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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:
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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).
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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.
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