe with all the people involved in Sympatico that none of them have? And use smartphones or tablets to check to see if the rendering will fit mobile platforms, which it doesn’t, it’s terrible, terrible, terrible. When is this going to get upgraded as it should for all platforms?????
This is a sad day for all of us. Sync is the site that got me excited about current and potential technology. Being a senior I was treated very badly by some tech people but Sync made everything clear and senior friendly.
I will miss you all very much.
I’m not happy about this development in Sympatico over to Loop. I’m moving my home page to another source.
Best wishes to you all.
Carole Zaza
…..another reason for me to find another less “loopy” homepage
Lights out for my favorite tech site. Very sad news. Best wishes for the editorial staff – you will be missed!