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of the Year
Award in the Technology category. Reinvent is
based in Vancouver, British Columbia and BCBusiness
Magazine just ran a nice feature article
on Ham in recognition of his latest honor. The magazine
noted "by quietly amassing a stable of more than 300,000
web domain names, including laptop.com, attorney.com
and weddingcatering.com, the CEO of Reinvent
Technology is a virtual real estate titan. Having put
together a portfolio with annual revenue estimated at $70
million, the 38-year-old visionary now plans to
leverage these assets to become a leading force in the
Internet’s next generation – web 3.0."
The magazine
also noted Dr. Ham's recent purchase of Vancouver.com
and his plans for that domain, writing "Reinvent is
working to |
Dr.
Kevin Ham
CEO, Reinvent Technology |
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launch the site sometime
before the 2010 Olympics as a three-dimensional
replica of the city’s downtown core and key
neighbourhoods. “There are so many applications,” says
Ham. “With real estate, people can view the home with
their avatars. Tourists can come and look at the
attractions and plan out where they want to go. There
could be virtual storefronts. We’re aiming for something
that’s better than Second Life.” Vancouver.com,
Ham suggests, could be a model for 3-D cities around the
world."
Dr. Ham is currently
sequestered at Harvard University where he is going
through their rigorous compressed MBA program. He
is scheduled to receive a degree there later this month,
along with close friend Dr.
Chris Hartnett, a Reinvent board member who is
also in the program.
(Posted
Oct.
16,
2008) |
