- Philip Rosedale
Philip Rosedale has an extensive background in the development and pioneering of streaming technology, having built his first computer in 4th grade, and started his first computer software company while still in high school. In 1995 he developed FreeVue, a low-bitrate video conferencing system for Internet-connected PC's, resulting in the acquisition of his company in early 1996 by RealNetworks.
- Clay Shirky
Clay Shirky is an American writer, consultant and teacher on the social and economic effects of Internet technologies. He teaches New Media as an adjunct professor at New York University's (NYU) graduate Interactive Telecommunications Program (ITP). His courses address, among other things, the interrelated effects of social and technological network topology, how our networks shape culture and vice-versa.
- Mitch Kapor
Mitchell David Kapor (born 1950) is the founder of Lotus Development Corporation and the designer of Lotus 1-2-3, the "killer application" often credited with making the personal computer ubiquitous in the business world in the 1980s. He has been at the forefront of the information technology revolution for a generation as an entrepreneur, investor, social activist, and philanthropist
- Randy Farmer
F. Randall "Randy" Farmer has organized online communities. He is probably most famous for his role creating one of the first graphical online MMOG, Lucasfilm's "Habitat", with Chip Morningstar.
- C.C. Chapman
Charles "C.C." Chapman is a prominent figure in the community of podcasting and podsafe music. From a home studio in the Boston area, Chapman hosts the independent music-focused podcasts "Accident Hash" and "U-Turn Cafe", and contributes to PodShow Music Rewind, a weekly digest of music shows on the PodShow network. He also promotes PodShow's Podsafe Music Network, a major archive of music licensed for free use in podcasts.
- Daniel Terdiman
Daniel Terdiman is a journalist, who has been published in both print and non-print media, including "Time Magazine, The New York Times, Wired Magazine, CNET News.com, Wired News, Martha Stewart Weddings, Salon.com, Business 2.0", and the "San Francisco Chronicle". He writes about a wide range of subjects from hi-tech to the web to sports. He has also made speaking appearances at hi-tech conferences as an expert on electronic game development, …
- Edward Castronova
Edward Castronova is Associate Professor of Telecommunications at Indiana University Bloomington as of fall 2004, previously Associate Professor of Economics in the College of Business and Economics at California State University, Fullerton. He obtained a BS in International Affairs from Georgetown University in 1985 and a PhD in Economics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1991.
- Darren Barefoot
Darren Barefoot is a writer and marketing executive based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He is a founding partner at Capulet Communications, a public relations firm specializing in high technology companies. Barefoot wrote a monthly column for the "Yaletown View", whose parent company publishes magazines in British Columbia and California. Barefoot has also written for the Vancouver Sun and "Victoria News" newspapers, …
- Peter Ludlow
Peter Ludlow (January 16, 1957), who also writes under the name Urizenus Sklar, is a professor of philosophy and linguistics at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Before moving to Michigan, Ludlow taught for several years at the State University of New York at Stony Brook and was Visiting Professor of Philosophy at Syracuse University and Cornell University. His research areas include the conceptual issues in cyberspace, …
- Steve Miller
Steve Miller is the grandson of poet and WBAL radio personality Dorothea Neale. He graduated from Reisterstown’s Franklin Senior High school in 1968 after learning how to make chapbooks as editor of the school’s literary magazine, Junto.
- Nancy Baym
Nancy Baym, Ph.D. is an American academic, currently an Associate Professor of Communication Studies at the University of Kansas. She is a co-founder and former president of the Association of Internet Researchers, and serves on the board of several academic journals covering new media and communication. She is the author of "Tune In, Log On: Soaps, Fandom, and Online Community" (2000), a book which performs an ethnographic analysis on soap opera fans, …
- Anji Bee
Anji Bee is a vocalist/lyricist, podcaster, former college radio DJ, and music journalist from Los Angeles.
- Charles Nesson
Charles Nesson is William F. Weld Professor of Law at Harvard Law School. A member of the Law School's faculty since 1966, Charles founded and directs the Berkman Center for Internet & Society , which explores the frontiers of intellectual property law in the digital age. His blog is eon .
- Lynn Hershman Leeson
Lynn Hershman Leeson is an American artist and filmmaker. She is Professor Emeritus at the University of California, Davis, and an A.D. White Professor-at-Large at Cornell University. She is Chair of the Film Department at the San Francisco Art Institute. From 1973-79 she made a pioneering work, "Roberta Breitmore". In this piece she lived as another identity who was created out of artifacts of that time frame.
- Khannea Suntzu
Khannea Suntzu is the name of a Resident in Second Life. She was entioned in articles in Le Monde, CGW and the Forbes.com website in several articles about virtual prostitution. One of the first females to be associated with sl-escorts.com and is apparently associated with its creator, Jeroen de Groot. Currently Khannea Suntzu is also associated one Genvieve Hutchence, also an active avatar in Second Life, and manager of the SL-based club "The Supreme Fetishist".
- Sarah "Intellagirl" Robbins
I am a PhD candidate in Rhetoric and Composition at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana (http://www.bsu.edu). I study digital and visual rhetoric and educational technology. I'm currently working on a dissertation (http://secondlife.intellagirl.com) regarding identity and community development in SecondLife (http://www.secondlife.com). I also studdy tagging and social networking.
