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'''Geoffrey Kleinman''' (born November 21, 1970 in [[Moraga, California]]) is the founder of Kleinman.com the company which started and ultimately sold "[[DVD Talk]]" and which runs DrinkSpirits.com.
'''Geoffrey Kleinman''' (born November 21, 1970 in [[Moraga, California]]) is the founder of Kleinman.com the company which started and ultimately sold "[[DVD Talk]]" and which runs DrinkSpirits.com.


After graduating with a B.S. in Cinema Photography from [[Ithaca College]] in 1992, Kleinman moved to Los Angeles to work an editor. Following short stints at [[Creative Artists Agency|CAA]], and as an assistant editor on the film The Last Shot,<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0173976/]</ref> he moved to Portland Oregon to work in Internet technology.
After graduating with a B.S. in Cinema Photography from [[Ithaca College]] in 1992, Kleinman moved to Los Angeles to work an editor. Following short stints at [[Creative Artists Agency|CAA]], and as an assistant editor on the film <ref>[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0173976/ "The Last Shot"]</ref> he moved to Portland Oregon to work in Internet technology.


In Portland he worked at Vulcan's Forge Multimedia (one of the first Web Design companies in Portland, Oregon),<ref>"Custom tools optimize video on CD. (Focus on Digital Video)" MacWEEK, April 10, 1995</ref><ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/19970415141145/http://www.vulcansforge.com/]</ref> from there he moved to One World Internetworking <ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/19961101204806/http://www.oneworld.com/]</ref> and early Internet Service Provider focused on business hosting.
In Portland he worked at Vulcan's Forge Multimedia (one of the first Web Design companies in Portland, Oregon),<ref>"Custom tools optimize video on CD. (Focus on Digital Video)" MacWEEK, April 10, 1995</ref><ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/19970415141145/http://www.vulcansforge.com/]</ref> from there he moved to One World Internetworking <ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/19961101204806/http://www.oneworld.com/]</ref> and early Internet Service Provider focused on business hosting.

Revision as of 00:22, 4 February 2014

Geoffrey Kleinman
Born (1970-11-21) November 21, 1970 (age 53)
Moraga, California
OccupationWriter
Websitehttp://www.kleinman.com

Bio

Geoffrey Kleinman (born November 21, 1970 in Moraga, California) is the founder of Kleinman.com the company which started and ultimately sold "DVD Talk" and which runs DrinkSpirits.com.

After graduating with a B.S. in Cinema Photography from Ithaca College in 1992, Kleinman moved to Los Angeles to work an editor. Following short stints at CAA, and as an assistant editor on the film [1] he moved to Portland Oregon to work in Internet technology.

In Portland he worked at Vulcan's Forge Multimedia (one of the first Web Design companies in Portland, Oregon),[2][3] from there he moved to One World Internetworking [4] and early Internet Service Provider focused on business hosting.

In 1995 while working at One World Internetworking he started his first online venture which was initially called The Bi-Weekly Business Internet Report.[5] but after a few issues became The Kleinman Report.[6][7] which helped evangelize business use of the internet.[8] In 1995 Kleinman covered Internet World [9] where a young David Filo and Jerry Yang (still students at Stanford) were publicly showing off, for the first time their search engine Yahoo

In 1996 he was recruited by Intel as an Internet Marketing Project Manager where he worked on the Intel Internet Connection Wizard for Proshare technology which was ultimately integrated into the release of Windows 98. After a corporate reorganization he was tasked with development for the “Intel Owner’s Club”,[10] an online community aimed at building affinity with Intel with owners of Intel products. That project was the predecessor for The Intel Web Outfitters Service IWOS, a multi-million dollar venture.

On January 20, 1995, Kleinman launched DVD Talk which began as a small DVD news site and forum. Over the course of 8½ years the site grew from a 'one man band' to a full fledged online magazine with a staff of 60 writers.[11] In September 2007 DVD Talk was sold to Internet Brands [12]

During his time at DVD Talk, Kleinman contributed to various independent film projects,[13] including serving as a post-production and distribution adviser on The Puffy Chair (2005),[14][15] Film Geek (2006) [16][17] and 10 Questions for the Dalai Lama (2006).

Kleinman was active in both covering film festivals,[18] as well as speaking at them, most recently participating in “So You Made a Film, Now What?” at Oregon’s BendFilm Festival (2007).[19] He is also regularly asked to serve on selection committees and juries for film exhibitions and festivals such as Pine Film and BendFilm [20]

Kleinman was often called on to be a professional source for the home entertainment industry and has been cited as an expert opinion,[21][22] especially in regards to the HD format war.[23][24][25]

In 2010 Kleinman launched DrinkSpirits.com with the post "Why a Spirits Blog".[26]

In 2011 Kleinman was selected as a Judge for the San Francisco World Spirits Competition [27] and was cited as a "renowned journalist" [28] He returned in 2012 to judge and will again judge the competition in 2013.

