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Bill Townsend (born 1964) is an entrepreneur who helped build several global companies, most notably search engine Lycos, social networking pioneer sixdegrees.com, whose intellectual property formed the basis of LinkedIn, GeoCities (sold to Yahoo!) and Deja.com (sold to Google and ebay). He is an author, motivational speaker, and guest lecturer at conferences and universities worldwide, including TED.〔()〕 ==Career== Townsend has founded, co-founded or served on the executive management team or board of directors at several leading Internet companies most notably Internet search engine Lycos〔()〕 and Newegg.com. He is a partner in PacAirVentures, a global developer of entertainment complexes, featuring unique entertainment, retail and restaurant concepts including vertical wind tunnels, network connected gaming arenas, stem cell and DNA repair centers, music products and music performance immersion camps, and others, operated through the brand name PAVA. He serves on the Board of Directors of Newegg.com, the second largest pureplay e-commerce retailer, and created the company's FirstFromASIA division, which brings Asia's hottest, trendsetting products to the U.S. market. He was a board member at YourOffers. Townsend appeared on ABC Television's ''Extreme Makeover Home Edition'' in 2010, when his charity assisted a family of nine that lost their home in fire, restore and acquire musical instruments. He also appeared on CNBC's ''Treasure Detectives'' in 2013 unveiling a $12,000,000 violin by ''Antonio Stradivari'' ''Yes You Can! How to Be a Success no Matter Who You Are or Where You're From'' was released on paperback and Kindle e-book in July 2012. A Mandarin version is scheduled to be released in China and Taiwan. Townsend is an inventor whose products have included technology products and processes, the carbonixx guitar pick line, Blaxx drum sets, Storyline Stxx drum sticks, Il Cremonese violin treatments, and thermal footwear designed for motorcycling.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=NEW Bill Townsend Chinook Sock )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bill Townsend」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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