- Lindsay Armaou
Lindsay Gael Christian Armaou, (born 18 December 1977 in Athens, Greece), to a Greek father and Irish mother, she is best known for her time as one quarter of girl band B*Witched. As with bandmate Sinead, her age was lied about in the early days of the band, some stating that she may even have been born in 1980. After the band split up in 2002, Lindsay was quick to set up an official website the following year.
- Rianne Doeve
www.spock.com/riannedoeve and http://www.HierMagHetWel.nl
- Jurjen de Vries
Freelance New media and Internet specialist. Founder http://www.glasvezel.nu
- Ray van den Bel
'Tout est pour le mieux dans le meilleurs des mondes possibles..' (Voltaire); Business Consultant and Coach. My background (corporate law, IT, marketing & sales, HR) enables me to understand the situation and the needs and skills of parties involved. I translate these into proper project-management which includes finding and enabling matching people, competences and workflow enhancing tools. I coach people to communicate and network effectively on Web 2.0: projecting . . .
- Vint Falken
*purrrs*
- Fred Bos
Fred Bos (Amsterdam, The Netherlands / born 1965) is a New Media Expert. Currently CEO at Akris (ICT Services) and Tressis (New Media Concepts & Marketing). In Second Life the concept director of Virtual Starry Night, a popular 3D Van Gogh exhibit. Involved in online (computer mediated) communication since 1995.
- Jeremy W. Hunsinger
- Zoe Connolly
Aviatrix, avid boater and submariner, Weapons Mistress and Gunslinger, Publisher of The Connolly Telegraph... Zoe Connolly is a Metaverse Steampunk Girl who Explores the Virtual World of Second Life. She wanders the 19th Century sims of New Babbage, Caledon, Antiquity, Steelhead City, Tombstone, and Deadwood. This blog is a photojournal of her adventures, and misadventures. Miss Connolly's has property in Caledon Regency and Antiquity Cove.
- Vittorio U Orefice
Appassionato di comunicazione elettronica in tutte le sue forme ama proporre la collaborazione tra le persone utilizzando reti, software e ... intelligenza umana.
- Mal Burns
I am a retired designer/producer with an interest in progressive politics, counterculture history, art and music. My history is generally the same - I'm an old hippy at heart. Currently focused on the web and blog both here and at.
- Aldon Hynes
Old guard geek, interested in politics, technology and social media.
- Julian Rapp
Hi to the world :) My name is Julian Rapp. I'm 21 and I live in Seckach, a town in south of Germany. I love to meet my friends, drink cocktails, go to partys and love my computer. I am a programmer and spend much of my time trying to find new technological developments and innovations. I search a job opportunity in my environment. I study computer science and will be one better guy in this world. :D
- Ryan Rasmussen
Emerging Media, Digital Influence, Deep TechnologyCollaborative Ideation
- David Orban
Alert analyst of the global high technology landscape, with broad experience in structuring virtual subsidiary deals for companies penetrating the EU, and EMEA markets. Deep understanding of the needs and mechanics of both product marketing, sales development, localization, and globalization.
- Veyron Supercharge
I'm an Avatar from Second Life. I explore, shop, party, chat, flirt, tease, and generally get into trouble in Second Life.
- Joyce Bettencourt
I currently work full-time, freelance doing virtual world development for online spaces such as Second Life and am a blogmistress for Global Kids, NYC on their youth focused blog http://www.holymeatballs.org. I also am an avid twitterer and you can find me on twitter as RhiannonSL. In my spare time, when I can find some, I write poetry and draw.
- Barry Everett
Really just another old code monkey, banging on the keyboard of life. Searching for intelligence in webspace, believing that thinking is the best way to travel...Interactive communities and virtual collaboration will provide the context for continued progress of human knowledge and commerce. 10 years ago, no one knew what a web address was, and now they can't do business without one. What's around the bend now? "Something wonderful"...
- Mitch Wagner
Mitch Wagner is an Executive Editor InformationWeek.com
- Allan Hoving
Allan is Managing Editor of Online Community at ExecuNet and is dedicated to continuously improving the member experience. Allan manages content and networking features, online forums and special interest groups. He writes and produces the member e-newsletter; updates Web content; works with expert moderators and other contributors; writes and assists in the production of marketing communications; hosts online sessions and participates in local networking meetings. Allan joined ExecuNet . . .
- Chris Collins
- Gwyneth Llewelyn
I'm just a virtual girl in a virtual world...
- Christian Renaud
Am a serial intrapreneur for Cisco. I go hunt down new markets and technologies and determine their applicability to Cisco. I've been doing this same role with different titles for pretty much the last 20 years in the industry for Cisco, Bay Networks, now-defunct networking channel companies, and a few large enterprises.
- Christian Scholz
Python, Zope and Plone developer for many years. Specialized in building Content Management System with Open Source Software. Experienced in creating New Media content such as podcasts, video blogs or text blogs. Experienced Machinima creator in virtual worlds such as Second Life.
- Jo Kay