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Esther is editor at large at CNET Networks, where she is responsible for the monthly newsletter, Release 1.0, and PC Forum, the high-tech market's leading annual executive conference. Esther focuses on emerging technologies, emerging companies, and emerging markets. She is also an active player in discussions and policy-making concerning the Internet and society. From 1998 to 2000, she was founding chairman of ICANN (the organization responsible for overseeing the Domain Name System). A variety of government officials worldwide turn to her for advice on Internet policy issues. After graduating from Harvard in economics, Esther began her career in 1974 as a fact-checker for Forbes and quickly rose to reporter. In 1977 she joined New Court Securities as "the research department." After a stint at Oppenheimer covering software companies, she moved to Rosen Research and in 1983 bought the company, renaming it EDventure Holdings. CNET Networks purchased EDventure Holdings in early 2004. Esther's popular book, Release 2.0: A Design for Living in the Digital Age, was published in 1997. | 