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About Esther Dyson

Esther Dyson (born 14 July, 1951 in Zürich, Switzerland) is a self-described authority on emerging digital technology, and considered a founding member of the

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Esther Dyson is the daughter of Freeman Dyson, a physicist, and Verana Huber-Dyson, a mathematician, and the sister of the digital technology historian George Dyson. After graduating from Harvard in economics, she joined Forbes as a fact-checker and quickly rose to reporter. In 1977, she joined New Court Securities as "the research department," following Federal Express and other start-ups. After a stint at Oppenheimer covering software companies, she moved to Rosen Research and in 1983 bought the company from her employer Ben Rosen, renaming it EDventure Holdings. She sold EDventure Holdings to CNET Networks in 2004, and left CNET in January 2007, closing her PC Forum conference.

Dyson and her company EDventure specialize in analyzing the impact of emerging technologies and markets on economies and societies. She created the following publications on technology:
* Release 1.0, her monthly technology-industry newsletter, published by EDventure Holdings. Until 2006, Dyson wrote several issues herself and edits the others. When she left CNET, the newsletter was picked up by O'Reilly Media, which appointed Jimmy Guterman to edit it and renamed the newsletter Release 2.0, which is also...
* Release 2.0, her 1997 book on how the Internet affected individuals' lives. Its full title is Release 2.0: A design for living in the digital age. The revision Release 2.1 was published in 1998.
* Release 3.0, her bimonthly column for the New York Times, distributed via its syndicate and reprinted in Release 1.0.
* Release 4.0, her weblog. On March 4, 2005, this weblog moved to Dyson's Flickr account ( http://www.flickr.com/photos/edyson/ ).

Dyson is an active member of a number of non-profit and advisory organizations. From 1998 to 2000, she was the founding chairman of ICANN, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers. As of 2004, she sat on its "reform" committee, dedicated to defining a role for individuals in ICANN's decision-making and governance structures. She has followed closely the post-Soviet transition of Eastern Europe, and is a member of the [http://www.president.bg/sit Bulgarian President's IT Advisory Council], along with Vint Cerf, George Sadowsky, and Veni Markovski, among others. She has served as a trustee of, and helped fund, emerging organizations such as Glasses for Humanity, Bridges.org, the National Endowment for Democracy, and the Eurasia Foundation. She is also a member of the board for The Long Now Foundation, trustee for the Santa Fe Institute, the Advisory Board of the [http://www.stockholmchallenge.se/node/64 Stockholm Challenge Award] and is a part-owner of the First Monday journal. She is now an occasional writer for Arianna Huffington's online Huffington Post."

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  1. “ What Russia needs is not so much money as good customers—clients and users who demand useful innovations and who want projects implemented on time, Silicon Valley ”
    In US Venture Capitalists Discover Nanotechnology in Russia
  2. “ To me the important issue is that users are driving Power themselves. ”
    In Power.com Introduces Social Inter-Networking to the World

  1. Mentioned In 13 Articles

  2. High Tech and Vekselburgers

    Explore Article Russia Profile (Jun 29 2010)

    ...e spent correctly. It should be put in the right hands and there should be correct rules,” he said. Esther Dyson, a venture capitalist, noted in a recent article in The Moscow Times that “with enough political wi... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Esther Dyson   DFJ   Cisco

  3. US Venture Capitalists Discover Nanotechnology in Russia

    Explore Article Nanotechnology and Nanoscience (Apr 24 2010)

    ...rs—clients and users who demand useful innovations and who want projects implemented on time,” says Esther Dyson, an angel investor, a Director of Russian search company Yandex, Advisor to Russian IT Services Com... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Alcatel   Intuit   Bessemer Venture Partners

  4. Travel Social Net Dopplr Sold To Nokia?

    Explore Article contentSutra.com (Sep 24 2009) Mobile

    Travel Social Net Dopplr Sold To Nokia? ...hed in 2007, Helsinki-based Dopplr had some high-profile seed investors including Martin Varsavsky, Esther Dyson, Joichi Ito, Saul Klein and Reid Hoffman. It was co-founded by Lisa Sounio, Matt Jones, now-CEO M... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Esther Dyson   Reid Hoffman   Staci D.

