Dave_Sifry

Dave Sifry

Dave Sifry

American computer businessman

Dave Sifry is an American software entrepreneur and blogosphere icon known for founding Technorati in 2004,[1][2] formerly a leading blog search engine. He also lectures widely on wireless technology and policy, weblogs, and open source software.

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Early years

Sifry grew up on Long Island, and learned to program on a Commodore PET. While in his teens, he decided that someday he would move to Silicon Valley and start a company. After studying computer science at Johns Hopkins University, he worked for Mitsubishi.[3]

Career

Sifry cofounded Sputnik, a Wi-Fi gateway company, Linuxcare, and Offbeat Guides.[1]

He has been a founding member of the board of Linux International,[4] and a technical advisor to the National Cybercrime Training Partnership for law enforcement.

Dave worked as a business developer for Mozilla/Mozillamessaging,[5] trying to bring partners to Mozilla Thunderbird.

Personal life

David is married to Noriko and has two kids, Melody and Noah.

Awards

  • 2006 Best Blog Guide – Technorati – Web 2.0 Awards
  • 2006 Best of Show – Technorati – SXSW Awards[6]
  • 2006 Best Technical Achievement – Technorati – SXSW Awards[6]

References

  1. [1]
    "About Dave". David Sifry. Retrieved 2020-04-15.
  2. [2]
    "ZURB". zurb.com. Retrieved 2018-12-12.
  3. [3]
    "Technorati | Interview with its Founder – Dave Sifry". Cleverism. 2015-01-14. Retrieved 2018-12-12.
  4. [4]
    "Welcome to Linux International!". 2005-12-01. Archived from the original on 2005-12-01. Retrieved 2020-04-15.
  5. [5]
    "Thunderbird/StatusMeetings/2010-11-30 - MozillaWiki". wiki.mozilla.org. Retrieved 2020-04-15.
  6. [6]
    "Web Awards Winners". south by southwest festivals + conferences. 2006. Archived from the original on 2007-12-11. Retrieved 2007-03-11.


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