Rasmus Refer

Rasmus Refer
Born January 18, 1970
Copenhagen, Denmark
Known for founding Masterseek
Website
www.Masterseek.com

Ramus Refer (born January 18, 1970) is a Danish entrepreneur and business owner best known for founding the B2B search engine Masterseek.[1]

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Early life

Refer was born on January 18, 1970 in Copenhagen, Denmark into a family of designers.[1] His education and early career involved marketing development and information management.[2] As a young businessman, he worked in the IT business world.[1]

Career

Early on, Refer became an early developer of advanced web-crawler software, used to collect and index data from the internet. This made possible a variety of B2B applications. He founded and developed the B2B search engine Masterseek in 1999.[1][3] He continues to serve as the company's President. In 2008, Refer bought the defunct search engine Accoona, integrating it with Masterseek.[4][5][6][7] As of 2011, Masterseek is the largest B2B search engine worldwide.[8][9]

Awards

According to Masterseek, Refer has received several industry awards for his contributions in the B2B IT space.[10]

Board member

Refer is a board member and investor in a variety of IT businesses, including several international online newspapers such as the U.S. Business Times and the U.S. Stock Post.[10]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Profiles in Technology: Rasmus Refer, B2B Innovator". CBS Moneywatch. May 9, 2011. http://investor.news.com/bnet/news/read?GUID=18404641. Retrieved 2011-05-09. 
  2. ^ Porterfield, Jason (May 5, 2011). "At the Frontier between B2B and Social Media: An Interview With Rasmus Refer, the Founder of Masterseek". B2B Tech Report. http://marketplace.news.yahoo.net/pressrelease.aspx?id=626055&coid=211093. Retrieved 2011-05-08. 
  3. ^ "Search Engine is Looking for Strategic Investors". Reuters. June 27, 2008. http://www.reuters.com/article/2008/06/27/idUS85249+27-Jun-2008+MW20080627. Retrieved 2011-05-08. 
  4. ^ Johnson, Nathania (November 5, 2008). "Accoona Acquired by Masterseek". Search Engine Watch. http://blog.searchenginewatch.com/081105-115108. Retrieved 2011-05-08. 
  5. ^ Hartzer, Bill (November 5, 2008). "B2B Search Engine Accoona Acquired by Masterseek". BillHartzer.com: Search Engine Marketing. http://www.billhartzer.com/pages/b2b-search-engine-accoona-acquired-by-masterseek/. Retrieved 2011-05-08. 
  6. ^ Krangel, Eric (October 3, 2008). "Dead Search Engine Accoona Officially Dead". Business Insider. http://www.businessinsider.com/2008/10/dead-search-engine-accoona-officially-dead. Retrieved 2011-05-08. 
  7. ^ "Global Business Search Engine to Strengthen Its Advertising Network for B2B Search". Reuters. June 26, 2008. http://www.reuters.com/article/2008/06/26/idUS149456+26-Jun-2008+MW20080626. Retrieved 2011-05-08. 
  8. ^ "Masterseek Corp.". Businessweek. http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=29327873. Retrieved 2011-05-08. 
  9. ^ "Rasmus Refer Expands Business Search Engine in China". iBlogaholic. May 7, 2011. http://iblogaholic.com/28321/rasmus-refer-expands-business-search-engine-in-china/. Retrieved 2011-05-09. 
  10. ^ a b "Summary Biography of Rasmus Refer". Masterseek. May 6, 2011. http://www.zuarticles.com/article-details/summary-biography-of-rasmus-refer.html. Retrieved 2011-05-09. 

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