Tim O'Reilly

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Tim O'Reilly (Irish: Tadhg Ó Raghallaigh) (born June 6, 1954) is the founder of O'Reilly Media (formerly O'Reilly & Associates) and a supporter of the free software and open source movements. He is widely, but wrongly, credited with coining the term Web 2.0. O'Reilly was initially interested in literature upon graduating from high school, but after graduating from Harvard College in 1975 with a B.A. cum laude in Classics he became involved in the... more
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  • Jun 6, 1954 (age 55 years)

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  • Timothy F. O'Reilly,
  • Tadhg Ó Raghallaigh,
  • Timothy O'Reilly

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O'Reilly Media

O'Reilly Media (formerly O'Reilly & Associates) is an American media company established by Tim O'Reilly that publishes books and web sites and produces...

CollabNet

CollabNet is a company that sells application lifecycle management software for distributed development teams engaged in both enterprise and open source...

Global Network Navigator

The Global Network Navigator (GNN) was the first commercial web publication and the first web site to offer clickable advertisements, now commonly referred to...
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  • Jun 2005
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  • Mar 2007
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  • 2007

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  • 1975

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  • Jun 6, 1954
  • Jun 8, 1954
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  • Jul 1954
  • Sep 1959
  • Jun 1989
  • Jun 1979
  • Jun 1989
  • Sep 1959
  • Jul 1960
  • Jul 1969
  • Sep 1972
  • Jul 1960
  • Jul 1969
  • Sep 1975
  • Jun 1979
  • Sep 1972
  • Jun 1975
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