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'''Joshua Schachter''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|ʃ|æ|k|t|ər}}; born 1974) is the creator of [[Delicious (website)|Delicious]], creator of [[GeoURL]], and co-creator of [[Memepool]]. He has a B.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from [[Carnegie Mellon University]] in [[Pittsburgh]]. |
'''Joshua Schachter''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|ʃ|æ|k|t|ər}}; born 1974) is the creator of [[Delicious (website)|Delicious]], creator of [[GeoURL]], and co-creator of [[Memepool]]. He has a B.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from [[Carnegie Mellon University]] in [[Pittsburgh]]. |
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Schachter released his first version of Delicious (then called del.icio.us) in September 2003. The service coined the term [[social bookmarking]] and featured [[Tag (metadata)|tagging]], a system he developed for organizing links suggested to Memepool and publishing some of them on his personal linkblog, Muxway.<ref>{{cite web | last = Surowiecki | first = James | title = 2006 Young Innovator: Joshua Schachter, 32 | publisher = Technology Review | url=http://www.technologyreview.com/tr35/profile.aspx?trid=432 | accessdate = 2008-09-21 }}</ref> On March 29, 2005, Schachter announced he would work full-time on Delicious. On December 9, 2005, [[Yahoo!]] acquired Delicious for an undisclosed sum.< |
Schachter released his first version of Delicious (then called del.icio.us) in September 2003. The service coined the term [[social bookmarking]] and featured [[Tag (metadata)|tagging]], a system he developed for organizing links suggested to Memepool and publishing some of them on his personal linkblog, Muxway.<ref>{{cite web | last = Surowiecki | first = James | title = 2006 Young Innovator: Joshua Schachter, 32 | publisher = Technology Review | url=http://www.technologyreview.com/tr35/profile.aspx?trid=432 | accessdate = 2008-09-21 }}</ref> On March 29, 2005, Schachter announced he would work full-time on Delicious. On December 9, 2005, [[Yahoo!]] acquired Delicious for an undisclosed sum.<!-- {{cite web | last = Schachter | first = Joshua | title = y.ah.oo! | publisher = del.icio.us blog | url=http://blog.del.icio.us/blog/2005/12/yahoo.html | accessdate = 2005-12-09 |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20051231051315/http://blog.del.icio.us/blog/2005/12/yahoo.html | archivedate = 2005-12-31}} -->According to ''[[Business 2.0]]'', the acquisition was close to $30 million, with Schachter's share being worth approximately $15 million.<ref>{{cite news | last = Heilemann | first = John | title = Tag Sale | publisher = Fortune | url=http://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2006/01/01/8368130/ | accessdate = 2006-01-31 | date=2006-01-28}}</ref> |
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Prior to working full-time on Delicious, Schachter was an analyst in [[Morgan Stanley]]'s Equity Trading Lab.<ref>{{cite news | last = Rogers | first = Adam | title = Site Seer | publisher = Smithsonian magazine | url=http://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2006/01/01/8368130/ | accessdate = 2008-09-21 | date=2006-01-28}}</ref> He created GeoURL<ref>{{cite news | last = O'Connell | first = Pamela Licalzi | title = Online Diary: Location, Location | publisher = New York Times | url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9405E7DD143AF930A25751C0A9659C8B63&scp=1&sq=geourl&st=cse | accessdate = 2008-09-21 | date=2003-02-13}}</ref> in 2002 and ran it until 2004. |
Prior to working full-time on Delicious, Schachter was an analyst in [[Morgan Stanley]]'s Equity Trading Lab.<ref>{{cite news | last = Rogers | first = Adam | title = Site Seer | publisher = Smithsonian magazine | url=http://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2006/01/01/8368130/ | accessdate = 2008-09-21 | date=2006-01-28}}</ref> He created GeoURL<ref>{{cite news | last = O'Connell | first = Pamela Licalzi | title = Online Diary: Location, Location | publisher = New York Times | url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9405E7DD143AF930A25751C0A9659C8B63&scp=1&sq=geourl&st=cse | accessdate = 2008-09-21 | date=2003-02-13}}</ref> in 2002 and ran it until 2004. |
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==External links== |
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* [http://joshua.schachter.org/ Joshua's blog] |
* [http://joshua.schachter.org/ Joshua Schachter's blog] |
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* [http://www.randsinrepose.com/archives/2004/12/03/a_delicious_interview.html Interview with Joshua about del.icio.us] |
* [http://www.randsinrepose.com/archives/2004/12/03/a_delicious_interview.html Interview with Joshua about del.icio.us] |
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* [http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/05_15/b3928112_mz063.htm Businessweek article on tagging] |
* [http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/05_15/b3928112_mz063.htm Businessweek article on tagging] |
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Revision as of 02:41, 3 November 2013
Joshua Schachter (/ˈʃæktər/; born 1974) is the creator of Delicious, creator of GeoURL, and co-creator of Memepool. He has a B.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh.
Schachter released his first version of Delicious (then called del.icio.us) in September 2003. The service coined the term social bookmarking and featured tagging, a system he developed for organizing links suggested to Memepool and publishing some of them on his personal linkblog, Muxway.[1] On March 29, 2005, Schachter announced he would work full-time on Delicious. On December 9, 2005, Yahoo! acquired Delicious for an undisclosed sum.According to Business 2.0, the acquisition was close to $30 million, with Schachter's share being worth approximately $15 million.[2]
Prior to working full-time on Delicious, Schachter was an analyst in Morgan Stanley's Equity Trading Lab.[3] He created GeoURL[4] in 2002 and ran it until 2004.
In June 2008 Schachter announced his decision to leave Yahoo!. Techcrunch reported that the recent news coming out of Yahoo! about mass resignations of senior staff pressed his decision to leave.[5]
He worked for Google from January 2009[6] to June 2010.[7] In 2006, he was named to the MIT Technology Review TR35 as one of the top 35 innovators in the world under the age of 35.[8]
Angel investing
Schachter is an angel investor, making 15 investments in 2009 and 2010. His investments include high profile companies such as Etsy, Foursquare, Square, Bump and Canvas Networks.[9]
References
- ^ Surowiecki, James. "2006 Young Innovator: Joshua Schachter, 32". Technology Review. Retrieved 2008-09-21.
- ^ Heilemann, John (2006-01-28). "Tag Sale". Fortune. Retrieved 2006-01-31.
- ^ Rogers, Adam (2006-01-28). "Site Seer". Smithsonian magazine. Retrieved 2008-09-21.
- ^ O'Connell, Pamela Licalzi (2003-02-13). "Online Diary: Location, Location". New York Times. Retrieved 2008-09-21.
- ^ Cubrilovic, Nik. "It Gets Worse: Joshua Schachter Leaving Yahoo". Techcrunch. Retrieved 2008-06-19.
- ^ Arrington, Michael. "Confirmed: Delicious Founder Joshua Schachter Joins Google". Techcrunch. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
- ^ Parr, Ben. "Delicious Creator Leaves Google". Mashable. Retrieved 2010-06-01.
- ^ "2006 Young Innovators Under 35". Technology Review. 2006. Retrieved August 15, 2011.
- ^ Crunchbase Profile
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Joshua Schachter.
- Joshua Schachter's blog
- Interview with Joshua about del.icio.us
- Businessweek article on tagging
- Guardian interview
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