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TheNotable Names Database(NNDB) is anonline databaseofbiographicaldetails of over 40,000 people. Soylent Communications, a sole proprietorship that also hosted the later defunctRotten.com,[1]describes NNDB as an "intelligence aggregator" of noteworthy persons, highlighting their interpersonal connections.[2][3]The Rotten.com domain was registered in 1996 by formerAppleandNetscapesoftware engineer Thomas E. Dell, who was also known by his internet alias, "Soylent".[4]
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Type of site | Onlinebiographicaldatabase of celebrities |
|---|---|
| Available in | English |
| Owner | Soylent Communications |
| URL | nndb |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Registration | No |
| Launched | August 7, 2002 |
| Current status | Active |
Entries
editEach entry has an executive summary with an assessment of the person's notability.[5]It also lists their deaths, cause of death, and life risk factors that may affect their lives span such as obesity, cocaine addiction, or dwarfism.[6]Businesspeople and government officials are listed with chronologies of their posts, positions, and board memberships. NNDB has articles on films with user-submitted reviews, discographies of selected music groups, and extensive bibliographies.[5]
NNDB Mapper
editThe NNDB Mapper, a visual tool for exploring connections between people, was made available in May 2008. It requiredAdobe Flash 7.[7]
See also
editReferences
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- ^Simić, Konstantin (2012)."Delivering Mobile Government Services Through Cloud Computing".Innovative Issues and Approaches in Social Sciences.5(2).doi:10.12959/issn.1855-0541.IIASS-2012-no2-art10.
- ^"NNDB".October 15, 2009.RetrievedOctober 15,2009.
- ^"Rotten.com is offline",The Outline,November 29, 2017.
- ^abSchofield, Jack (March 17, 2008)."Meet the new Who's Who".The Guardian.RetrievedOctober 15,2009.
- ^Morentin, Benito; Ballesteros, Javier; Callado, Luis F.; Meana, J. Javier (December 2014)."Recent cocaine use is a significant risk factor for sudden cardiovascular death in 15-49-year-old subjects: a forensic case-control study".Addiction.109(12): 2071–2078.doi:10.1111/add.12691.ISSN1360-0443.PMID25041688.
- ^Lowensohn, Josh (May 15, 2008)."Connecting executives (and celebs) with NNDB Mapper".cnet news.RetrievedOctober 15,2009.
