Age of eCommerce Geek

Age of the eCommerce Geek Patrick M. Byrne Pierre Morad Natalie Geek Jeff Bezos Jack Ma Omidyar Kevin Ryan Reed Hastings Tony Hsieh Massenet Co-Founder CEO of Founder CEO of Founder of Founder of CEO of executive chairman of & Chairman & CEO Title & Company of of EL eb YGILT Zappose amazon.com. NET-A-PORTER Alibaba.com NETFLIX .COM GROUPE overstock.com NERD ALERT NERD ALERT NERD ALERT Hsieh got his degree in Computer Science from Harvard University. In 2009 Amazon.com announced the acquisition of Zappos.com in a deal worth $1.2 billion. Hsieh released Delivering Happiness, a book about his entrepreneurial experiences. Ma's family was ostracized for siding with counter-revolution -ary forces during the cultural Massenet began as Byrne has a certificate from Ryan got his BA From Yale University in 1985 and received his MBA from INSEAD in 1990. Gilt Group a fashion editor at At a young age he rigged an electric alarm to keep his younger siblings from getting into his room. He later Omidyar graduated with a degree in computer science from Tufts University. Over a Hastings majored in mathematics at Bowdoin College and won the math department's Smyth Prize and the Hammond Beijing Normal University, a BA in Chinese studies from Dartmouth College, a Master's degree from Cambridge University as a Marshall Scholar, and a Ph.D in philosophy from Women's Wear Daily in 1993. In 1998 she left to start Net-a-Porter. In 2010 she sold her share of Net-a-Porter for revolution in long holiday weekend Omidyar wrote the original computer code for what became was founded in 2007 and offers short-term sales for designer apparel, home goods and high-end travel locations. China. Ma came tumed his parents' garage into a laboratory for his projects. In 2004, he founded a company called Blue Origin which is a human spaceflight start-up Bios and across a lot of trouble in school by getting into a lot of fights. He often lost because of his stunted growth. Ma hadn't Prize. He graduated with his bachelor's degree in 1983. Currently, Hastings is passionate to improve the level of education throughout the an estimated £50 Nerd Alerts milion. She remains as eBay. The site was launched on September 4th, 1995 as "Auction Net-a-Porter's Stanford University. Byrne has founded 19 schools internationally. executive chaiman INSEAD and will likely reinvest back into even touched a Web" which later computer until 1995. the business. became known as eBay. The Business School company. for the World country. Compensation for 2010 Net Worth Net Worth Net Worth Gilt Groupe has raised nearly Compensation for 2010 Site Revenue $80 Million 1OM 110M Two million to date. Tony Hsieh's Book, Delivering Happiness people log in to the site Investors Include: every week and their average was a New York MATRIX Times Best Seller spend is £500. PARTNERS and remained on Atlantic the list for $18.1 Billion $1.6 Bll $6.7 Billion $5.5 Million $171,300 27 weeks. LinkExchange Microsoft Geek Facts ► In 2004 Net-A-Porter won the UK Fashion Export Award for best e-tailer. Before Zappos, Tony Hsieh co-founded & sold the advertising network LinkExchange to Microsoft in 1999 for $265 million. The first item ever sold on eBay was Pierre Morad Omidyar's broken laser pointer for - $14.83 Geek Data Geek vs. Nerd of self-identified geeks are more comfortable being called a geek of Americans 87% than a nerd self-identify as a geek 17% Millennial Perspective SE TE FORCE A LOT of millennials (age 18-34) think being 66% labeled as a "geek" is a compliment professional fields geeks are best- suited for: 37% Acceptance 50% of people surveyed feel it is more acceptable to be a geek today than it was 15 years ago 65% professional blogger 82% technology engineer video game designer 5/25 is Geek Day Geek, Nerd, Dweeb or Dork? Originated in Spain as "Ogullo Friki," Geek Pride Day is an initiative to condone geek culture. The date was chosen to commemorate the release of the first Star Wars film, A New Hope, which opened on the 25th of May in 1977. Intelligence Dweeb Social Awkwardness Nerd SOURCES Azippycart http://www.vogue.co.uk/spy/biographies/natalie-massenet-biography http://www.modis.com/ab http://www.geekwire.com/2011/geek-pride-day-geek-flag-fly-charts