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    Bill Gates new venture BGC3

    Bill Gates launched a new think tank venture group.

    BGC3.com

    http://www.techflash.com/microsoft/B...w_company.html



    here we go again ....
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    That man never sleep...

    Who is the owner of bgC3.com?

    Registrant:
    Cohen, Larry
    ATTN: BGC3.COM
    c/o Network Solutions
    P.O. Box 447
    Herndon, VA. 20172-0447


    Domain Name: BGC3.COM
    Last edited by Carter; 10-24-2008 at 12:03 PM.

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    BGC3 will also be the command center for Gates and his staff, including general manager Larry Cohen, a former Microsoft communications director.

    http://blog.seattletimes.nwsource.co..._new_digs.html

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    I'm hoping they, Bill Gates and crew (BGC3), lets loose and sets the creative bar high.
    A lot of creative minds out there just needing support and funds. Heh ....like me

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    BGC3.com what kind of venture name is that? *realizes his own is R9V and hides*

    BGC = backgroung color???

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    Quote Originally Posted by SeatBeltPads.com View Post
    BGC3.com what kind of venture name is that? *realizes his own is R9V and hides*

    BGC = backgroung color???

    umm....BG...as in Bill Gates??.......lucky guess.....
    and C3??...no clue..

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    Might be Bill Gates Company - 3rd

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    Quote Originally Posted by SeatBeltPads.com View Post
    BGC3.com what kind of venture name is that? *realizes his own is R9V and hides*

    BGC = backgroung color???


    From the article at techflash.

    ' The “bg” is Bill Gates, the insider says, but the “C” stands for “catalyst.” The idea is that Gates will play that role as he brings together new people and ideas. The “three” reflects the notion of a third place, apart from Microsoft and the foundation. "

    I also read that the "C" was from the name of an other financial holding called "Carlile" or something like that. I'll try to find it again.

    I'm surprised it's not for "Charity" .....



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    lol I just looked at the "site"

    *drumrole*

    and the worst Logo by a multi-billion dollar venture goes to...


    LOL - and they actually went ahead and TM'ed that "as is" like designers are gunna be tryna rip off that bad boy - I'm thinking Bill did that in ms-paint in like 11 seconds and was happy with his own genius

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    Remember the stupid and points Bill Gates / Jerry Seinfeld commercials from last summer? It seems it was discovered that most people thought they were... well, pointless and stupid, and the campaign was cancelled.

    The cost? $70 million worth of stupid.
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    I'm thinking "he" (BGC3) will target the imminent expansion in "green tech" and energy.... Solar, Wind, tidal and kinetic energies technology as his next magic carpet ride. Great timing with all the incentives from "BigBro" and funding form "BigBiz" make the sector politically correct as well as stands to leap and bound at any time.

    It's a "feel good" thing and a "do good" thing so .... I could see a man like Gates, with all the money in the world, targeting or supporting "green" tech development. That being said ... I'm sure ...

    "if it looks like a billion dollars ... and it walks like a billion dollars .... it's on BG's radar."

    Just a guess .....

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    only .com is regged atm

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    Who's this guy?
    I only know corrupter Bill Hates from Micro$oft.

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    Quote Originally Posted by JuniperPark View Post
    Remember the stupid and points Bill Gates / Jerry Seinfeld commercials from last summer? It seems it was discovered that most people thought they were... well, pointless and stupid, and the campaign was cancelled.

    The cost? $70 million worth of stupid.
    Yeah, but that's $70Million spent and pumped into the economy. It's spending like that that helped keep it going.

    Quote Originally Posted by shenron View Post
    only .com is regged atm
    Not anymore and did anyone notice the creatiuon date?

    Created: 2008-06-20

    They got this for a reg fee.
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    i bet they chose that name cause it was the only one available. lol
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    Quote Originally Posted by alldrop-com View Post
    i bet they chose that name cause it was the only one available. lol
    Are you kidding? That guy can buy any domain he wants in a blink of an eye.
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    Quote Originally Posted by seminarist.com View Post
    Are you kidding? That guy can buy any domain he wants in a blink of an eye.
    I'd sell one of my own names for his entire fortune... NOT!

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    Quote Originally Posted by SeatBeltPads.com View Post
    lol I just looked at the "site"

    *drumrole*

    and the worst Logo by a multi-billion dollar venture goes to...


    LOL - and they actually went ahead and TM'ed that "as is" like designers are gunna be tryna rip off that bad boy - I'm thinking Bill did that in ms-paint in like 11 seconds and was happy with his own genius
    I admit to thinking less is more probably more often than not, but IMO that's a weak choice of colors and they probably could have made it a little less cheap looking at least. Hell, off the top of my head I can think of a better looking variation that would be considerably more ingenious, use better colors, and possibly even tie in with green/the earth if that's the angle of investment they were looking to do. Here's a verrry crude version of what I was thinking. That took 10 minutes and done by someone with no formal graphics training.

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    Interesting, not sure why he would create a new company though to do this. As it seems he wants to keep it seperate from Microsoft in doing this.

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