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Quoting from Upside "Our list of the 100 most influential people in the digital age. After much internal cacophony and only a few casualties, UPSIDE's editorial board presents the 1997 edition of the UPSIDE's Elite 100. We chose them from a pool of digerati nominated by a select group of industry analysts and experts (thanks, but no thanks, for all those self-nominations, folks). This year we used a new approach: We rated our virtuosos according to their influence within their industry segment. This keeps skilled newcomers such as Katrina Garnett and Steve Perlman from being drowned out by soloists Andy Grove and Masayoshi Son. Let us know if you enjoy the resulting performance."