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| − | '''Adam Goldberg''' [[SEAS]] '[2007|07] was the founder of [[CampusNetwork]] and [[Carsplit]]. Goldberg, originally of the Class 2006, served as president of the freshman engineering class in 2002-2003, was elected VP-Internal of [[ESC]] e-board his sophomore year<ref>[http://columbiaspectator.com/node/11977]</ref>, and suceeded to the [[ESC]] presidency his junior year, with the likelihood of repeating as president the following year, becoming the first two-term student government president at Columbia since [[Michael Novielli]]. However, Goldberg resigned in September of 2006 in order to take a leave of absence to focus on developing CampusNetwork.<ref>[http://columbiaspectator.com/node/15268]</ref> | + | '''Adam Goldberg''' [[SEAS]] '[[2007|07]] was the founder of [[CampusNetwork]] and [[Carsplit]]. Goldberg, originally of the Class of 2006, served as president of the freshman engineering class in 2002-2003, was elected VP-Internal of [[ESC]] e-board his sophomore year<ref>[http://columbiaspectator.com/node/11977]</ref>, and suceeded to the [[ESC]] presidency his junior year, with the likelihood of repeating as president the following year, becoming the first two-term student government president at Columbia since [[Michael Novielli]]. However, Goldberg resigned in September of 2006 in order to take a leave of absence to focus on developing CampusNetwork.<ref>[http://columbiaspectator.com/node/15268]</ref> |
| − | Goldberg was known for his prolific web design output, having developed a new website for ESC during his freshman year and following that up with his best known project on campus, the fledgling [[SEASCommunity]]. The site was relaunched in January of 2004 as [[CUCommunity]], an e-community that rapidly developed a small but fiercely loyal user-base. CUCommunity had the misfortune of being overshadowed by the launch of [[Facebook]] at Columbia. CampusNetwork was the Fall 2004 national launch of CUCommunity, but failed to gain much traction, and eventually folded. | + | Goldberg was known for his prolific web design output, having developed a new website for ESC during his freshman year and following that up with his best known project on campus, the fledgling [[SEASCommunity]]. The site was relaunched in January of [[2004]] as [[CUCommunity]], an e-community that rapidly developed a small but fiercely loyal user-base. CUCommunity had the misfortune of being overshadowed by the launch of [[Facebook]] at Columbia. CampusNetwork was the Fall 2004 national launch of CUCommunity, but failed to gain much traction, and eventually folded. |
Goldberg also worked on sites including Carsplit, Facemix, Friendex (a 'Facebook' site for High School that predated Facebook's own entry into the market, which was terminated by Goldberg as a favor to Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg.<ref>[http://portfolio.ajg.net/projects/e1adc]</ref> | Goldberg also worked on sites including Carsplit, Facemix, Friendex (a 'Facebook' site for High School that predated Facebook's own entry into the market, which was terminated by Goldberg as a favor to Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg.<ref>[http://portfolio.ajg.net/projects/e1adc]</ref> | ||
| − | Goldberg returned to Columbia as a member of the Class of 2007 and accepted a position on the ESC as Director of Technology. From that position he launched a losing battle to get | + | Goldberg returned to Columbia as a member of the Class of 2007 and accepted a position on the ESC as Director of Technology. From that position he launched a losing battle to get ESC to hold direct elections. He resigned, graduated, and has since moved on to other stuff.<ref>http://columbiaspectator.com/node/20550</ref> |
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[[Category:Technological innovators|Goldberg]] | [[Category:Technological innovators|Goldberg]] | ||
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Revision as of 23:21, 9 March 2008
Adam Goldberg SEAS '07 was the founder of CampusNetwork and Carsplit. Goldberg, originally of the Class of 2006, served as president of the freshman engineering class in 2002-2003, was elected VP-Internal of ESC e-board his sophomore year[1], and suceeded to the ESC presidency his junior year, with the likelihood of repeating as president the following year, becoming the first two-term student government president at Columbia since Michael Novielli. However, Goldberg resigned in September of 2006 in order to take a leave of absence to focus on developing CampusNetwork.[2]
Goldberg was known for his prolific web design output, having developed a new website for ESC during his freshman year and following that up with his best known project on campus, the fledgling SEASCommunity. The site was relaunched in January of 2004 as CUCommunity, an e-community that rapidly developed a small but fiercely loyal user-base. CUCommunity had the misfortune of being overshadowed by the launch of Facebook at Columbia. CampusNetwork was the Fall 2004 national launch of CUCommunity, but failed to gain much traction, and eventually folded.
Goldberg also worked on sites including Carsplit, Facemix, Friendex (a 'Facebook' site for High School that predated Facebook's own entry into the market, which was terminated by Goldberg as a favor to Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg.[3]
Goldberg returned to Columbia as a member of the Class of 2007 and accepted a position on the ESC as Director of Technology. From that position he launched a losing battle to get ESC to hold direct elections. He resigned, graduated, and has since moved on to other stuff.[4]
