Personalities in Profile: Richard Seltzer -- Internet Evangelist
by Alan Earls
Richard Seltzer describes himself as an internet evangelist -- and given his unusual breadth and range of experience in technology, it is hard to imagine any other title that would be more appropriate. Seltzer, who works for Compaq Computer Corporation (formerly Digital Equipment Corporation) helps develop strategy and marketing messages for Internet-related business. He is also co-author of "The AltaVista Search Revolution" (McGraw-Hill/Osborne), has been a featured speaker at numerous events world-wide, and translates books and documents from Russian to English. He even hosts weekly chat sessions on business on the World Wide Web and runs his own acclaimed website (www.samizdat.com)
B&R Samizdat, a business he operates with his wife, provides a range of historical, literary and technical texts on disk via the Web
Concerning his Internet credentials, by his own account, Seltzer helped awaken Digital to the business opportunities offered by the Internet, and, with a handful of others, helped move the corporation in a new direction. To spur the launch of Digital's Internet business, Seltzer drafted marketing plans, did customer presentations and demos, advised sales people, and prepared for trade shows.
Seltzer's own website garnered extensive recognition in the early days of the Web (and still gets lots of attention given its size and specialized focus). For instance, the site was rated "4 stars" by Magellan, "One of the 50 Best Web Sites in the World" according to the September 1995 Net Guide, and "Best Personal Home Page of 1995" according Internet World Magazine.
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