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'''Marc Ostrofsky''' is an American entrepreneur, ], ] and public speaker.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcc1HYzaRWk |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/dcc1HYzaRWk |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=Marc Ostrofsky on The View - 7-8-11 discussing Amazing Smartphone Apps |publisher=YouTube |date=2011-07-09 |accessdate=2014-01-28}}{{cbignore}}</ref> He is the author of the books ''Get Rich Click!: The Ultimate Guide to Making Money Online'',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gW5UZZHkZHA |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/gW5UZZHkZHA |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=Marc Ostrofsky's first appearance on "The View" on ABC television was about how to make money on the internet |publisher=YouTube |date=2012-06-11 |accessdate=2014-01-28}}{{cbignore}}</ref> and ''Word of Mouse: 101+ trends using technology on How we Buy, Sell, Live, Learn, Work and Play!''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://video.foxnews.com/v/2668002979001/tech-trends-businesses-need-to-know-now/?playlist_id=931078471001 |title=Tech trends businesses need to know now |publisher=] |date=2013-09-12 |accessdate=2014-01-28}}</ref> ''Get Rich Click'' was in the top ten of the lists of bestselling books compiled by ], '']'' and '']''.<ref>http://www.getrichclick.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/1-Bestseller-sheet-all.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref>


==Career==
'''Marc Ostrofsky''' is a ], ] based ]. He has created over $300 Million in telecommunication, publishing and internet based ventures.
His career began developing companies for ] and ], private ]s, ], ] and ], and prepaid ]s in the United States.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dnjournal.com/cover/2006/august.htm |title=Inside iREIT: How a Startup Company Became an Industry Giant Almost Overnight |publisher=Dnjournal.com |date=2008-04-01 |accessdate=2014-01-28}}</ref>


Before writing his first book, Ostrofsky was a ] investor.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://houston.bizjournals.com/houston/stories/1999/10/11/story3.html |title=Tech wildcatter sells company for $35 million |publisher=] |date=1999-10-10 |accessdate=2014-01-28}}</ref> His ] firm has created a number of ], ] and ] based companies, and he is the co-founder of hundreds of web properties.<ref>{{cite web|last=Sloan |first=Paul |url=https://money.cnn.com/2006/08/29/technology/nextbigforeign.biz2/index.htm |title=Next Big Thing: Internet real estate gets a foreign accent |publisher=CNN |date=2006-08-29 |accessdate=2014-01-28}}</ref> He was a co-founder of Internet REIT (iREIT) (also known as www.iREIT.com), which acquires, develops and sells internet traffic ] to ] for them to resell to others on a ] basis with partners ] and ], the founder of ].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/2006/05/23/internet-reit-domain_cx_rr_0523cyber.html |title=Typo.com |work=] |date= |accessdate=2014-01-28}}</ref>

Called a "''Technology Wildcatter''" by the The Houston Business Journal, he uses information, technology, knowledge and marketing to create a host of successful ventures ranging from Magazine Publishing and Trade Shows to internet firms, web sites and other web based ventures using his Venture Capital Firm.


He is the originator and co-founder of ] an internet firm backed by a handful of high profile Venture Capitalists Firms and wealthy private investors including '''Starbucks Founder and Chairman, Howard Schultz''' and '''Texas Billionaire, H. Ross Perot''' among others.


Internet REIT (iREIT) is a next-generation Internet media company that acquires, develops and basically sells internet traffic "wholesale" to google for them to resell to advertisers on a pay per click basis. iReit.com owns an extensive domain name portfolio including Internet Portal ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], [[OfficeSupply.com[[ and many others.

Marc is most known in the internet market for the sale of ] in 1999 for $7.5 million to ] which landed in the ] for the most expensive domain name ever sold.
In 1999 he sold the DNS domain ] $7.5 million to eCompanies, which was listed in the ] for what was, at the time, the most expensive domain name ever sold in the world,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.4to40.com/recordbook/index.asp?id=359&category=human |title=Kids Portal for Parents - Site Map |publisher=4to40 |accessdate=2014-01-28 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203000505/http://www.4to40.com/recordbook/index.asp?id=359&category=human |archivedate=2014-02-03 }}</ref> Ostrofsky owned a stake in Business.com which was sold in 2008 for $345 million.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/mergersNews/idUSWNAS789220070726 |title=R.H. Donnelley to buy Business.com for $345 mln |publisher=Reuters |date= |accessdate=2014-01-28}}</ref> He coined the phrase "Domain names and web sites are the real estate of the Internet" when he bought Business.com for $150,000 in the mid 1990s, which had been the most money ever paid for a ] at that time.<ref>http://www.circleid.com/posts/domain_roundtable_to_address_explosive_growth_of_internet_real_estate/ {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2022}}</ref>


⚫ Ostrofsky founded five high tech Internet and telecommunications magazines and a dozen technology trade shows,{{which|date=January 2014}} which were later sold to Advanstar Publishing for $8,000,000.{{citation needed|date=January 2014}} He later created and sold Multimedia Publishing Corporation (another firm holding magazines, trade shows and web sites) to ] for $35,000,000.<ref name="bizjournals.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/stories/1999/10/11/story3.html |title=Tech wildcatter sells company for $35 million |publisher=Houston Business Journal |date=1999-10-10 |accessdate=2014-01-28}}</ref>
He coined the phrase '''''"Domain Names are the Real Estate of the Internet"''''' when he bought Business.com for $150,000 in the mid 90's which, at that time, was the most money ever paid for a domain name at that time. The press called him "crazy for spending $150K on domain name".


