New board member for GNET
This is very positive news. Etzioni is a brilliant technologist.
Go2Net Names Oren Etzioni to Board of Directors
PR Newswire - November 10, 1998 08:47
SEATTLE, Nov. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Go2Net, Inc. (Nasdaq: GNET), a network of technology- and community-driven Web sites ( go2net.com ), has appointed Dr. Oren Etzioni, co-creator of the renowned MetaCrawler online search service, to its Board of Directors. Etzioni, a professor at the University of Washington's Department of Computer Science, also co-founded Netbot, Inc., which was acquired by Excite, Inc. in 1997.
"Oren is one of the most respected figures in the world of Web search technology," said Russell C. Horowitz, Go2Net chief executive officer. "We're extremely fortunate to be adding someone of his caliber and experience to take an active role on our Board and in helping to shape the company's future."
For Etzioni, the appointment marks a reunion, of sorts. Go2Net acquired the exclusive license to MetaCrawler in 1997, and the site has since been recognized by many industry publications as the Internet's finest search service. Etzioni has published more than 50 technical papers on intelligent software agents, Web search technology and machine learning, among other topics. His work has been featured in The New York Times, Newsweek, Forbes Magazine, Business Week, The Economist and Discover Magazine.
He received a bachelor's degree in computer science from Harvard University and Ph.D. from Carnegie Mellon University. |