http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z167/Great_WhiteSnark/Nerd_Dork_Geek_Venn_Diagram.jpg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geek_Pride Day http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Hsieh http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_P_Ryan http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_M._Byrne /press Mart=20110523 1&type=pr om/arti Geek Dork h ten kipedia.org/wiki/Reed_ n.wikipedia.org/wikiJack Mangs http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natalie Massenet http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Bezos http://edition.cnn.com/2007/BUSINESS/07/03/ma.bio/index.html http://www.amazon.com/alibaba-Inside-Creation-Biggest-Marketplace/dp/006167219X http://www.forbes.com/profile/jack-ma http://www.edchoice.org/About-Us/Board-of-Directors/Dr--Patrick-Byrne-628Chairman629.aspx http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z167/Great_WhiteSnark/Nerd Dork Geek_Venn_Diagram.jpg Obsession DESIGNED BY KILLER INFOGRAPHICS & CREATED BY ZIPPYCART.COM Age of the eCommerce Geek Patrick M. Вyrne Pierre Morad Natalie Geek Jeff Bezos Jack Ma Omidyar Kevin Ryan Reed Hastings Tony Hsieh Massenet Co-Founder CEO of Founder СЕО of Founder of Founder of CEO of executive chairman of & Chairman & CEO Title & Company of of EL eb YGILT Zappose amazon.com. NET-A-PORTER Alibaba.com NETFLIX .COM GROUPE overstock.com NERD ALERT NERD ALERT NERD ALERT Hsieh got his degree in Computer Science from Harvard University. In 2009 Amazon.com announced the acquisition of Zappos.com in a deal worth $1.2 billion. Hsieh released Delivering Happiness, a book about his entrepreneurial experiences. Ma's family was ostracized for siding with counter-revolution -ary forces during the cultural Massenet began as Byrne has a certificate from Ryan got his BA From Yale University in 1985 and received his MBA from INSEAD in 1990. Gilt Group a fashion editor at At a young age he rigged an electric alarm to keep his younger siblings from getting into his room. He later Omidyar graduated with a degree in computer science from Tufts University. Over a Hastings majored in mathematics at Bowdoin College and won the math department's Smyth Prize and the Hammond Beijing Normal University, a BA in Chinese studies from Dartmouth College, a Master's degree from Cambridge University as a Marshall Scholar, and a Ph.D in philosophy from Women's Wear Daily in 1993. In 1998 she left to start Net-a-Porter. In 2010 she sold her share of Net-a-Porter for revolution in long holiday weekend Omidyar wrote the original computer code for what became was founded in 2007 and offers short-term sales for designer apparel, home goods and high-end travel locations. China. Ma came tumed his parents' garage into a laboratory for his projects. In 2004, he founded a company called Blue Origin which is a human spaceflight start-up Bios and across a lot of trouble in school by getting into a lot of fights. He often lost because of his stunted growth. Ma hadn't Prize. He graduated with his bachelor's degree in 1983. Currently, Hastings is passionate to improve the level of education throughout the an estimated £50 Nerd Alerts milion. She remains as eBay. The site was launched on September 4th, 1995 as "Auction Net-a-Porter's Stanford University. Byrne has founded 19 schools internationally. executive chaiman INSEAD and will likely reinvest back into even touched a Web" which later computer until 1995. the business. became known as eBay. The Business School company. for the World country. Compensation for 2010 Net Worth Net Worth Net Worth Gilt Groupe has raised nearly Compensation for 2010 Site Revenue $80 Million 1OM 110M Two million to date. Tony Hsieh's Book, Delivering Happiness people log in to the site 5M 5M Investors Include: every week and their average was a New York MATRIX Times Best Seller spend is £500. PARTNERS and remained on Atlantic the list for $18.1 Billion $1.6 Bll $6.7 Billion $5.5 Million $171,300 27 weeks. LinkExchange Microsoft Geek Facts ► In 2004 Net-A-Porter won the UK Fashion Export Award for best e-tailer. Before Zappos, Tony Hsieh co-founded & sold the advertising network LinkExchange to Microsoft in 1999 for $265 million. The first item ever sold on eBay was Pierre Morad Omidyar's broken laser pointer for - $14.83 Geek Data Geek vs. Nerd of self-identified geeks are more comfortable being