NNDB
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Type of site | Online biographical database of celebrities |
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| Available in | English |
| Owner | Soylent Communications |
| Website | nndb |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Registration | No |
| Launched | August 7, 2002 |
| Current status | Active |
The Notable Names Database (NNDB) is an online database of biographical details of over 40,000 people. Soylent Communications, a sole proprietorship that also hosted the now-defunct Rotten.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 former Apple and Netscape software engineer Thomas E. Dell, who was also known by his internet alias, "Soylent".[4]
Entries
Each 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
The NNDB Mapper, a visual tool for exploring connections between people, was made available in May 2008. It required Adobe Flash 7.[7]
See also
- NameBase
References
- ↑ "The legacy of Rotten.com" (in en-US). The Kernel. October 26, 2014. https://kernelmag.dailydot.com/issue-sections/features-issue-sections/10700/rotten-history-shock-site/.
- ↑ 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. https://stage-research.net/.
- ↑ "NNDB". October 15, 2009. http://www.nndb.com/.
- ↑ "Rotten.com is offline", The Outline, November 29, 2017.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Schofield, Jack (March 17, 2008). "Meet the new Who's Who". The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2008/mar/17/internet.
- ↑ 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. ISSN 1360-0443. PMID 25041688. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25041688/.
- ↑ Lowensohn, Josh (May 15, 2008). "Connecting executives (and celebs) with NNDB Mapper". cnet news. https://www.cnet.com/news/connecting-executives-and-celebs-with-nndb-mapper/.
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