  5. Power.com: A One-Stop Shop for Social Networkers

    Explore Article Technology (Dec 1 2008) Social Networking

    Power.com’s investors include the venture capital firm Draper Fisher Jurvetson and Esther Dyson, the technology investor and analyst. ... A new service, PayPal Student Accounts, allows parents to... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Draper Fisher Jurvetson   Hotmail   Andreas Stavropoulos

  6. Power.com Introduces Social Inter-Networking to the World

    Explore Article PRWeb::The Online Visibility Company (Dec 1 2008) Social Networking , Funding

    ...e Brazilian Advantage: "To me the important issue is that users are driving Power themselves," said Esther Dyson, one of the technology industry's preeminent global trend spotters and a seed investor in Power.com... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Harvard University   Draper Fisher Jurvetson   Hotmail

  7. Power.com: The Next Massive IM and Social Networking Aggregator?

    Explore Article Mashable (Dec 1 2008) Social Networking

    Power.com: The Next Massive IM and Social Networking Aggregator? ...wer.com has already raised $6 million from Draper Fisher Jurvetson, in addition to well-known angel Esther Dyson. The company has 70 employees (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Draper Fisher Jurvetson   Hotmail   Gmail

  8. LiveJournal.com welcomes Suhel Seth on global Advisory Board

    Explore Article :::exchange4media::: (Nov 18 2008)

    ...dvisory Board where he joins the likes of Silicon Valley expert Professor Larry Lessig and investor Esther Dyson. Seth brings along a keen understanding of the Indian business, social and political environment, a... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Brand India   Suhel Seth   LiveJournal

  9. WATShow Episode 13 - Amar Goel - Komli.com Founder - Talks About PubMatic & Vc Funding!

    Explore Article WATBlog.com (Feb 8 2008)

    ...iew more such intervies with Industry leaders like Jimmy Wales - Wikipedia, V.Ramani - Connecturf, Esther Dyson - Edventure Holdings, Ashish Kashyap - Ibibo and many others. (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Komli   Jimmy Wales   Esther Dyson

  10. WATShow Episode 9 - Exclusive Interview with Esther Dyson Chairperson Edventure Holdings on Social Communities

    Explore Article WATBlog.com (Jan 14 2008)

    WATShow caught up with Esther Dyson of of Edventure Holdings at the IAMAI Digital Summit in Delhi and asked her the following question... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Esther Dyson

  11. Digital Summit 2008 (Day-1) // Iamai, Korea Game Industry sign MoU to develop gaming in India

    Explore Article Alootechie (Jan 12 2008)

    ...ant connectivity as well as mobility. “So, wireless broadband is not a debate but a reality today.” Esther Dyson, chairperson, EDventure Holdings, talked about the privacy issue of internet users. She said, “In U... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Atanu Mandal   Murugavel Janakiraman   Mobile Association of India

  12. @ Digital Summit: Ibibo Reaches 1 Million Users; Internet As A Pr Medium; Privacy Issues

    Explore Article contentSutra.com (Jan 10 2008)

    ...h the ecosystem (hinting at Ibibo's scheme of paying bloggers to post...which I don't agree with). Esther Dyson, Chairperson of EDventure Holdings, disagreed - there have been cashback services in the past, but ... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Ashish Kashyap   Ibibo   Ramamurthy Sivakumar

  13. Iamai Session II: Empowerment of the User and Humanization of the Internet

    Explore Article WATBlog.com (Jan 10 2008)

    Iamai Session II: Empowerment of the User and Humanization of the Internet Esther Dyson,Chairperson of EDventure Holdings (USA) delivered the keynote address. AshishKashyap, CEO of Ibibo ... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Ashish Kashyap   Ibibo   Anupam Mittal

  14. Iamai to organise Digital Summit on 10-11 Jan in Delhi

    Explore Article Alootechie (Jan 2 2008)

    ...B Chandrashekhar, chairman, e4e Services (US); Kyu-Nam Choi, president, Korea Game Industry Agency; Esther Dyson, chairperson, EDventure Holdings (US); Tomihisa Kamada, co-founder and chief technology officer, Ac... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Vivek Bhargava   Dylan Thwaites   Mark Read

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