David and Rhonda Crowder were selling hypertext systems in the days when you had to explain to people what the word hypertext meant. They have been involved in the online community for over a decade, when David was SysOp for the FidoNet BBS, Taliesin's Dream. They created the award-winning LinkFinder and NetWelcome sites. LinkFinder holds a four-star rating from NetGuide magazine, and NetWelcome is the recipient of several awards, including NetGuide's Gold Site Award. David founded three Internet mailing lists that are now owned and run by Ziff-Davis. David and Rhonda have coauthored three other computer books.