Web Wizards

Tiger pioneers in the online world

Dan Ciporin '80,
CEO of Dealtime.com, helps users find the best prices on scores of products
By Rob MacKay '89

Shopaholics who have grown tired of the constant crowds, parking problems, and lines associated with their passion might think that they have reached Nirvana after surfing to www.dealtime.com.


Antonio Romero '87
What's on in Berlin? Or how about Rome?
At www.Culturekiosque.com, Antonio Romero '87 brings cultural offerings to your screen
by Rob MacKay '89

It's not much of a surprise that he is now freelancing as a Web programmer while spending his creative energy and free time on www.culturekiosque.com, a literary Internet site dedicated to the arts he cofounded and of which he is editor-in-chief.


David Siegel '83
Bookmarks as guideposts
Blink.com seeks sites related to your interests
by Rob MacKay '89

As the frenetic pace on the information superhighway continues to speed up, David Siegel '83 has developed a way for users to keep their eyes focused on the road and peeled for new facts. His www.blink.com helps its members organize their preferred bookmarks and searches the Internet for new information they might want or require.


Danny Grossi '93
On call 24-7
When he's not doctoring, Danny Grossi '93 is selling on the Internet
By Rob MacKay '89

Having just graduated from University of Toronto's medical school as an anesthesiologist last summer, Danny Grossi '93 is currently working 80-hour weeks - with frequent all-nighters - in a residency program not far from where he studied. But don't worry, he still finds the time to manage his four Internet companies and fledging shipping service.



Mark Bailey '81
Keeping sites trouble-free
Mark Bailey '81 makes business-to-business easy
By Rob MacKay '89

Technology has always come easy to Mark Bailey '81. As chairman and CEO of WebPartner, a high-tech firm that enables businesses to use the Internet more effectively, he makes sure it comes easy to others.



John McIntyre '91, Tom Bevan '91
Political junkies create Web site for opinion and analysis

John McIntyre '91 and Tom Bevan '91 offer a wide range of views, including their own, at www.realclearpolitics.com
By Rob MacKay '89


Alex Sanford '81
Radio revolution

Through Alex Sanford '81's three-year-old site, www.Live365.com, listeners can hear radio from around the world 
By Rob MacKay '89


James Stanford '98
Net effect
Filmmaker James Stanford '98 documents how the Internet influences our culture
By Rob MacKay '89

For James Stanford '98, the Internet provides a lot more than unlimited access to information. Stanford thinks it has a tremendous influence on culture, too, and he's documenting it. His half-finished film, Message in a Bubble, examines how the World Wide Web has changed business and convinced otherwise sheepish individuals that they can be cyber-entrepreneurs.


Joe Gawronski '91
Table for two.com
Joe Gawronski '91's on-line reservation site, ireserve.com, lets you plan an evening out 24/7
By Rob MacKay

You and your date walk into a fancy restaurant, and the maitre d' greets you both by name. The three of you then proceed to your favorite table -- the one in the corner with the river view -- and find a bouquet of roses lying gently next to a chilled bottle of your favorite wine...

The Twilight Zone? No, you've just been using ireserve.com, an Internet reservation service presided over by Joe Gawronski, '91.


Guido Dhondt *87
Using linear equations to solve field problems
By Rob MacKay '89

Are you in the market for a software finite element program for linear and nonlinear three-dimensional structural applications which covers linear and nonlinear static, nonlinear dynamic, frequency, linear buckling and modal dynamic calculations?