Colin Needham (born 26 January 1967)[1] is a British computer engineer who is known as the founder and CEO of IMDb.[2] He has been general manager of IMDb since its acquisition by Amazon in 1998.[3][4]
IMDb 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 life
Needham married Karen Gaskin in 1989. They have twin daughters and live in Filton, Gloucestershire. He is a fan of early 20th-century classical Russian composers, particularly Dmitri Shostakovich.[1][10]
References
^ abcdSiklos, Richard (28 May 2006). "From a Small Stream, a Gusher of Movie Facts". The New York Times. Retrieved 19 October 2009.
^"Col Needham Biography". IMDb. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
Col Needham interview – The Open Mind, 21 February 2015
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January 20, 2023
needham, colin, needham, born, january, 1967, british, computer, engineer, known, founder, imdb, been, general, manager, imdb, since, acquisition, amazon, 1998, needham, 2002born, 1967, january, 1967, denton, lancashire, englandnationalityenglishoccupation, fo. Colin Needham born 26 January 1967 1 is a British computer engineer who is known as the founder and CEO of IMDb 2 He has been general manager of IMDb since its acquisition by Amazon in 1998 3 4 Col NeedhamNeedham in 2002Born 1967 01 26 26 January 1967 age 55 Denton Lancashire EnglandNationalityEnglishOccupation s Founder CEO and general manager of IMDbSpouseKaren nee Gaskin Needham m 1989 wbr Children2 Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 References 5 External linksEarly life EditNeedham was born in Denton Lancashire 1 and grew up on Stockport Road He attended Audenshaw School and Clarendon Sixth Form College in Hyde He graduated from the University of Leeds with a BSc Hons in Computer Science in 1988 5 Career EditIMDb 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 life EditNeedham married Karen Gaskin in 1989 They have twin daughters and live in Filton Gloucestershire He is a fan of early 20th century classical Russian composers particularly Dmitri Shostakovich 1 10 References Edit a b c d Siklos Richard 28 May 2006 From a Small Stream a Gusher of Movie Facts The New York Times Retrieved 19 October 2009 Col Needham Biography IMDb Retrieved 18 October 2012 Col Needham at IMDb Shoard Catherine 12 May 2013 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 The Guardian Archived from the original on 14 May 2013 Glendinning Amy I am IMDb The millionaire film geek from Denton behind the world s top movie website Retrieved 26 October 2014 Finke Nikki 5 August 2004 Do You IMDb L A Weekly Retrieved 19 October 2009 Col Needham s user profile Internet Movie Database IMDb Retrieved 26 October 2014 3rd Annual Webby Awards Nominees amp Winners Webby Awards Retrieved 19 October 2009 IMDb shuts down its message boards Biography for Col Needham IMDb May 2012 Retrieved 26 October 2014 External links EditCol Needham at IMDb Col Needham interview The Open Mind 21 February 2015 Wikimedia Commons has media related to Col Needham Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Col Needham amp oldid 1118814635, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
