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* Tacit, sold to Oracle

* Tacit, sold to Oracle

==New gTLDs==

==New gTLDs==

It was announced in early December, 2011, that Ms. Dyson would be a witness for a Senate hearing on new [[gTLD]]s. While Esther Dyson at one time supported TLD expansion, by voting for a round of TLDs in 2000 (this included [[.biz]], [[.info]], [[.name]], [[.pro]], etc.), she had since become an opponent of ICANN's 2011 approved gTLD Program. The senate hearing, scheduled for December 8th, is believed to have been brought about by the intense anti-TLD lobbying by the [[Association of National Advertisers]] and its spin-off TLD-focused group, [[CRIDO]].<ref>[http://domainincite.com/dyson-confirmed-for-new-gtlds-senate-hearing/ Dyson Confirmed for New gTLDs Senate Hearing, DomainIncite.com]</ref>

It was announced in early December, 2011, that Ms. Dyson would be a witness for a U.S. Senate hearing on new [[gTLD]]s. While Esther Dyson at one time supported TLD expansion, by voting for a round of TLDs in 2000 (this included [[.biz]], [[.info]], [[.name]], [[.pro]], etc.), she had since become an opponent of ICANN's 2011 approved gTLD Program. The senate hearing, scheduled for December 8th, is believed to have been brought about by the intense anti-TLD lobbying by the [[Association of National Advertisers]] and its spin-off TLD-focused group, [[CRIDO]].<ref>[http://domainincite.com/dyson-confirmed-for-new-gtlds-senate-hearing/ Dyson Confirmed for New gTLDs Senate Hearing, DomainIncite.com]</ref>

 

==Fun Facts==

==Fun Facts==

As a four-time weightless flyer,<ref>[http://www.crunchbase.com/person/esther-dyson Crunchbase Bio]</ref> Esther Dyson is also active in the commercial space flight start-up world. Here investments therein include  Icon Aircraft, Space Adventures/Zero-G, XCOR Aerospace and Zero-G.<ref>[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/esther-dyson/ Huffington Post Bio]</ref> She is actively involved in Air/Space 2.0, The Flight School workshop, and several non-profit foundations, and is a member of the NASA Advisory Council and Chairman of its Technology and Innovation Committee.<ref>[http://people.forbes.com/profile/esther-dyson/87275 Forbes]</ref>

As a four-time weightless flyer,<ref>[http://www.crunchbase.com/person/esther-dyson Crunchbase Bio]</ref> Esther Dyson is also active in the commercial space flight start-up world. Here investments therein include  Icon Aircraft, Space Adventures/Zero-G, XCOR Aerospace and Zero-G.<ref>[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/esther-dyson/ Huffington Post Bio]</ref> She is actively involved in Air/Space 2.0, The Flight School workshop, and several non-profit foundations, and is a member of the NASA Advisory Council and Chairman of its Technology and Innovation Committee.<ref>[http://people.forbes.com/profile/esther-dyson/87275 Forbes]</ref>