The Internet License Plate Gallery [con't]
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Mark Roknich | Registered in California, Summer of 2000 | Mark is the founder of a brand new dot-com startup in California. The web site, www.platematch.com offers messaging, community, and advertising for vehicle owners through their license plate numbers as a "mobile userID". Frames, like the one shown, are provided to members by Platematch.com. |
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James Fullerton | Registered in 2000 on a Subaru Impreza RS 2.5 | "I wanted a four-letter domain name, for ease of use - not to mention all my friends would be amazed. Plus, I wanted something that would be in reference to the car I had just bought. And I wanted a domain name that would fit on my license plate. I had one before, but it was 6 letters, so I obviously couldn't get the .com part on. Well, I can't believe my luck - I bought this domain name only 3-4 months ago - it was still available!" |
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Michael Sauers | Registered in 1999 for a Green 1997 Saturn SL Wagon. | Michael is a librarian and Internet Trainer for the Bibliographical Center for Research, a non-profit organization serving libraries in seven states. One day a co-worker noticed that his Saturn was almost the same green as the green used in the organizations logos and that Colorado plates were similar to the organization's logo. The best part was that the URL was actually short enough to fit on the plate. |
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| Brian owns emailit.com, what other reason do you need? | |
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Rudy Limeback | registered in 2000, the plate adorns a restored 1969 volkswagen beetle | "The "dot" is actually officially a space, but I used a small circular piece of blue tape, and I'm just waiting to get pulled over and fined for defacing an official ontario license plate." |
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Matthew Keller | Sitting on an e-car. | The plate's are TechValley.org special plates. TechValley.org is an inititive to promote the "connectedness" of NY. |
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Richard Sitbon | Registered in 1996, many on the Web make claims to the name - but Rich has the plates! | "I started Prime Data Internet in 1996. With my unusual last name I was constantly asked to spell it. When one gal said she would tell her boss, "Rich - the WebGuy came by...", I knew it would be easier than spelling my name. To this day I am known around town by that name and the services I offer." |
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Karen Kelly | Registered in 2000 for a somewhat beat-up 1988 Dodge mini-truck. | Chris Schertzer registered this plate for his girlfriend, Karen Kelly, a web designer. |
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Ken Holman | Registered in 2000 by his wife for their new PT Cruiser - she felt the car would be getting a lot of attention and that it deserved to have something brash for a plate. | Ken used to be the chairman of the XML Conformance Technical Committee at OASIS, and is now the chairman of the XSLT/XPath Conformance Technical Committee. For a number of years he's been the chairman of the Canadian committee responsible to the ISO Subcommittee for the SGML family of standards. |
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Gabriel and Maddy | Registered in 1999 | This plate sits on a BMW M50. |
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Lisa Marie Heitman | Registered in 1997 - Alaska. Affixed to a spunky little red 1993 Toyota Tercel. | Owner is a professional writer who earns a living reviewing Web sites and online magazines for an Internet-based company, List-Universe.com. The Tercel that wears this plate has more mileage on it than the average Greyhound bus. |
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Christopher Knutson | This Wisconsin Plate was registered in August 2000 and adorns a Black 2000 Dodge Durango 4x4 | Christopher is the Chief Technology Officer for the SparkLIST.com Corporation. "My world consists of 'hitting send' on my email client several hundred times a day, so it just felt right to have this reflected on my Truck." |
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Adam Hamm | First registered in March 2000 | "I chose the plate for two reasons: first, I'm a network administrator. Secondly, I will be (seriously) installing a 5 port 10MBit hub in my car, for those outdoor party Quakematches ;)" |
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Brendan Hayes | Purchesed at a license plate show in 1999, originally from the 1980s. | This plate is currently hanging behind the desk of Brendan at his dot-com job where he develops HTML. The plate was a gift from his father Jeff after Brendan entered the dot-com world. Jeff is an avid license plate collector and thinks it's funny to give his kids plates for holidays. |
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Joanna Wolfe | This plate has been registered in North Carolina on a 1992 Saturn SL2 since 1994 and owned by Joanna for seven years. | Joanna manages the networks and websites at Oxford University Press, USA. She spends a lot of time commuting between OUP's NC and NY offices, and subsequently she often feels net lag'd herself. When not slaving away on the website or network at OUP, she can be found extolling the virtues of adopting retired racing greyhounds and organizing efforts for Durham, NC's first dog park. |
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Mike Smith | Registered in March 2000, sitting on a 1995 1 ton extended cab 4x4 dually. | Mike is currently working on www.towebit.com |
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Andrew Molloy | Registered in 1998 in New South Wales, Australia. | Andrew is the Managing Director of Australian Media Pty Ltd. Recently, another Australian plate showing THEWEB was offered for $50,000. |
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Richard Hundhausen | The plates were on a 1997 Chevrolet Tahoe, but Richard had to take them off and put on NATO plates when he arrived in Germany, so now they hang in his cubicle. | "I've been a propeller head since 1979, when I saw my first Radio Shack Model I. 100% self-taught, I started programming professionally in 1984 and then joined the ranks of Microsoft Certified Trainers in 1996. I've been an independent trainer and consultant for the last several years and now work on a project with the US military in Stuttgart, Germany. I also play soccer, so the license plate has dual meaning for me." |
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