| 词条 | Col Needham |
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| name = |image = |image_size = 240px |caption = Needham Press Photo from 2013 |birth_name = Colin Needham |birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1967|1|26|df=yes}} |birth_place = Denton, Lancashire, England |death_date = |death_place = |residence = Filton, Gloucestershire, England |occupation = Founder, CEO, and general manager of IMDb |spouse = {{marriage|Karen Needham|1989}} |children = 2 }}Colin Needham (born 26 January 1967)[1] is an English entrepreneur who is best known as the founder and CEO of IMDb.[2] He has served as general manager of IMDb since its acquisition by Amazon in 1998.[3][4] Early lifeNeedham was born in Denton, Greater Manchester,[1] and grew up on Stockport Road. He attended Audenshaw School and Hyde Clarendon Sixth Form College. He graduated from the University of Leeds with a BSc (Hons) in Computer Science in 1988.[5] CareerIMDb was started in 1990 while Needham was working as an engineer in Bristol at Hewlett-Packard (HP).[1] The site evolved from what was initially his personal movie database, which became an internet bulletin board made from simple records, kept on a succession of early computers and contributed to by several persons, all of whom Needham outlasted. By the summer of 1996, thanks to IMDb's first film-related advertising campaign (for Independence Day), Needham had quit HP to work on IMDb full-time as a paid employee.[6][7] In 1999, he collected two Webby Awards for IMDb.[8] In February 2017, Needham decided to remove the message boards from IMDb, stating that the message boards "are no longer providing a positive, useful experience for the vast majority of our more than 250 million monthly users worldwide".[9] Personal lifeNeedham married Karen in 1989. They have twin daughters and live in Filton, Gloucestershire. He is also a notable fan of early 20th-century classical Russian composers, particularly Dmitri Shostakovich.[1][10] References1. ^1 2 3 {{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/28/business/yourmoney/28frenzy.html|title=From a Small Stream, a Gusher of Movie Facts|work=The New York Times|first=Richard|last=Siklos|date=28 May 2006|accessdate=19 October 2009}} 2. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1000000/bio|title=Col Needham Biography|publisher=IMDb|date=|accessdate=18 October 2012}} 3. ^{{IMDb name|1000000}} 4. ^{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2013/may/12/six-degrees-col-needham-imdb |title=Six degrees of IMDb founder Col Needham This man has seen 8,524 movies. How does he know? Because he invented the Internet Movie Database – the indispensable cinema encyclopaedia – and put Bristol on Hollywood's map |first=Catherine |last=Shoard |newspaper=The Guardian |date=12 May 2013 |archivedate=13 May 2013 |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6GaJD9VRV?url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2013/may/12/six-degrees-col-needham-imdb |deadurl=yes |df= }} 5. ^{{cite web|url=http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/news/s/1404888_i_am_imdb_the_millionaire_film_geek_from_denton_behind_the_worlds_top_movie_website|title=I am IMDb: The millionaire film geek from Denton behind the world's top movie website|first=Amy|last=Glendinning|date=|accessdate=26 October 2014}} 6. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.laweekly.com/content/printVersion/38770|title=Do You IMDb?|work=L.A. Weekly|first=Nikki|last=Finke|date=5 August 2004|accessdate=19 October 2009}} 7. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/user/ur1000000|title=Col Needham's user profile – Internet Movie Database|publisher=IMDb|date=|accessdate=26 October 2014}} 8. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.webbyawards.com/webbys/current.php?season=3#webby_entry_movie|title=3rd Annual Webby Awards Nominees & Winners|publisher=Webby Awards|date=|accessdate=19 October 2009}} 9. ^{{cite news |title=IMDb shuts down its message boards |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/feb/06/imdb-shuts-down-message-boards}} 10. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1000000/bio|title=Biography for Col Needham|publisher=IMDb|date=May 2012|accessdate=26 October 2014}} External links
7 : English businesspeople|British Internet celebrities|Businesspeople from Manchester|1967 births|Living people|People from Denton, Greater Manchester|People from South Gloucestershire District |
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