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Whiz Kid Is Back

By Tricia Bishop | Sun Reporter
Source: Baltimore Sun
September 21, 2007

After discreetly disappearing from Advertising.com more than a year ago, 33-year-old founder and former chief product officer John Ferber has emerged in Florida with a string of new ventures - including an online "popularity" pageant where viewers can vote for their choice for "Miss Internet 2008."

At first glance, it's not exactly what one might expect from the one-time Owings Mills whiz kid, who built a wildly successful Baltimore company based on game technology he created in college, then sold it to AOL for $435 million. (AOL has since rebuilt its own business strategy around the company, Advertising.com, whose technology places relevant ads on Web sites).

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Internet millionaire surfaces in S. Florida with new venture

By Tricia Bishop | The Baltimore Sun
Source: Sun Sentinel
September 23, 2007

When asked via telephone interview if people might be surprised by the shift from relative corporate culture to Internet pageantry, Ferber said simply: "People that know me, I don't think would be surprised at all. And those who don't?" he added, laughing, "Probably."

The pageant, launched Sept. 1, allows women to post pictures and videos online at www.missinternetpageant.com. So far, roughly 200 have, offering up photos of themselves in various states of dress Ñ from fleece pullovers to bikini bottoms.

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