- Rebecca Eisenberg
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name = Rebecca Lynn Eisenberg
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pseudonym = Netskink
NouveauGeek
birthdate = 1968
birthplace = Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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occupation = columnist, commentator, attorney
nationality = United States
period = 1992-2007
genre = non-fiction
subject = technology, business
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website = http://www.omino.com/~dom/index2.htmlRebecca Lynn Eisenberg is a technology
writer ,lawyer ,entrepreneur , andcolumnist who covered the 1995-2001 Internet boom inSan Francisco, California andSilicon Valley .Biography
Eisenberg graduated with a BA in
Psychology fromStanford University in 1990 and a JD fromHarvard Law School in 1993.Beginning in 1995 Eisenberg was founder,
General Counsel ,business development executive, and/or early employee of a number of notable dot-com start-up companies [cite news
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title = A Play for Power
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publisher = Fortune Magazine
date = September 14, 1999
url = http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1999/09/27/266187/index.htm
accessdate = 2006-01-25 ] including Cyborganic (theonline community founded byhotwired founderJonathan Steuer ), Ecast Network, (which makes a touch screenjukebox used in bars) andPayPal . Having joined as the second lawyer at the company, Eisenberg served as Senior Counsel with PayPal for almost six years. Eisenberg served as the General Counsel of Internet Ad Network startup AdBrite, Inc. from March, 2007 through September, 2008, and she served on the Board of Directors of the Craigslist Foundation (the nonprofit charitable wing ofCraigslist ) from its inception through late, 2007. Currently she serves as General Counsel of Pure Digital Technologies, the maker of the handheld Flip Video camcorders, including the Flip Video Ultra and the Flip Mino.Columns, Articles, Appearances, and Blogs
Starting in 1995 Eisenberg wrote one of the earliest
blogs called "Read Me." She continued until 2000, at which time she signed off, explaining she had found "a life." [cite web
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accessdate = 2007-01-25 ] The term "blog" had not yet been coined. It was known at the time as an "online diary ." In 1999 she was ranked as one of the 25 most important women on the web for her contributions to technology journalism. [cite news
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first = Ashley
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title = Top 'Women of the Web' honored
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publisher = ZDNet News
date = January 25, 1999
url = http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9595_22-513459.html
accessdate = 2007-01-25 ] [cite news
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first = Joyce
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title = 25 Women 'WoW' San Francisco
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publisher = Wired Magazine
date = December 8, 1998
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accessdate = 2007-01-25 ] .Other writings include:
* "NouveauGeek" column,CBS Marketwatch , 1998 - 2001
* "NetSkink" column,San Francisco Examiner , 1997 - 1999
* Numerous articles in print, video, and online editions of theSan Francisco Chronicle ,Upside ,Ms. Magazine ,ZDTV ,Entertainment Weekly ,Wired Magazine ,Fast Company ,PBS ,the Red Herring , and Bitch
* Moderated, lectured, and hosted various technology and business-related events including theDigital Be-In , Geekapalooza, 415Tech, and the Electric Minds conference (sponsored byHoward Rheingold 's famous start-up of the same name)Trivia
* Eisenberg is backup singer with San Francisco band "Diamond D-Lerious."
* In 1979 Eisenberg sang onstage with the bandABBA as part of a children's choir.
* In 1989 she won $2,300 on TVGame Show Family Feud .
* Eisenberg is married to respected Internet and real estate attorney Curt Smolar, and has two children, a daughter and a son.Notes
External links
* [http://www.omino.com/~dom/index2.html Rebecca Eisenberg's personal homepage]
* [http://www.omino.com/~dom/clips/index.html List of publications]
* [http://www.omino.com/~dom/references.html List of appearances]
* [http://www.omino.com/~dom/readme/index.html "Read Me" blog]
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