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Richard Lang

American businessman

Technology evangelistInternet entrepreneur
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Richard Lang was an American technology evangelist and internet entrepreneur.

Richard Lang is the co-founder and chief executive officer of Democrasoft, established in 1989.

Biography In 1983, Lang co-invented a dual-deck VCR (videocassette recorder), for which a patent was issued, and co-founded the electronics company Go-Video, Inc.

In 1987, Lang developed (and later patented) "burst" mode, a technique intended to efficiently deliver video and audio programs over electronic networks. "Burst mode" has been used in the development of video-on-demand and audio-on-demand systems.

Lang is the author of Virtual Country - Strategy for 21st Century Democracy.

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Technology evangelist, Internet entrepreneur
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Employers
Democrasoft

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American businessman

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Richard Lang was a technology evangelist and internet entrepreneur.

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Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Richard Lang

· Wikidata: Q7327247

· DBpedia: Richard Lang (CEO)

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