called a geek of Americans 87% than a nerd self-identify as a geek 17% Millennial Perspective SE TE FORCE A LOT of millennials (age 18-34) think being 66% labeled as a "geek" is a compliment professional fields geeks are best- suited for: 37% Acceptance 50% of people surveyed feel it is more acceptable to be a geek today than it was 15 years ago 65% professional blogger 82% technology engineer video game designer 5/25 is Geek Day Geek, Nerd, Dweeb or Dork? Originated in Spain as "Ogullo Friki," Geek Pride Day is an initiative to condone geek culture. The date was chosen to commemorate the release of the first Star Wars film, A New Hope, which opened on the 25th of May in 1977. Intelligence Dweeb Social Awkwardness Nerd SOURCES Azippycart http://www.vogue.co.uk/spy/biographies/natalie-massenet-biography http://www.modis.com/ab http://www.geekwire.com/2011/geek-pride-day-geek-flag-fly-charts http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z167/Great_WhiteSnark/Nerd_Dork_Geek_Venn_Diagram.jpg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geek_Pride Day http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Hsieh http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_P_Ryan http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_M._Byrne /press Mart=20110523 1&type=pr om/arti Geek Dork h ten kipedia.org/wiki/Reed_ n.wikipedia.org/wikiJack Mangs http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natalie Massenet http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Bezos http://edition.cnn.com/2007/BUSINESS/07/03/ma.bio/index.html http://www.amazon.com/alibaba-Inside-Creation-Biggest-Marketplace/dp/006167219X http://www.forbes.com/profile/jack-ma http://www.edchoice.org/About-Us/Board-of-Directors/Dr--Patrick-Byrne-628Chairman629.aspx http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z167/Great_WhiteSnark/Nerd Dork Geek_Venn_Diagram.jpg Obsession DESIGNED BY KILLER INFOGRAPHICS & CREATED BY ZIPPYCART.COM Age of the eCommerce Geek Patrick M. Вyrne Pierre Morad Natalie Geek Jeff Bezos Jack Ma Omidyar Kevin Ryan Reed Hastings Tony Hsieh Massenet Co-Founder CEO of Founder СЕО of Founder of Founder of CEO of executive chairman of & Chairman & CEO Title & Company of of EL eb YGILT Zappose amazon.com. NET-A-PORTER Alibaba.com NETFLIX .COM GROUPE overstock.com NERD ALERT NERD ALERT NERD ALERT Hsieh got his degree in Computer Science from Harvard University. In 2009 Amazon.com announced the acquisition of Zappos.com in a deal worth $1.2 billion. Hsieh released Delivering Happiness, a book about his entrepreneurial experiences. Ma's family was ostracized for siding with counter-revolution -ary forces during the cultural Massenet began as Byrne has a certificate from Ryan got his BA From Yale University in 1985 and received his MBA from INSEAD in 1990. Gilt Group a fashion editor at At a young age he rigged an electric alarm to keep his younger siblings from getting into his room. He later Omidyar graduated with a degree in computer science from Tufts University. Over a Hastings majored in mathematics at Bowdoin College and won the math department's Smyth Prize and the Hammond Beijing Normal University, a BA in Chinese studies from Dartmouth College, a Master's degree from Cambridge University as a Marshall Scholar, and a Ph.D in philosophy from Women's Wear Daily in 1993. In 1998 she left to start Net-a-Porter. In 2010 she sold her share of Net-a-Porter for revolution in long holiday weekend Omidyar wrote the original computer code for what became was founded in 2007 and offers short-term sales for designer apparel, home goods and high-end travel locations. China. Ma came tumed his parents' garage into a laboratory for his projects. In 2004, he founded a company called Blue Origin which is a human spaceflight start-up Bios and across a lot of trouble in school by getting into a lot of fights. He often lost because of his stunted growth. Ma hadn't Prize. He graduated with his bachelor's degree in 1983. Currently, Hastings is passionate to improve the level of education throughout the an estimated £50 Nerd Alerts milion. She remains as eBay. The site was launched on September 4th, 1995 as "Auction Net-a-Porter's Stanford University. Byrne has founded 19 schools internationally. executive chaiman INSEAD and will likely reinvest back into even touched