</s> ▁Im oot y . eu ▁is ▁the ▁first ▁aggreg ator ▁to ▁concent rate ▁on ▁European ▁news , ▁launched ▁in ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁It ▁aggreg ates ▁stories ▁from ▁traditional ▁news ▁sources ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁independent ▁blog s , ▁and ▁currently ▁includes ▁fe eds ▁from ▁across ▁the ▁European ▁Union , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁non - member ▁countries . ▁Its ▁interface ▁allows ▁users ▁to ▁access ▁news ▁by ▁region , ▁both ▁in ▁English ▁and ▁in ▁local ▁languages , ▁and ▁was ▁founded ▁by ▁Bla ise ▁Bour ge ois ▁and ▁Krist of fer ▁J . ▁L assen . ▁It ▁is ▁currently ▁based ▁in ▁Berlin . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁Im oot y . eu ▁ ▁Inter view ▁with ▁Im oot y ▁co - found er ▁Krist of fer ▁J . ▁L assen ▁ ▁Category : News ▁aggreg ators <0x0A> </s> ▁William ▁Joseph ▁Kaiser ▁( born ▁September ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 9 5 5 ) ▁is ▁a ▁professor ▁and ▁former ▁department ▁chair ▁of ▁Elect rical ▁Engineering ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁California , ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁( U CLA ). ▁He ▁is ▁a ▁winner ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁Gold ▁Sh ield ▁Prize ▁and ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁Fellow ▁of ▁American ▁V acu um ▁Society ▁since ▁ 1 9 9 4 . ▁He ▁is ▁the ▁director ▁of ▁Act u ated ▁S ens ing ▁& ▁Co ordin ated ▁Em bed ded ▁Network ed ▁Techn ologies ▁research ▁group ▁at ▁U CLA ▁and ▁co - direct or ▁of ▁U CLA ▁W ire less ▁Health ▁Institute .