Ostrofsky was the first outside investor in Blinds.com and a member of its board of directors. In 2014, Blinds.com was sold for over $200 Million+ to ],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://online.wsj.com/article/PR-CO-20140123-912454.html |title=The Home Depot Acquires Blinds.com |publisher=Wall Street Journal |date=2014-01-23 |accessdate=2014-01-28}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dnjournal.com/lowdown.htm |title=The Lowdown from Domain Name Journal at |publisher=Dnjournal.com |date= |accessdate=2022-08-25}}</ref>


He currently owns the web sites Photographer.com, TechToys.com, APPortunity.com, MARCeting.com, LabGrownDiamonds.com, HeartDisease.com, BeautyProducts.com, Potshops.com and 200+ others.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.whois.sc/ |title=Home |website=whois.sc}}</ref>
Mr. Ostrofsky is a technology & Internet evangelist as well as a technology researcher in various Internet sectors. His upcoming book, "Get Rich Click", is scheduled for release in September of 2007 as well as a TV Game show pilot he is currently working on with the same name.


He also founded www.idNames.com, an international ] service that was sold to ], and is now a division of ].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://dc.internet.com/news/article.php/353381 |title= Network Solutions' idNames Launches Domain Associate Program|website=dc.internet.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050502103527/http://dc.internet.com/news/article.php/353381 |archive-date=May 2, 2005}}</ref>
⚫ Prior to these ventures, Ostrofsky founded and sold five "high tech" Internet and telecommunications magazines and 10+ technology trade shows and conventions that were all later sold to Advanstar publishing for $8,000,000. He then created and sold Multimedia Publishing Corporation another firm he founded made up of technology magazines, trade shows and web sites to Primedia (NYSE: PRM) for $35,000,000.


In 2001 Ostrofsky donated a sculpture to the City of ] that now resides at the ] in Terminal B, Houston, Texas.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM5FR9 |title="Moonwalker", Houston, Texas, USA - Figurative Public Sculpture on |publisher=Waymarking.com |date= |accessdate=2014-01-28}}</ref>


Ostrofsky is a professional public speaker domestically and internationally on business, how to make money and entrepreneurship in the age of the internet. He was a member of the ] (NSA) and was the original founder of the Internet Commerce Association (ICA).<ref> {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220050934/http://dnjournal.com/newsletters/2007/january.htm |date=2016-12-20 }} January, 2007</ref>
He was one of the early pioneers and founders of the Voice Mail/Voice Processing market, the Private Pay Phone Market, the Operator Services market as well as the primary founder of the Prepaid Telephone Card market in the United States after extensive research on the subject of prepaid telecom using smart cards throughout Europe.


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He also founded ] an international domain name registration service that was sold to Network Solutions with his friend (Pinky Brand) who was running the firm when it was sold. This firm is now a $35+ million division of Verisign.


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He is an owner, investor and Board Member of ], a firm selling some $50+ million annually. He is an investor and owner of ]. He also owns operating web sites www.DudeRanches.com and www.SummerCamps.com which is the #1 site for helping parents find just the right Summer Camp for their children.
* by Robert A Mamis, ''Inc.'' Magazine, May 15, 2000
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He also owns other internet real estate including domain names ], ],], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ] and over 300 other domain names & web sites.



He is a professional photographer and owns ], ], ] and ]. He is currently developing his latest venture, www.FotoFonts.com and a handful of other domain names that will become web sites.


His television interviews include: The Today Show, ABC's 20/20, Wall Street Journal Report, ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN, as well as others. Newspaper and wire service media include The Associated Press, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times and USA Today and Newsweek magazine among others.

He is a professional speaker domestically and internationally on Entrepreneurship, on a number of topics in entrepreneurship, business and starting, owning and running a business profitable on the internet - ie, "Get Rich Click".


He is a member of the NSA-National Speakers Association and was the initial creator of the ICA - Internet Commerce Association and several other associations back in his early days in telecommunications.

While he loves travel and fashion photography along with his other passion of playing golf. Mr. Ostrofsky is a graduate of the ] in the field of Marketing and has three teenage daughters. He makes his home in Houston, Texas although his extensive travel and speaking schedule keeps him on the road a lot of the time.