In 2012 Kleinman was awarded the honor of Kentucky Colonel from Steve Beshear, The governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky.[29]

Kleinman currently resides in Marblehead, MA with his wife Heather and three children - Hannah, Aaron and Ivy.

Books and Plays

He has contributed to several books: "Podcast Solutions: The Complete Guide to Podcasting (Solutions)" by Michael Geoghegan and Dan Klass, "Net Words: Creating High-Impact Online Copy" by Nick Usborne, and Poor Richard's Email Publishing (with Chris Pirillo). He was thanked in DF Walker's novel Darius Logan: Super Justice Force.

In 2007, Kleinman's one act play “Love Connect” [30] was produced as part of a one-act play showcase by Toy Boat Productions in Portland.[31]

Radio

From late 2007 to early 2008 Kleinman appeared weekly on KNRK with a segment called “Alternative Movie Picks,” showcasing indie films in theaters and on DVD. In Early 2008 he covered the Sundance Film Festival for the nationally-syndicated Air America.

From March 2012 - August 2012, Kleinman appeared on KPAM and the Terry Boyd Show with a weekly radio segment called "The Drink Spirits Happy Hour" [32]

Major Writing Milestones

In 1995, Kleinman launched DVD Talk, which was then sold in 2007.

In 2009 Kleinman launched On Portland;[33] covering arts, entertainment, food, drink and living in Portland, Oregon

In 2010 Kleinman launched Drink Spirits.com a gude to distilled spirits, whiskey, bourbon, micro distilleries and cocktails.

In 2011, Kleinman began freelance writing for Tasting Panel Magazine, and debuted with the piece Pisco, Take Too in the June 2011 Issue.[34] In 2012 he was named a Contributing Editor to the Magazine.

In 2012 Kleinman contributed to Playboy in the July/August Double Issue with the story "Best Bars in America 2012" [35] and "Rum Diaries" [36]

References

  1. ^ "The Last Shot"
  2. ^ "Custom tools optimize video on CD. (Focus on Digital Video)" MacWEEK, April 10, 1995
  3. ^ [1]
  4. ^ [2]
  5. ^ [3]
  6. ^ [4]
  7. ^ Net Happening's Post Announcing The Kleinman Report
  8. ^ Driver's Training For The Information Super Highway by Geoffrey Kleinman 1995
  9. ^ [5]
  10. ^ Announcement of The Intel Owner's Club
  11. ^ [6]
  12. ^ "Review Site DVDTalk Sold" by Chris Tribbey, Home Media Magazine November 2007
  13. ^ Shawn Levy, blog.oregonlive.com The Oregonian January 05, 2006 08:19AM
  14. ^ [7]
  15. ^ [8]
  16. ^ [9]
  17. ^ [10]
  18. ^ "2006 Sundance & Slamdance Festival Report" by Geoffrey Kleinman, DVD Talk January 2006
  19. ^ "Bend Film Banter"
  20. ^ David Walker, [11] Willamette Week Issue #32.22 Cover Story
  21. ^ CNN Headline News, January 9, 2002
  22. ^ Lockergnome Chris Pirillo January 9th, 2002 1:58am
  23. ^ "Companies Jockey Over Next Wave of DVD Players" Fox News April 19, 2004
  24. ^ "Fan-Addicts Hooked On Format War" by Chris Tribbey, November 16, 2007, Home Media Magazine
  25. ^ "HD-DVDs and Blu-rays fail to dominate market" by Rene Rodrigez, December 15, 2007 Miami Herald
  26. ^ Why A Spirits Blog by Geoffrey Kleinman, March 1, 2010, Drink Spirits
  27. ^ [12]
  28. ^ 'San Francisco World Spirits Competition - the Nation's Largest - Adds Twelve New Judges' Reuters December 15, 2010 05:13pm
  29. ^ Geoffrey Kleinman Accolades
  30. ^ [13]
  31. ^ [14]
  32. ^ "Drink Spirits Happy Hour Debut", KPAM, March 16, 2012
  33. ^ [15]
  34. ^ "Pisco, Take Too" by Geoffrey Kleinman, June 2011 Tasting Panel Magazine
  35. ^ "America's Best Bars" by Geoffrey Kleinman, July 2012 Playboy Magazine
  36. ^ "Rum Diaries" by Geoffrey Kleinman, July 2012, Playboy Magazine

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