a Web" which later computer until 1995. the business. became known as eBay. The Business School company. for the World country. Compensation for 2010 Net Worth Net Worth Net Worth Gilt Groupe has raised nearly Compensation for 2010 Site Revenue $80 Million 1OM 110M Two million to date. Tony Hsieh's Book, Delivering Happiness people log in to the site 5M 5M Investors Include: every week and their average was a New York MATRIX Times Best Seller spend is £500. PARTNERS and remained on Atlantic the list for $18.1 Billion $1.6 Bll $6.7 Billion $5.5 Million $171,300 27 weeks. LinkExchange Microsoft Geek Facts ► In 2004 Net-A-Porter won the UK Fashion Export Award for best e-tailer. Before Zappos, Tony Hsieh co-founded & sold the advertising network LinkExchange to Microsoft in 1999 for $265 million. The first item ever sold on eBay was Pierre Morad Omidyar's broken laser pointer for - $14.83 Geek Data Geek vs. Nerd of self-identified geeks are more comfortable being called a geek of Americans 87% than a nerd self-identify as a geek 17% Millennial Perspective SE TE FORCE A LOT of millennials (age 18-34) think being 66% labeled as a "geek" is a compliment professional fields geeks are best- suited for: 37% Acceptance 50% of people surveyed feel it is more acceptable to be a geek today than it was 15 years ago 65% professional blogger 82% technology engineer video game designer 5/25 is Geek Day Geek, Nerd, Dweeb or Dork? Originated in Spain as "Ogullo Friki," Geek Pride Day is an initiative to condone geek culture. The date was chosen to commemorate the release of the first Star Wars film, A New Hope, which opened on the 25th of May in 1977. Intelligence Dweeb Social Awkwardness Nerd SOURCES Azippycart http://www.vogue.co.uk/spy/biographies/natalie-massenet-biography http://www.modis.com/ab http://www.geekwire.com/2011/geek-pride-day-geek-flag-fly-charts http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z167/Great_WhiteSnark/Nerd_Dork_Geek_Venn_Diagram.jpg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geek_Pride Day http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Hsieh http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_P_Ryan http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_M._Byrne /press Mart=20110523 1&type=pr om/arti Geek Dork h ten kipedia.org/wiki/Reed_ n.wikipedia.org/wikiJack Mangs http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natalie Massenet http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Bezos http://edition.cnn.com/2007/BUSINESS/07/03/ma.bio/index.html http://www.amazon.com/alibaba-Inside-Creation-Biggest-Marketplace/dp/006167219X http://www.forbes.com/profile/jack-ma http://www.edchoice.org/About-Us/Board-of-Directors/Dr--Patrick-Byrne-628Chairman629.aspx http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z167/Great_WhiteSnark/Nerd Dork Geek_Venn_Diagram.jpg Obsession DESIGNED BY KILLER INFOGRAPHICS & CREATED BY ZIPPYCART.COM Age of the eCommerce Geek Patrick M. Вyrne Pierre Morad Natalie Geek Jeff Bezos Jack Ma Omidyar Kevin Ryan Reed Hastings Tony Hsieh Massenet Co-Founder CEO of Founder СЕО of Founder of Founder of CEO of executive chairman of & Chairman & CEO Title & Company of of EL eb YGILT Zappose amazon.com. NET-A-PORTER Alibaba.com NETFLIX .COM GROUPE overstock.com NERD ALERT NERD ALERT NERD ALERT Hsieh got his degree in Computer Science from Harvard University. In 2009 Amazon.com announced the acquisition of Zappos.com in a deal worth $1.2 billion. Hsieh released Delivering Happiness, a book about his entrepreneurial experiences. Ma's family was ostracized for siding with counter-revolution -ary forces during the cultural Massenet began as Byrne has a certificate from Ryan got his BA From Yale University in 1985 and received his MBA from INSEAD in 1990. Gilt Group a fashion editor at At a young age he rigged an electric alarm to keep his younger siblings from getting into his room. He later Omidyar graduated with a degree in computer science from Tufts University. Over a Hastings majored in mathematics at Bowdoin College and won the math department's Smyth Prize and the Hammond Beijing Normal University, a BA in Chinese studies from Dartmouth College, a Master's degree from Cambridge University as a Marshall Scholar, and a Ph.D in philosophy from Women's Wear Daily in 1993. In 1998 she left to