'Rob Glaser' (born ca. 1963), is the founder of
RealNetworks (
1994) which produced
RealAudio,
RealVideo,
RealPlayer,
Helix, among other products and services. Before RealNetworks, he became a millionaire by working for
Microsoft for 10 years.
Glaser is a graduate of
Yale University with a BA and an MA degrees in Economics and a BS degree in Computer Science.
Glaser was the 22nd largest individual donor to
527 groups in the 2004 US election, donating over 2.2
million US dollars to pro-Democratic organizations.
[1] He was the leading creditor to
Air America Radio, loaning at least $9.8 million according its bankruptcy filing.
[2]
External links
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No. 41 Rob Glaser: Bit Streamer - Time Digital Top 50 (1999)
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Rob Glaser, Moving Target - interview by Randall Rothenberg writing for Wired Magazine (August, 1999)
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RealNetwork's CEO Rob Glaser - interview by
Lance Ulanoff writing for PC Magazine (April 21, 2003)
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Can Glaser and Jobs find harmony? - interview by John Borland writing for c/net news.com (August 17, 2004)
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Free Fall Radio: Air America Goes Bankrupt - Page 3 of the Chapter 11 filing from The Smoking Gun (13 October 2006)