Hacker group

Type: Subsidiary
On the web: http://www.hackergroup.com

Hacker Group is a leading provider of direct marketing and database marketing services. It offers planning, creative, and management services to design and implement direct marketing campaigns using traditional mailings, as well as interactive media. The group's PowerTest product allows clients to test, research, and develop marketing programs at a much quicker pace than traditional methodologies offered by other agencies. The firm operates as an independent subsidiary of DraftFCB, one of the flagship advertising agency networks of conglomerate Interpublic Group. Hacker's clients include AAA, AT&T, Kawasaki, Microsoft, and World Vision.

Officers:
President and CEO: Spyro Kourtis
VP and CFO: Richard Summerhays
Executive Director New Business Development: Jürgen Stephan

Competitors:
Digitas
G2
Rapp Collins Worldwide

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Hacker groups began to flourish in the early 1980s, with the advent of the home computer. Prior to that, the term hacker was simply a referral to any computer hobbyist. The hacker groups were out to make names for themselves, and were often spurred on by their own press. This was a heyday of hacking, at a time before there was much law against computer crime, and an era that has been compared^[who?] to the wild west.

Hacker groups provided access to information and resources, and a place to learn from other members.^[1] Hackers could also gain credibility by being affiliated with an elite group.^[1]

The names of hacker groups parody large corporations, governments, police and criminals;^[2] and often used specialized orthography.^[2]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Thomas, Douglas. Hacker Culture. University of Minnesota Press. pp. 90. ISBN 9780816633463. 
2. ^ ^{a b} Sterling, Bruce. "Part 2(d)". The Hacker Crackdown. McLean, Virginia: IndyPublish.com. pp. 61. ISBN 1-4043-0641-2. 

See also

• Category:Hacker groups
• Legion of Doom
• Masters of Deception

External links

• Hacker group at the Open Directory Project

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