Salvatore Aranzulla facts for kids
Salvatore Aranzulla, born on February 24, 1990, in Mirabella Imbaccari, Italy, is an Italian blogger and business owner. He is famous for helping people solve computer problems, especially with software. He writes easy-to-understand guides for everyone in Italy.
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Early Life and Learning
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Salvatore Aranzulla grew up in Mirabella Imbaccari, a small town in Sicily. His parents are Giovanni and Maria, and he has three brothers: Giuseppe, Davide, and Elia. His father worked as a nurse, and his mother managed their home. Salvatore went to a science-focused high school in Piazza Armerina.
In 2008, he moved to Milan to attend Bocconi University. He finished his studies there in 2015.
How He Started with Computers
When Salvatore was just 12 years old, he loved exploring the internet. He quickly started his own newsletter and a blog. On his blog, he shared helpful tips for fixing computer issues. This made him one of the youngest people in Italy to explain technology to others. As a teenager, he also found and reported problems (called "bugs") on big websites and web browsers.
Helping People with Technology
Salvatore Aranzulla is well-known for his work in making technology easier to understand. He shares his knowledge through his website and other writing projects.
His Popular Website
Between 2007 and 2008, Salvatore's blog had about 300,000 readers each month. When he needed money for university, he started using online advertisements, like Google Ads, on his site.
His website grew very quickly. By 2016, it had 9 million readers every month. In 2015 and 2018, it received about 500,000 visits daily. This success was partly because he used SEO carefully. SEO helps websites appear higher in search results.
In 2018, his website was among the top 30 most visited sites in Italy. It was number one in the "Information Technology" category. By March 2019, it was ranked 57th overall in Italy.
The Company Behind the Website
Salvatore Aranzulla owns his company, which is based in Milan. The company's earnings have grown steadily over the years. It made one million euros in 2014 and 1.6 million euros in 2016. By 2017, the yearly earnings reached two million euros. In 2019, it was three million euros, and in 2021, it reached 3.8 million euros. By 2018, the company had a team of eight people working there.
The articles on the website are written by about 10 different writers. These writers live in various parts of Italy, including Campania, Calabria, Lombardy, and Tuscany.
Other Writing Work
Besides his website, Salvatore Aranzulla also wrote a technology column for the web portal Virgilio.it. He did this from 2008 to 2015. In 2016, he began working with the national newspaper Il Messaggero, sharing his tech advice with even more readers.
Discussion on Italian Wikipedia
In 2016, an article about Salvatore Aranzulla on the Italian Wikipedia was removed. Some users felt he was not famous enough to have a page. Salvatore responded to this, expressing his disagreement.
The discussion about his page being removed was also talked about in Italian newspapers like Il Gazzettino, Il Foglio, La Stampa, and il Giornale. These newspapers often wrote about the deletion in a way that supported Aranzulla. It was also noted that the request to delete his page came from someone who owned a similar website.
The topic of his Wikipedia page deletion was even discussed on the television show Report.
Awards and Special Recognitions
Salvatore Aranzulla and his website have received several awards for their work.
In 2018, his website received a special award for being the best website. This award was given by the city of Perugia at the 2018 Macchianera awards ceremony.
In February 2019, Salvatore Aranzulla was honored with the Candelora d'Oro award. This special recognition was given to him by the city of Catania.