start Net-a-Porter. In 2010 she sold her share of Net-a-Porter for revolution in long holiday weekend Omidyar wrote the original computer code for what became was founded in 2007 and offers short-term sales for designer apparel, home goods and high-end travel locations. China. Ma came tumed his parents' garage into a laboratory for his projects. In 2004, he founded a company called Blue Origin which is a human spaceflight start-up Bios and across a lot of trouble in school by getting into a lot of fights. He often lost because of his stunted growth. Ma hadn't Prize. He graduated with his bachelor's degree in 1983. Currently, Hastings is passionate to improve the level of education throughout the an estimated £50 Nerd Alerts milion. She remains as eBay. The site was launched on September 4th, 1995 as "Auction Net-a-Porter's Stanford University. Byrne has founded 19 schools internationally. executive chaiman INSEAD and will likely reinvest back into even touched a Web" which later computer until 1995. the business. became known as eBay. The Business School company. for the World country. Compensation for 2010 Net Worth Net Worth Net Worth Gilt Groupe has raised nearly Compensation for 2010 Site Revenue $80 Million 1OM 110M Two million to date. Tony Hsieh's Book, Delivering Happiness people log in to the site 5M 5M Investors Include: every week and their average was a New York MATRIX Times Best Seller spend is £500. PARTNERS and remained on Atlantic the list for $18.1 Billion $1.6 Bll $6.7 Billion $5.5 Million $171,300 27 weeks. LinkExchange Microsoft Geek Facts ► In 2004 Net-A-Porter won the UK Fashion Export Award for best e-tailer. Before Zappos, Tony Hsieh co-founded & sold the advertising network LinkExchange to Microsoft in 1999 for $265 million. The first item ever sold on eBay was Pierre Morad Omidyar's broken laser pointer for - $14.83 Geek Data Geek vs. Nerd of self-identified geeks are more comfortable being called a geek of Americans 87% than a nerd self-identify as a geek 17% Millennial Perspective SE TE FORCE A LOT of millennials (age 18-34) think being 66% labeled as a "geek" is a compliment professional fields geeks are best- suited for: 37% Acceptance 50% of people surveyed feel it is more acceptable to be a geek today than it was 15 years ago 65% professional blogger 82% technology engineer video game designer 5/25 is Geek Day Geek, Nerd, Dweeb or Dork? Originated in Spain as "Ogullo Friki," Geek Pride Day is an initiative to condone geek culture. The date was chosen to commemorate the release of the first Star Wars film, A New Hope, which opened on the 25th of May in 1977. Intelligence Dweeb Social Awkwardness Nerd SOURCES Azippycart http://www.vogue.co.uk/spy/biographies/natalie-massenet-biography http://www.modis.com/ab http://www.geekwire.com/2011/geek-pride-day-geek-flag-fly-charts http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z167/Great_WhiteSnark/Nerd_Dork_Geek_Venn_Diagram.jpg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geek_Pride Day http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Hsieh http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_P_Ryan http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_M._Byrne /press Mart=20110523 1&type=pr om/arti Geek Dork h ten kipedia.org/wiki/Reed_ n.wikipedia.org/wikiJack Mangs http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natalie Massenet http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Bezos http://edition.cnn.com/2007/BUSINESS/07/03/ma.bio/index.html http://www.amazon.com/alibaba-Inside-Creation-Biggest-Marketplace/dp/006167219X http://www.forbes.com/profile/jack-ma http://www.edchoice.org/About-Us/Board-of-Directors/Dr--Patrick-Byrne-628Chairman629.aspx http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z167/Great_WhiteSnark/Nerd Dork Geek_Venn_Diagram.jpg Obsession DESIGNED BY KILLER INFOGRAPHICS & CREATED BY ZIPPYCART.COM Age of the eCommerce Geek Patrick M. Вyrne Pierre Morad Natalie Geek Jeff Bezos Jack Ma Omidyar Kevin Ryan Reed Hastings Tony Hsieh Massenet Co-Founder CEO of Founder СЕО of Founder of Founder of CEO of executive chairman of & Chairman & CEO Title & Company of of EL eb YGILT Zappose amazon.com. NET-A-PORTER Alibaba.com NETFLIX .COM GROUPE overstock.com NERD ALERT NERD ALERT NERD ALERT Hsieh got his degree in Computer Science