The value proposition of the old school Web portal was simple – we aggregate content for you to consume. In return for this service, you'll give us your attention, which we will monetize via advertisements. Companies like AOL and Yahoo executed against this value proposition and secure... The value proposition of the old school Web portal was simple – we aggregate content for you to consume. In return for this service, you'll give us your attention, which we will monetize via advertisements. Companies like AOL and Yahoo executed against this value proposition and secure...Aug. 3, 2008 08:45 AM EDT Reads: 1,656 |







Hooman Radfar is CEO and co-founder of Clearspring. He actively drives platform marketing and strategy initiatives at Clearspring. He was recently named one of Tech's Best Entrepreneurs in BusinessWeek and was nominated for Ernst & Young's Entrepreneur of the Year. When he is not busy building a better web, you can find him writing his blog Widgify. Hooman graduated magna cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania with degrees in economics and computer science. He holds an MS from Carnegie Mellon University where he researched Social Networking Theory.



























