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Computers: Internet: Searching: Directories: Open Directory Project: News and Media: 1998  (15)

Profile

Chris Tolles is the CEO of Topix, a community news site.

Chris was a co-founder of NewHoo and led early marketing efforts which culminated in the sale of NewHoo to Netscape, and its subsequent relaunch as the Open Directory Project.

While director of marketing at Netscape for the ODP, Chris promoted the directory and successfully executed on the marketing and product plans resulting in the ODP fulfilling its goal of becoming the largest and best human edited directory of the web.

Previous to NewHoo, Chris was the head of marketing for Network Security Products at Sun Microsystems.