from Harvard University. In 2009 Amazon.com announced the acquisition of Zappos.com in a deal worth $1.2 billion. Hsieh released Delivering Happiness, a book about his entrepreneurial experiences. Ma's family was ostracized for siding with counter-revolution -ary forces during the cultural Massenet began as Byrne has a certificate from Ryan got his BA From Yale University in 1985 and received his MBA from INSEAD in 1990. Gilt Group a fashion editor at At a young age he rigged an electric alarm to keep his younger siblings from getting into his room. He later Omidyar graduated with a degree in computer science from Tufts University. Over a Hastings majored in mathematics at Bowdoin College and won the math department's Smyth Prize and the Hammond Beijing Normal University, a BA in Chinese studies from Dartmouth College, a Master's degree from Cambridge University as a Marshall Scholar, and a Ph.D in philosophy from Women's Wear Daily in 1993. In 1998 she left to start Net-a-Porter. In 2010 she sold her share of Net-a-Porter for revolution in long holiday weekend Omidyar wrote the original computer code for what became was founded in 2007 and offers short-term sales for designer apparel, home goods and high-end travel locations. China. Ma came tumed his parents' garage into a laboratory for his projects. In 2004, he founded a company called Blue Origin which is a human spaceflight start-up Bios and across a lot of trouble in school by getting into a lot of fights. He often lost because of his stunted growth. Ma hadn't Prize. He graduated with his bachelor's degree in 1983. Currently, Hastings is passionate to improve the level of education throughout the an estimated £50 Nerd Alerts milion. She remains as eBay. The site was launched on September 4th, 1995 as "Auction Net-a-Porter's Stanford University. Byrne has founded 19 schools internationally. executive chaiman INSEAD and will likely reinvest back into even touched a Web" which later computer until 1995. the business. became known as eBay. The Business School company. for the World country. Compensation for 2010 Net Worth Net Worth Net Worth Gilt Groupe has raised nearly Compensation for 2010 Site Revenue $80 Million 1OM 110M Two million to date. Tony Hsieh's Book, Delivering Happiness people log in to the site 5M 5M Investors Include: every week and their average was a New York MATRIX Times Best Seller spend is £500. PARTNERS and remained on Atlantic the list for $18.1 Billion $1.6 Bll $6.7 Billion $5.5 Million $171,300 27 weeks. LinkExchange Microsoft Geek Facts ► In 2004 Net-A-Porter won the UK Fashion Export Award for best e-tailer. Before Zappos, Tony Hsieh co-founded & sold the advertising network LinkExchange to Microsoft in 1999 for $265 million. The first item ever sold on eBay was Pierre Morad Omidyar's broken laser pointer for - $14.83 Geek Data Geek vs. Nerd of self-identified geeks are more comfortable being called a geek of Americans 87% than a nerd self-identify as a geek 17% Millennial Perspective SE TE FORCE A LOT of millennials (age 18-34) think being 66% labeled as a "geek" is a compliment professional fields geeks are best- suited for: 37% Acceptance 50% of people surveyed feel it is more acceptable to be a geek today than it was 15 years ago 65% professional blogger 82% technology engineer video game designer 5/25 is Geek Day Geek, Nerd, Dweeb or Dork? Originated in Spain as "Ogullo Friki," Geek Pride Day is an initiative to condone geek culture. The date was chosen to commemorate the release of the first Star Wars film, A New Hope, which opened on the 25th of May in 1977. Intelligence Dweeb Social Awkwardness Nerd SOURCES Azippycart http://www.vogue.co.uk/spy/biographies/natalie-massenet-biography http://www.modis.com/ab http://www.geekwire.com/2011/geek-pride-day-geek-flag-fly-charts http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z167/Great_WhiteSnark/Nerd_Dork_Geek_Venn_Diagram.jpg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geek_Pride Day http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Hsieh http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_P_Ryan http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_M._Byrne /press Mart=20110523 1&type=pr om/arti Geek Dork h ten kipedia.org/wiki/Reed_ n.wikipedia.org/wikiJack Mangs http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natalie