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Robert Hoffer
Robert Hoffer is an American businessman who for the past 25 years has primarily worked in technology and software. He initially developed and launched one of the first online yellow pages. Hoffer is also credited with developing instant messaging agents and web-based scratch-off games. Over the course of his career, he has worked for and consulted for many large corporations, including Apple Computer, AOL, Xerox, PepsiCo, Playboy, Citibank, and Lipton.
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Robert Hoffer is an American businessman who for the past 25 years has primarily worked in technology and software. He initially developed and launched one of the first online yellow pages. Hoffer is also credited with developing instant messaging agents and web-based scratch-off games. Over the course of his career, he has worked for and consulted for many large corporations, including Apple Computer, AOL, Xerox, PepsiCo, Playboy, Citibank, and Lipton.
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- If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?
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