Editing International Data Group (section)

=== Publisher history ===
By IDG's third year, McGovern was considering liquidating the company when he hit on the idea of launching ''[[Computerworld]]'' in 1967,<ref>{{Cite web |last=chcom |date=2013-09-27 |title=International Data Group |url=https://www.companieshistory.com/international-data-group/ |access-date=2022-10-27 |website=CompaniesHistory.com – The largest companies and brands in the world |language=en-US}}</ref> which was a continuation of the monthly newsletter, published weekly instead of monthly, in a different format, with advertising, and which would become a cornerstone of IDG's subsequent publishing arm.<ref name="Fund">{{Cite web |year=1999 |title=International Data Group, Inc. History |url=http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/international-data-group-inc-history/ |access-date=21 April 2014 |website=Funding Universe }}</ref> <!-- McGovern DID NOT found ''[[PC World]]''.{{Citation needed|date=March 2023}} -->

In 1969, IDG made its first overseas expansion when it opened IDC UK and launched its first European publication. In 1974, the company launched its first international publication, ''[[:de:Computerwoche|Computerwoche]]'', in Germany, its first fully translated publication. International publications in Japan, China, the then Soviet Union, Vietnam, and other countries would follow throughout the 1990s.<ref>{{Cite web |last=chcom |date=2013-09-27 |title=International Data Group |url=https://www.companieshistory.com/international-data-group/ |access-date=2022-11-09 |website=CompaniesHistory.com – The largest companies and brands in the world |language=en-US}}</ref>

In 1984, the company launched ''[[Macworld|MacWorld]]'' in the same week that the Macintosh computer was debuted, and featured Steve Jobs on its cover. In the 1991, IDG Books launched its ''[[For Dummies]]'' series with ''DOS For Dummies'',<ref>{{Cite web |date=2011-06-29 |title=The For Dummies Success Story – For Dummies |url=http://www.dummies.com/Section/The-For-Dummies-Success-Story.id-323929.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629022504/http://www.dummies.com/Section/The-For-Dummies-Success-Story.id-323929.html |archive-date=2011-06-29 |access-date=2022-12-02 }}</ref> and published many instructional/reference books under the series until Hungry Minds (the new name for IDG Books) was acquired by [[Wiley (publisher)|John Wiley & Sons, Inc]]. in 2001.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Wiley: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. to Complete Acquisition of Hungry Minds, Inc. |url=http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/PressRelease/pressReleaseId-48771.html |access-date=2022-12-02 |website=wiley.com}}</ref>

In 2007, IDG ceased print publication of [[InfoWorld|InfoWorld U.S.]] and made the content available online only, signaling the company's transition to a web-centric model for publication.<ref>{{Cite web |last=chcom |date=2013-09-27 |title=International Data Group |url=https://www.companieshistory.com/international-data-group/ |access-date=2022-12-02 |website=CompaniesHistory.com – The largest companies and brands in the world |language=en-US}}</ref>