822 Media, Inc Mark R Van Dyke Bio

Biography

Mark R. Van Dyke is an Internet entrepreneur and president, owner and founder of three very successful Internet companies in the United States. Since completing his college education in Computer Engineering, Mark has employed an aggressive entrepreneurial spirit in every endeavor in which he has been involved. After his initial post-collegiate employment in engineering and research firms, Mark served four years as president of an Internet service provider for the northern region of the state of Alabama, but relinquished that position after the company was sold in 1999.

True to his entrepreneurial spirit, in 1999 Mark wasted no time in immediately co-founding FanMail.com, an e-mail service provider that continues to offer lifetime e-mail addresses and service to customers around the globe.

Since FanMail.com Mark has started two new Internet companies and serves as President, Owner, and Founder of both Activv, LLC, and 822 Media, Inc. His companies publish two highly successful Web sites, Army.com and Bulldogs.com, and manage numerous other Web sites in support of his business objectives. The Army.com and Bulldogs.com sites serve as prime examples of how to build upon a domain name through the development, monetization and publishing of content for a selected audience and commercialization of the site to sustain and grow the business.

Mark R. Van Dyke graduated from Auburn University in 1983 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Engineering. He is a native of Fort Walton Beach, Fla., and has been a resident of Huntsville, Ala., since 1983 where he supports his family and serves his community through involvement in non-profit and charitable efforts.

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