Massenet http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Bezos http://edition.cnn.com/2007/BUSINESS/07/03/ma.bio/index.html http://www.amazon.com/alibaba-Inside-Creation-Biggest-Marketplace/dp/006167219X http://www.forbes.com/profile/jack-ma http://www.edchoice.org/About-Us/Board-of-Directors/Dr--Patrick-Byrne-628Chairman629.aspx http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z167/Great_WhiteSnark/Nerd Dork Geek_Venn_Diagram.jpg Obsession DESIGNED BY KILLER INFOGRAPHICS & CREATED BY ZIPPYCART.COM Age of the eCommerce Geek Patrick M. Вyrne Pierre Morad Natalie Geek Jeff Bezos Jack Ma Omidyar Kevin Ryan Reed Hastings Tony Hsieh Massenet Co-Founder CEO of Founder СЕО of Founder of Founder of CEO of executive chairman of & Chairman & CEO Title & Company of of EL eb YGILT Zappose amazon.com. NET-A-PORTER Alibaba.com NETFLIX .COM GROUPE overstock.com NERD ALERT NERD ALERT NERD ALERT Hsieh got his degree in Computer Science from Harvard University. In 2009 Amazon.com announced the acquisition of Zappos.com in a deal worth $1.2 billion. Hsieh released Delivering Happiness, a book about his entrepreneurial experiences. Ma's family was ostracized for siding with counter-revolution -ary forces during the cultural Massenet began as Byrne has a certificate from Ryan got his BA From Yale University in 1985 and received his MBA from INSEAD in 1990. Gilt Group a fashion editor at At a young age he rigged an electric alarm to keep his younger siblings from getting into his room. He later Omidyar graduated with a degree in computer science from Tufts University. Over a Hastings majored in mathematics at Bowdoin College and won the math department's Smyth Prize and the Hammond Beijing Normal University, a BA in Chinese studies from Dartmouth College, a Master's degree from Cambridge University as a Marshall Scholar, and a Ph.D in philosophy from Women's Wear Daily in 1993. In 1998 she left to start Net-a-Porter. In 2010 she sold her share of Net-a-Porter for revolution in long holiday weekend Omidyar wrote the original computer code for what became was founded in 2007 and offers short-term sales for designer apparel, home goods and high-end travel locations. China. Ma came tumed his parents' garage into a laboratory for his projects. In 2004, he founded a company called Blue Origin which is a human spaceflight start-up Bios and across a lot of trouble in school by getting into a lot of fights. He often lost because of his stunted growth. Ma hadn't Prize. He graduated with his bachelor's degree in 1983. Currently, Hastings is passionate to improve the level of education throughout the an estimated £50 Nerd Alerts milion. She remains as eBay. The site was launched on September 4th, 1995 as "Auction Net-a-Porter's Stanford University. Byrne has founded 19 schools internationally. executive chaiman INSEAD and will likely reinvest back into even touched a Web" which later computer until 1995. the business. became known as eBay. The Business School company. for the World country. Compensation for 2010 Net Worth Net Worth Net Worth Gilt Groupe has raised nearly Compensation for 2010 Site Revenue $80 Million 1OM 110M Two million to date. Tony Hsieh's Book, Delivering Happiness people log in to the site 5M 5M Investors Include: every week and their average was a New York MATRIX Times Best Seller spend is £500. PARTNERS and remained on Atlantic the list for $18.1 Billion $1.6 Bll $6.7 Billion $5.5 Million $171,300 27 weeks. LinkExchange Microsoft Geek Facts ► In 2004 Net-A-Porter won the UK Fashion Export Award for best e-tailer. Before Zappos, Tony Hsieh co-founded & sold the advertising network LinkExchange to Microsoft in 1999 for $265 million. The first item ever sold on eBay was Pierre Morad Omidyar's broken laser pointer for - $14.83 Geek Data Geek vs. Nerd of self-identified geeks are more comfortable being called a geek of Americans 87% than a nerd self-identify as a geek 17% Millennial Perspective SE TE FORCE A LOT of millennials (age 18-34) think being 66% labeled as a "geek" is a compliment professional fields geeks are best- suited for: 37% Acceptance 50% of people surveyed feel it is more acceptable to be a geek today than it was 15 years ago 65% professional blogger 82% technology engineer video game designer 5/25 is Geek Day Geek, Nerd, Dweeb or Dork? Originated in Spain as "Ogullo Friki," Geek Pride Day is an initiative to condone geek culture. The date was chosen to commemorate the release of the first Star Wars film, A New Hope, which opened on the 25th of May in 1977. 