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Originally Posted by gonzo
My additons to this list for discussion and starters.
Ill will be adding to em are...
Ken Lawson
LAJ
Oystein from MPA
John Albright from NATS
Drinking Hard from GTS
Mike Wylde
Johnny V
Steve Lightspeed
Dean Capture
Meat and Aga
Hooper
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Since Ive been asking people why heres some of my whys.
Ken Lawson - Bringing clients like Flynt Digital into the world of the web is certainly no easy task and you dont get cliens like that for not being able to make things happen. Most recently he was running GirlsGoneWild's affilaite program.
Add in his involvment with Jettis and most recently his massive sale of porn.com he gets my vote.
LAJ - Jay is one of the cornerstones of one of the first webmaster resource boards. Add in the facts that he is the organizer for Cybernet Expo and he represents Ynot,The Adult Webmaster and Netpond for advertsing needs makes Jay a real deal maker which in my book is a lot of influence.
Sorry Bob - hosting lobster parties on the beach and working for Steve Lightspeed doesnt make for much influence these days.
Oystien from MPA - Like em or not Mansion was he first cascading blling tool on the market as well as a CMS system. Even thought they lost a lot of steps by advertising the shave on shave off feature to rip off webmasters there are stil a lot of programs that swear by mansion. This on gets my vote more so for negative influence as well as having staying power in the business.
John Albright from Nats - The anti MPA. John stepped into the billing game touting 100% fraud free. When you represent the sheer number of programs NATS has runing that system they arry a lot of big stroke in my book. With the new CMS and additional tools as well as their quest of professionalism and accountability theres no wonder why you Id put John on this list.
DrinkingHard from GTS - Sheer amount of traffic brokered by GTS swings a lot of surfers eyes to his lit of clients. Hes brokering a lot of traffic for a lot of big sources. With traffic being more and more difficult to get that earns him a plce in the 50 for me.
Mike Wylde - Mike W sure is no stranger to Oprano and he was the first designer in the industry to set the bar for quality. Theres not a lot of press as there was in hte past for him but he continues to maintain the branding and marketing for several major clients.
Johnny V - He works for Wildline which is an aggregator of Yahoo traffic. And he is highly accesible to this industry. SE traffic still remains gold and a friendly face in the right place to make that happen gives him a place on this list.
Steve Lightspeed - If your talking solo girl sites then Steve has continud to set the bar for how they are sucessfully marketed and branded in this biz. Solo girls are tomorrows stars. Steve seems to have a good handle on that segment of the business and makes mucho dinero.
Dean Capture - Dean is to the web what Earl Miller is to Penthouse. Setting the bar HIGH on glam shots and taking the industry out of poorly lit and shitty staged shoots Dean represents what I think is the glamourous side of this business and what he future holds.
Meat and Aga - Netpond is another of the first webmaster resources and these guys have a lock on the European webmaster's eyes. They are the face hat many people in this industry first see outside of the US. Add in the myriad of programs they have hiding in background makes them a strong force for the future.
Hooper - Like him or not he is responsibile for stirring up more shit in this industry that crossed the lines over into mainstream. His Isearch network with the popups and etc held most of our computer transfixed for at least 18 months. Now with the 100% transparency product that quickbucks is touting it only makes me wonder if "fucking the surfer" is the only thing they have in mind.