Mark Kupferman's Home Page
 

Greetings! The fact that you've found this page indicates that for some reason you either punched my name into Google (or Yahoo, or maybe even the MSN search engine) OR your last name is "Kupferman" and you want to know what kind of business would be using your last name as a URL on the internet. Or maybe you were trying to find "kupfrman.com" and added an extra "e." However you found me, I appreciate your visit and perhaps even your interest.

Some people are pretty easy to find using a search engine. Others aren't.  "John Smith" has over 10.9 million references in Google, but you'll be hard pressed to find all of the web pages that refer to a particular John Smith. I, on the other hand, can say with some amount of confidence that just about any Google, Yahoo, MSN or even A9 reference to "Mark Kupferman" probably has something to do with me. This isn't because I'm necessarily the most famous Mark Kupferman in the world -- it probably just means I've spent a lot of time on the internet.

A search in Google for "Mark Kupferman" yields anywhere from 550 to 1,100 references.  Admittedly, most of them aren't particularly exciting. In many cases, you're going to have to look pretty hard to find my name on the pages that my name is supposed to appear on. To add a little context, here is a summary of most of the references to my name that you'll find:

• MarketResearchTech.com: My "professional" blog which features previews, reviews, and comments about marketing research technology-related topics. I suspect most folks  will find it kind of dry and boring, but it is fun to write and keeps me up on everything going on in my business.

• Usenet Voting Records (623 references in Google): Back in the early 90s, there were a lot fewer newsgroups than there are now. New groups were only added if they received a majority vote from the general community of users (there were a lot fewer users back then). After the vote was completed, a list of everyone who voted was published along with the charter of the group. This explains a number of the references to my name on the web.

• rec.arts.theatre split (59 references in Google): In 1994, I spearheaded the split of rec.arts.theatre into four groups: rec.arts.theatre.plays, rec.arts.theatre.musicals, rec.arts.theatre.stagecraft, and rec.arts.theatre.misc. Details of each of these groups can be found in the rec.arts.theatre FAQ. The charters for these groups, along with the list of people who voted for the reorganization, can be found online as well.

• Paramount Parks research related articles: Over the last few years there have been several articles in which I have been quoted -- many of these articles appear online and appear in a Google search. Some of these articles include, "Customers Help Keep Rides on the Right Track" (Cincinnati Inquirer) and "A Seat at the Table" (Funworld Magazine).

• Inquisite survey software related articles (57 references in Google): A couple of years ago I agreed to be featured in a case study in which I described how Paramount Parks was using the Inquisite online survey software to learn more about our park guests. This was in conjunction with the release of Inquisite 6.0, and I did several interviews promoting the software (it really is a great, easy to use online survey package). The original case study is available on the Inquisite web site, and articles can be found on destinationCRM, Technology Reports, Potentials, Line56, dmNews and others.

I can also be found on zoominfo, LinkedIn, and various other sites.

A little more information about me: I grew up in Newton, Massachusetts. I've lived in Boston, San Diego, Atlanta, New Haven (CT), Winston-Salem (NC), Charlotte (NC) and now Orlando, Florida. I've attended Northeastern University (Boston), Yale University, and Wake Forest University. I am presently the Director of Consumer Insights for Universal Orlando Resort.

Clearly, this isn't much of a home page. Kupferman.com is primarily used for e-mail (for example, if you send a message to mark@kupferman.com it will come to me). I signed up for the kupferman.com domain back in 1997. For a brief period between 1998 and 1999 there was a variety of Kupferman-related content (something along the lines of a family blog) but the site came down due to privacy/security concerns. Now the domain is primarily used just for e-mail.

• Expressive Counseling
• Central Florida Association for Death Education & Counseling
• MarketResearchTech.com (my blog)
• Orlando Dentures & Dental Implants

• Elizabeth Kupferman (my wife) is a Orlando therapist/counselor.
• Aaron Kupferman is a "digital composer" and visual effects supervisor whose work has recently appeared in several movies.
• Bert Kupferman is a New York artist who creates public sculptures.
• David Kupferman is an abstract painter living (and painting) in New England.
• Joel Kupferman is the Executive Director of the New York Environmental Law & Justice Project
• Lawrence Kupferman (1902-1982) was a Boston-based abstract artist.
• Laurent Kupferman (France) appeared as Le medecin in Vent de poussières.
• Meyer Kupferman was a prolific composer whose works appeared in several movies during the 60s.
• Marie Kupferman was a script supervisor for La Galette, a French movie.
• Murray Kupferman (1897- ) was a New York based artist who was known for his landscapes, marine, and wildlife watercolors.
• Moshe Kupferman (1926-2003) was a leading Israeli abstract artist.
• Orna Kupferman teaches computer science at Hebrew University, Jerusalem.
• Pierre Kupferman is business writer for La Tribune in Paris.
• Raz Kupferman teaches at the Institute of Mathematics at Hebrew University.
• Spencer Kupferman is the Vice President of Corporate Affairs for Global Software, Inc.
• Susan Kupferman is director of the New York M.T.A. Bridges and Tunnels.
• Theodore R. Kupferman (1920-2003) was a congressman, entertainment lawyer, and New York Supreme Court justice.

If you're a Kupferman and would like to be added to this list, please send me a note.

Is your last name Kupferman? Wouldn't it be exciting to be able to receive your e-mail at bill@kupferman.com (if your name is Bill, of course). Now you can. Just send me a note with your name and e-mail address and I'll set my server to automatically forward your mail to you (it is both private and secure -- the company that hosts my e-mail will simply forward your e-mail to you without ever saving it). I am happy to do this at no cost to you -- consider it a benefit of sharing the "Kupferman" last name.

To learn more about me (Mark Kupferman) please send me a note!