| '''EDventure Holdings''', Inc is a New York based company, which was owned by [[Esther Dyson]] until 2004, after which it was sold over to an international, interactive content company, [[CNET Networks, Inc.]]. [[Esther Dyson]] is a catalyst of IT start-ups in several global marketets; [[CNET Networks, Inc.]] took control of the company on March 19th, 2004, in a cash and stock based transaction. Edventure Ventures is the venture capital investment wing of EDventure Holdings, Inc.<ref>[http://ekerala.net/r.php?url=http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=3580877&title=EDventure%20Holdings&type=web ekerala.net]</ref> | | '''EDventure Holdings''', Inc is a New York based company, which was owned by [[Esther Dyson]] until 2004, after which it was sold over to an international, interactive content company, [[CNET Networks, Inc.]]. [[Esther Dyson]] is a catalyst of IT start-ups in several global marketets; [[CNET Networks, Inc.]] took control of the company on March 19th, 2004, in a cash and stock based transaction. Edventure Ventures is the venture capital investment wing of EDventure Holdings, Inc.<ref>[http://ekerala.net/r.php?url=http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=3580877&title=EDventure%20Holdings&type=web ekerala.net]</ref> |
| + | [[Esther Dyson]] is a former ICANN Board Chairman. She was one of the nine intial directors of ICANN and was appointed in October, 1998. She was very efficient as a member of the [[ICANN Board]] and served as Director of ICANN until November, 2000. <ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/biog/dyson.htm ICANN]</ref> |
| EDventure Holdings, Inc was established by [[Esther Dyson]] in 1978. The company functioned as an independent entity; known for its annual technology conference for IT executives, investors and entrepreneurs, [[PC Forum]], and its monthly technology report, Release 1.0. | | EDventure Holdings, Inc was established by [[Esther Dyson]] in 1978. The company functioned as an independent entity; known for its annual technology conference for IT executives, investors and entrepreneurs, [[PC Forum]], and its monthly technology report, Release 1.0. |
− | The acquisition resulted in the further growth of CNET Networks, which benefitted from the analytical and thought leadership of Esther Dyson as well as the award-winning editorial team of the company. This helped in the growth of the various business technology brands of CNET Networks, such as TechRepublic, [[ZDNet]] and CNET News.com.<ref>[http://news.cnet.com/CNET-Networks-buys-EDventure-Holdings/2110-1025_3-5176010.html cnet]</ref> | + | The acquisition resulted in the further growth of CNET Networks, which benefitted from the analytical and thought leadership of Esther Dyson as well as the award-winning editorial team of the company. This helped in the growth of the various business technology brands of CNET Networks, such as TechRepublic, [[ZDNet]] and [[CNET.com]].<ref>[http://news.cnet.com/CNET-Networks-buys-EDventure-Holdings/2110-1025_3-5176010.html cnet]</ref> |