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Dave Sifry | |
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 Dave Sifry at the Web 2.0 Conference, 2005 | |
| Born | 1968 Long Island, New York |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | BS, CS (1991) Johns Hopkins University |
| Occupation | Entrepreneur |
| Known for | LinuxCare |
| Website | www |
Dave Sifry is an American software entrepreneur and blogosphere icon known for foundingTechnorati in 2004,[1][2] formerly a leadingblogsearch engine. He also lectures widely on wireless technology and policy, weblogs, and open source software.
Sifry grew up onLong Island, and learned to program on aCommodore PET. While in his teens, he decided that someday he would move toSilicon Valley and start a company. After studying computer science atJohns Hopkins University, he worked forMitsubishi.[3]
Sifry cofounded Sputnik, aWi-Fi gateway company,Linuxcare, and Offbeat Guides.[1]
He has been a founding member of the board ofLinux International,[4] and a technical advisor to theNational Cybercrime Training Partnership for law enforcement.
Dave worked as a business developer forMozilla/Mozillamessaging,[5] trying to bring partners toMozilla Thunderbird.
David is married to Noriko and has three kids, Melody, Noah and Shay. Noah is in his local acappella group at UC Davis, The Liquid Hotplates.
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