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Marc Ostrofsky
Born (1961-10-28) October 28, 1961 (age 63)
OccupationAuthor, Entrepreneur, Investor
GenreNonfiction
Notable worksGet Rich Click

Marc Ostrofsky is an American entrepreneur, venture capitalist, New York Times Best Selling Author and public speaker. He is the author of the books Get Rich Click!: The Ultimate Guide to Making Money Online, and Word of Mouse: 101+ trends using technology on How we Buy, Sell, Live, Learn, Work and Play!. Get Rich Click was in the top ten of the lists of bestselling books compiled by USA Today, The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times.

Career

His career began developing companies for voice mail and voice processing, private pay phones, operator services, telecom reseller and VOIP, and prepaid telephone cards in the United States.

Before writing his first book, Ostrofsky was a domain name investor. His venture capital firm has created a number of telecommunication, publishing and internet based companies, and he is the co-founder of hundreds of web properties. He was a co-founder of Internet REIT (iREIT) (also known as www.iREIT.com), which acquires, develops and sells internet traffic wholesale to Google for them to resell to others on a pay per click basis with partners Ross Perot and Howard Schultz, the founder of Starbucks.

In 1999 he sold the DNS domain Business.com $7.5 million to eCompanies, which was listed in the Guinness Book of World Records for what was, at the time, the most expensive domain name ever sold in the world, Ostrofsky owned a stake in Business.com which was sold in 2008 for $345 million. He coined the phrase "Domain names and web sites are the real estate of the Internet" when he bought Business.com for $150,000 in the mid 1990s, which had been the most money ever paid for a domain name at that time.

Ostrofsky founded five high tech Internet and telecommunications magazines and a dozen technology trade shows, which were later sold to Advanstar Publishing for $8,000,000. He later created and sold Multimedia Publishing Corporation (another firm holding magazines, trade shows and web sites) to Primedia for $35,000,000.

Ostrofsky was the first outside investor in Blinds.com and a member of its board of directors. In 2014, Blinds.com was sold for over $200 Million+ to Home Depot,

He currently owns the web sites Photographer.com, TechToys.com, APPortunity.com, MARCeting.com, LabGrownDiamonds.com, HeartDisease.com, BeautyProducts.com, Potshops.com and 200+ others.

He also founded www.idNames.com, an international domain name registry service that was sold to Network Solutions, and is now a division of VeriSign.

In 2001 Ostrofsky donated a sculpture to the City of Houston, Texas that now resides at the George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Terminal B, Houston, Texas.

Ostrofsky is a professional public speaker domestically and internationally on business, how to make money and entrepreneurship in the age of the internet. He was a member of the National Speakers Association (NSA) and was the original founder of the Internet Commerce Association (ICA).

References

  1. "Marc Ostrofsky on The View - 7-8-11 discussing Amazing Smartphone Apps". YouTube. 2011-07-09. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 2014-01-28.
  2. "Marc Ostrofsky's first appearance on "The View" on ABC television was about how to make money on the internet". YouTube. 2012-06-11. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 2014-01-28.
  3. "Tech trends businesses need to know now". Fox News. 2013-09-12. Retrieved 2014-01-28.
  4. http://www.getrichclick.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/1-Bestseller-sheet-all.pdf
  5. "Inside iREIT: How a Startup Company Became an Industry Giant Almost Overnight". Dnjournal.com. 2008-04-01. Retrieved 2014-01-28.
  6. "Tech wildcatter sells company for $35 million". Houston Business Journal. 1999-10-10. Retrieved 2014-01-28.
  7. Sloan, Paul (2006-08-29). "Next Big Thing: Internet real estate gets a foreign accent". CNN. Retrieved 2014-01-28.
  8. "Typo.com". Forbes. Retrieved 2014-01-28.
  9. "Kids Portal for Parents - Site Map". 4to40. Archived from the original on 2014-02-03. Retrieved 2014-01-28.
  10. "R.H. Donnelley to buy Business.com for $345 mln". Reuters. Retrieved 2014-01-28.
  11. http://www.circleid.com/posts/domain_roundtable_to_address_explosive_growth_of_internet_real_estate/
  12. "Tech wildcatter sells company for $35 million". Houston Business Journal. 1999-10-10. Retrieved 2014-01-28.
  13. "The Home Depot Acquires Blinds.com". Wall Street Journal. 2014-01-23. Retrieved 2014-01-28.
  14. "The Lowdown from Domain Name Journal at". Dnjournal.com. Retrieved 2022-08-25.
  15. "Home". whois.sc.
  16. "Network Solutions' idNames Launches Domain Associate Program". dc.internet.com. Archived from the original on May 2, 2005.
  17. ""Moonwalker", Houston, Texas, USA - Figurative Public Sculpture on". Waymarking.com. Retrieved 2014-01-28.
  18. DN Journal Newsletter Archived 2016-12-20 at the Wayback Machine January, 2007

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