IT Home (IT之家) marks 15 years, vows steady, people‑centered tech coverage amid disruption

Fifteen years and a pledge

China’s tech news site IT Home (IT之家) marked its 15th anniversary with a reflective editorial that frames the outlet as a “guesthouse” for information and a community for curious readers. The anniversary essay draws on Confucian metaphors and the language of continuous self‑improvement to pledge a return to core values: honesty, kindness and rigorous, day‑to‑day reporting. It has been reported that the piece — full of cultural references and organizational mottos — was published by IT Home’s parent RuanMei (软媒).

Context: revolutions, risks and opportunity

The essay situates IT Home’s growth within two industrial revolutions: the late Web era that birthed the site and the current wave of AI and smart automation that is reshaping media and industry. The editorial warns that disruption cuts both ways — “deification and bans are the same knife,” it says — a line that resonates as China’s tech sector navigates intensified domestic regulation and heightened US‑China trade and tech tensions. How does a news outlet survive and stay useful in such an environment? By embracing change and attempting to “self‑disrupt,” the editorial argues.

A media network and a promise

IT Home (part of RuanMei’s site family that includes iPhone之家, Win10之家 and other niche “homes”) used the anniversary to thank contributors and readers and to reiterate commercial realities: the post includes the site’s standard advertising disclaimer and links to sister properties. The message, reportedly written under a series of playful internal monikers, is simple: daily discipline in journalism is hard, but it is the path they choose. Can a single site keep pace with China’s fast‑moving tech world? IT Home is betting it can — and that its community will travel the next 5,000 days with it.