Patrick Seaman: Chief Publisher and New Media Vanguard
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 An Internet and new media pioneer, Patrick helped launch the Internet revolution as employee # 1 at AudioNet/Broadcast.com (sold to Yahoo! for $5.4 billion), where he was Director of Technology / CTO, VP of International Development & Special Projects and on the board of directors of Broadcast.com Japan. Patrick helped launch other media and web startups. Patrick:
- At whichbox™ Patrick wears many hats and is responsible for content management and operations, corporate development and strategy, partner relations, contracts, business plans, product development, mentoring, etc.
- Is a seasoned technology executive with 25 years in technology and new media
- Co-authored the first major book on Internet Broadcasting and streaming media, WebSite Sound, published by New Riders/McMillan
- Is the former Publisher and CEO of an award winning and ground breaking new media publishing house
- Is the former Chief Technologist at Deer Channel where he engineered a worlds first scientific project to mount wireless cameras on wildlife in a protected habitat, and broadcast live via broadband what the animals saw and heard in their natural environment
- Published the first audiobook on the Internet and the first all-media books which were published in: hardback & trade paper, CD, MP3-CD, download, e-book and combined e-book/MP3 CD in multiple formats.
- Launched the first commercial radio station on the Internet, KLIF, (at AudioNet/broadcast.com) and led the build-out of the first network of Internet radio stations
- Invented the streaming media pre-roll advertisement (to combat deep linking)
- Managed the first live, commercial international webcasts from inside China (Intel product launches)
- Negotiated the BBC's first Internet media standard contract
- etc., etc.
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