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Вyrne Pierre Morad Natalie Geek Jeff Bezos Jack Ma Omidyar Kevin Ryan Reed Hastings Tony Hsieh Massenet Co-Founder CEO of Founder СЕО of Founder of Founder of CEO of executive chairman of & Chairman & CEO Title & Company of of EL eb YGILT Zappose amazon.com. NET-A-PORTER Alibaba.com NETFLIX .COM GROUPE overstock.com NERD ALERT NERD ALERT NERD ALERT Hsieh got his degree in Computer Science from Harvard University. In 2009 Amazon.com announced the acquisition of Zappos.com in a deal worth $1.2 billion. Hsieh released Delivering Happiness, a book about his entrepreneurial experiences. Ma's family was ostracized for siding with counter-revolution -ary forces during the cultural Massenet began as Byrne has a certificate from Ryan got his BA From Yale University in 1985 and received his MBA from INSEAD in 1990. Gilt Group a fashion editor at At a young age he rigged an electric alarm to keep his younger siblings from getting into his room. He later Omidyar graduated with a degree in computer science from Tufts University. Over a Hastings majored in mathematics at Bowdoin College and won the math department's Smyth Prize and the Hammond Beijing Normal University, a BA in Chinese studies from Dartmouth College, a Master's degree from Cambridge University as a Marshall Scholar, and a Ph.D in philosophy from Women's Wear Daily in 1993. In 1998 she left to start Net-a-Porter. In 2010 she sold her share of Net-a-Porter for revolution in long holiday weekend Omidyar wrote the original computer code for what became was founded in 2007 and offers short-term sales for designer apparel, home goods and high-end travel locations. China. Ma came tumed his parents' garage into a laboratory for his projects. In 2004, he founded a company called Blue Origin which is a human spaceflight start-up Bios and across a lot of trouble in school by getting into a lot of fights. He often lost because of his stunted growth. Ma hadn't Prize. He graduated with his bachelor's degree in 1983. Currently, Hastings is passionate to improve the level of education throughout the an estimated £50 Nerd Alerts milion. She remains as eBay. The site was launched on September 4th, 1995 as "Auction Net-a-Porter's Stanford University. Byrne has founded 19 schools internationally. executive chaiman INSEAD and will likely reinvest back into even touched a Web" which later computer until 1995. the business. became known as eBay. The Business School company. for the World country. Compensation for 2010 Net Worth Net Worth Net Worth Gilt Groupe has raised nearly Compensation for 2010 Site Revenue $80 Million 1OM 110M Two million to date. Tony Hsieh's Book, Delivering Happiness people log in to the site 5M 5M Investors Include: every week and their average was a New York MATRIX Times Best Seller spend is £500. PARTNERS and remained on Atlantic the list for $18.1 Billion $1.6 Bll $6.7 Billion $5.5 Million $171,300 27 weeks. LinkExchange Microsoft Geek Facts ► In 2004 Net-A-Porter won the UK Fashion Export Award for best e-tailer. Before Zappos, Tony Hsieh co-founded & sold the advertising network LinkExchange to Microsoft in 1999 for $265 million. The first item ever sold on eBay was Pierre Morad Omidyar's broken laser pointer for - $14.83 Geek Data Geek vs. Nerd of self-identified geeks are more comfortable being called a geek of Americans 87% than a nerd self-identify as a geek 17% Millennial Perspective SE TE FORCE A LOT of millennials (age 18-34) think being 66% labeled as a "geek" is a compliment professional fields geeks are best- suited for: 37% Acceptance 50% of people surveyed feel it is more acceptable to be a geek today than it was 15 years ago 65% professional blogger 82% technology engineer video game designer 5/25 is Geek Day Geek, Nerd, Dweeb or Dork? Originated in Spain as "Ogullo Friki," Geek Pride Day is an initiative to condone geek culture. The date was chosen to commemorate the release of the first Star Wars film, A New Hope, which opened on the 25th of May in 1977. 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