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Bill Gross (fl. 2000s ) is an American business manager. He founded the Business Incubator Idealab in March, 1996, and serves as the company's Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer. He is also credited as the creator of the Pay Per Click model of search advertising. Gross serves on the boards of numerous companies. He is also a member of the Board of Trustees of the California Institute Of Technology and of the Art Center College Of Design . He received his B.S. (1984) in Mechanical Engineering from the California Institute of Technology. One company founded by Gross, GoTo.com, Inc. , was the first company to successfully provide an Internet search engine which relied upon sponsored search results and Pay-per-click advertisements. Goto.com was later renamed Overture Services Inc. and was then acquired by Yahoo! to provide their Yahoo! Search Marketing products. In 2005, Gross is working on development of a rooftop concentrated Photovoltaic Solar Collector exclusively for California flat-roofed commercial buildings. In November 2001 Gross defaulted on a $50 million personal loan he had taken from the personal jet. {Link without Title} In 2004 Bill Gross created the SNAP search engine which became quite popular in 2006 after SNAP Site Previewer was released. SEE ALSO Yahoo! Search Marketing EXTERNAL LINKS
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