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==About Oversee.net== | ==About Oversee.net== | ||
Oversee.net is a company that provides online marketing solutions. It is split into with two primary divisions - Oversee Domain Services and Oversee Marketing Services. With over 200 employees, Oversee has offices in many cities such as Portland, Oregon, and Pompano Beach, Florida. | Oversee.net is a company that provides online marketing solutions. It is split into with two primary divisions - Oversee Domain Services and Oversee Marketing Services. With over 200 employees, Oversee has offices in many cities such as Portland, Oregon, and Pompano Beach, Florida. | ||
Some of the most famous Oversee.net brands include LowFares.com, Moniker, SnapNames, DomainSponsorTM.<ref>[ http://www.linkedin.com/in/derekusc About Oversee.net from one of its employees]</ref> | Some of the most famous Oversee.net brands include [[LowFares.com]], [[Moniker]], [[SnapNames]], and [[DomainSponsorTM]].<ref>[ http://www.linkedin.com/in/derekusc About Oversee.net from one of its employees]</ref> | ||
The company is | The company is a leader in Internet Real Estate, specializing in registering, selling and the development of domain names; it owns the largest portfolio of domain names in the world, with more than 1 million names.<ref>[http://www.oversee.net/about About Oversee.net]</ref> | ||
Also, Oversee ranked third in the top Deloitte Technology Fast 50 in Los Angeles and ranked 18th in the USA. | Also, Oversee ranked third in the top Deloitte Technology Fast 50 in Los Angeles and ranked 18th in the USA. | ||
Oversee also received | Oversee also received the award for “Internet and New Media Company of the Year" in 2007 from the Technology Council of Southern California.<ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/in/derekusc Oversee.net ]</ref> | ||
Lawrence Ng, received | Lawrence Ng, received the Ernst & Young Award for "Entrepreneur of the Year" in the greater Los Angeles area in the technology category in 2007.<ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/in/derekusc Oversee.net]</ref> | ||
===The Idea=== | ===The Idea=== | ||
In 2000, when Startpath went in bankruptcy, Lawrence Ng aged 21 and his friend Fred Hsu, decided to use the knowledge achieved while working for Startpath and start their own business. Using their own savings, of about 10.000$ without any outside funding the two created in a small office Oversee.net. | In 2000, when Startpath went in bankruptcy, Lawrence Ng aged 21 and his friend Fred Hsu, decided to use the knowledge achieved while working for Startpath and start their own business. Using their own savings, of about 10.000$ without any outside funding the two created in a small office Oversee.net. | ||
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Oversee.net is one of the co-founders of the Internet Commerce Association (ICA), a non-profit association that represents the interests of domain owners. | Oversee.net is one of the co-founders of the Internet Commerce Association (ICA), a non-profit association that represents the interests of domain owners. | ||
ICA is an important participant in the development of rules and regulations that relate to Internet issues and also in the dispute resolution process established by [[ICANN]].<ref>[http://www.internetcommerce.org/about_us About ICA]</ref> | ICA is an important participant in the development of rules and regulations that relate to Internet issues and also in the dispute resolution process established by [[ICANN]].<ref>[http://www.internetcommerce.org/about_us About ICA]</ref> | ||
==Education== | ==Education== | ||
* Pace University, New York City | * Pace University, New York City | ||