John Linwood Battelle is an entrepreneur, author and journalist. Best known for his work creating media properties, Battelle helped launch Wired in the 1990s and launched The Industry Standard during the dot-com boom. In 2005, he founded the online advertising network Federated Media Publishing. In January 2014, Battelle sold Federated Media Publishing's direct sales business to LIN Media and relaunched the company's programmatic advertising business from Lijit Networks to sovrn Holdings.Battelle is the Executive Chairman of sovrn Holdings, Executive Chairman of NewCo. Board Director at LiveRamp and Board Director at Chute.His 2005 book, The Search: How Google and Its Rivals Rewrote the Rules of Business and Transformed Our Culture, described the history and impact of search engines and the late emergence of Google from a field of competitors.Battelle also co-founded the annual Web 2.0 Summit, and co-hosted it during its lifetime from 2004 to 2011. Wikipedia
An Open Letter To Apple Regarding the Company's Approach To Conversation With Its Peers and Its Community http://battellemedia.com/archives/2010/04/_an_open_letter_to_apple_regarding_the_companys_approach_to_conversation_with_its_peers_and_its_community in John Battelle's searchblog (17 April 2010)
