David Warthen
Encyclopedia
David Warthen, born on December 10, 1957 was one of the founders of Ask.com
, an internet
search engine
. In 2004, Warthen joined the streaming video technology company GlobalStreams, where he served as CTO
. In 2004 he founded Eye Games, a webcam-based children's video game company. He currently serves on the board of directors for search technology site Kozoru, as well as is the CTO of InfoSearchMedia. David is a UCSD Alumnus of the computer science and biology departments, and is currently enrolled in the Ph.D. program at the UC Berkeley School of Information
.
In April 2004, he married Cristina Schultz
, a fitness model, alleged former escort, and a Stanford Law School
graduate. The two filed for divorce in January 2009.
Ask.com
Ask is a Q&A focused search engine founded in 1996 by Garrett Gruener and David Warthen in Berkeley, California. The original software was implemented by Gary Chevsky from his own design. Warthen, Chevsky, Justin Grant, and others built the early AskJeeves.com website around that core engine...
, an internet
Internet
The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...
search engine
Search engine
A search engine is an information retrieval system designed to help find information stored on a computer system. The search results are usually presented in a list and are commonly called hits. Search engines help to minimize the time required to find information and the amount of information...
. In 2004, Warthen joined the streaming video technology company GlobalStreams, where he served as CTO
Chief technical officer
A chief technology officer is an executive-level position in a company or other entity whose occupant is focused on scientific and technological issues within an organization....
. In 2004 he founded Eye Games, a webcam-based children's video game company. He currently serves on the board of directors for search technology site Kozoru, as well as is the CTO of InfoSearchMedia. David is a UCSD Alumnus of the computer science and biology departments, and is currently enrolled in the Ph.D. program at the UC Berkeley School of Information
UC Berkeley School of Information
The UC Berkeley School of Information or the iSchool is a graduate school offering both a professional master's degree and a research-oriented Ph.D. degree at the University of California, Berkeley. The school was created in 1994 and was known as the School of Information Management and Systems ...
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In April 2004, he married Cristina Schultz
Cristina Schultz
Cristina Warthen, née Cristina Schultz, is a 2001 graduate of Stanford Law School and a fitness model who has been pictured in Iron Man, Muscular Development, Maxim, and Playboy Lingerie...
, a fitness model, alleged former escort, and a Stanford Law School
Stanford Law School
Stanford Law School is a graduate school at Stanford University located in the area known as the Silicon Valley, near Palo Alto, California in the United States. The Law School was established in 1893 when former President Benjamin Harrison joined the faculty as the first professor of law...
graduate. The two filed for divorce in January 2009.