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Geoffrey Kleinman (born November 21, 1970 in Moraga, California) is the founder of Kleinman.com, the company which started and ultimately sold "DVD Talk" and which runs DrinkSpirits.com. After graduating with a B.S. in Cinema Photography from Ithaca College in 1992, Kleinman moved to Los Angeles to work a film editor. Following short stints at CAA, and as an assistant editor on the film ''The Last Shot''〔("The Last Shot" ) IMDB〕 he moved to Portland Oregon to work in Internet technology. In Portland he worked at Vulcan's Forge Multimedia (one of the first web design companies in Portland, Oregon);〔"Custom tools optimize video on CD. (Focus on Digital Video)" MacWEEK, April 10, 1995〕〔()〕 from there he moved to One World Internetworking,〔(One World Internetworking )〕 an early Internet service provider focused on business hosting. In 1995, while working at One World Internetworking, he started his first online venture, which was initially called The Bi-Weekly Business Internet Report.〔("Bi-Weekly Business Internet Report" )〕 but after a few issues became The Kleinman Report,〔(The Kleinman Report )〕〔(Net Happening's Post Announcing The Kleinman Report )〕 which helped evangelize business use of the internet.〔(Driver's Training For The Information Super Highway ) by Geoffrey Kleinman 1995〕 In 1995 Kleinman covered Internet World,〔(Internet World '95 )〕 where a young David Filo and Jerry Yang (still students at Stanford) were publicly showing off, for the first time, their search engine Yahoo. In 1996 he was recruited by Intel as an Internet marketing project manager where he worked on the Intel Internet Connection Wizard for Proshare technology which was ultimately integrated into the release of Windows 98. After a corporate reorganization he was tasked with development for the “Intel Owner’s Club”,〔(Announcement of The Intel Owner's Club )〕 an online community aimed at building affinity with Intel with owners of Intel products. That project was the predecessor for The Intel Web Outfitters Service IWOS,〔("Intel touts Pentium III enhancements" ) By Michael Kanellos, Cnet February 17, 1999〕 a multi-million dollar venture. On January 20, 1995, Kleinman launched DVD Talk, which began as a small DVD news site and forum. Over the course of years, the site grew from a 'one man band' to a full-fledged online magazine with a staff of 60 writers.〔(Drink Spirits Writer List )〕 In early 2004 Kleinman posted an audio interview (Blu-Ray and High-Definition - A DVD Talk Audio Interview ) which would become the foundation for one of the first podcast. In January 2005 the podcast would officially launch as (DVD Talk Radio ) with the premiere episode, an Interview with Henry Rollins.〔(DVD Talk Radio Interview With Henry Rollins )〕 Another key milestone at DVD Talk was a battle with Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment, in September 2000, over the DVD Release of ''Princess Mononoke'', whose US DVD release was initially announced without the original Japanese soundtrack and subtitles.〔(Princess Mononoke DVD: No Japanese )〕 After collecting thousands of electronic signatures, DVD Talk Editor, Kleinman presented them in person at the 2000 Video Software Dealer's Association Meeting to the VP of Home Entertainment at Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment. The result was the studio reversing their decision and adding the Japanese language and subtitles to the DVD US DVD release.〔(DVD Talk Review Princess Mononoke )〕 In September 2007 DVD Talk was sold to Internet Brands.〔("Review Site DVDTalk Sold" ) by Chris Tribbey, Home Media Magazine November 2007〕 During his time at DVD Talk, Kleinman contributed to various independent film projects,〔Shawn Levy, (blog.oregonlive.com ) ''The Oregonian'' January 05, 2006 08:19AM〕 including serving as a post-production and distribution adviser on The Puffy Chair (2005),〔(The Puffy Chair )〕〔(The Duplas Brothers Web Site )〕 Film Geek (2006)〔(Film Geek )〕〔(Film Geek Home Page )〕 and 10 Questions for the Dalai Lama (2006). Kleinman was active in both covering film festivals,〔("2006 Sundance & Slamdance Festival Report" ) by Geoffrey Kleinman, DVD Talk January 2006〕 as well as speaking at them, most recently participating in “So You Made a Film, Now What?” at Oregon’s BendFilm Festival (2007).〔("Bend Film Banter" )〕 He is also regularly asked to serve on selection committees and juries for film exhibitions and festivals such as Pine Film and BendFilm.〔David Walker, () ''Willamette Week'' Issue #32.22 Cover Story〕 Kleinman was often called on to be a professional source for the home entertainment industry and has been cited as an expert opinion,〔''CNN'' Headline News, January 9, 2002〕〔(Lockergnome ) ''Chris Pirillo'' January 9th, 2002 1:58am〕 especially in regards to the HD format war.〔("Companies Jockey Over Next Wave of DVD Players" Fox News April 19, 2004 )〕〔("Fan-Addicts Hooked On Format War" ) by Chris Tribbey, November 16, 2007, Home Media Magazine〕〔("HD-DVDs and Blu-rays fail to dominate market" ) by Rene Rodrigez, December 15, 2007 Miami Herald〕 In 2010 Kleinman launched DrinkSpirits.com,〔(Why A Spirits Blog ) by Geoffrey Kleinman, March 1, 2010, Drink Spirits〕 an online magazine dedicated to discussing and reviewing distilled spirits. In 2011 Kleinman was selected as a judge for the San Francisco World Spirits Competition〔()〕 and was cited as a "renowned journalist".〔('San Francisco World Spirits Competition - the Nation's Largest - Adds Twelve New Judges' ''Reuters'' December 15, 2010 05:13pm )〕 He returned in 2012 to judge and will again judge the competition in 2013. In 2012 Kleinman was awarded the honor of Kentucky Colonel from Steve Beshear, the governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky.〔(Geoffrey Kleinman Accolades )〕 In 2013 Kleinman received official accreditation from the Beverage Alcohol Resource Group as "Bar Certified",〔(Beverage Alcohol Resource Group )〕 one of the highest certifications for a spirits professional. He was also nominated under the category of Best Cocktail Writing – Author for the Tales of The Cocktail Spirited Awards .〔("Tales of The Cocktail Spirited Awards Finalists Revealed" ) by Becky Paskin May 21, 2013, The Spirits Business〕 In 2015 Kleinman was selected as a judge for the Ultimate Spirits Challenge.〔(Meet The Judges, Ultimate Beverage Challenge )〕 and penned the piece (Behind the Scenes of the Ultimate Spirits Challenge ). He was also was awarded Gold Certification from the BNIC (Bureau National Interprofessionnel du Cognac) as a Certified Cognac Educator.〔("Marblehead Resident Earns Elite Honor in World of Spirits" ) by Brooklyn Lowery April 8, 2015, Marblehead Patch〕 Kleinman currently resides in Marblehead, Massachusetts with his wife Heather and three children – Hannah, Aaron and Ivy. == Books and plays == He has contributed to several books: ''Podcast Solutions: The Complete Guide to Podcasting (Solutions)'' by Michael Geoghegan and Dan Klass, ''Net Words: Creating High-Impact Online Copy'' by Nick Usborne, and ''Poor Richard's Email Publishing'' (with Chris Pirillo). He was thanked in DF Walker's novel ''Darius Logan: Super Justice Force''. In 2007, Kleinman's one-act play ''Love Connect''〔()〕 was produced as part of a one-act play showcase by Toy Boat Productions in Portland.〔()〕 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「Geoffrey Kleinman」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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