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.

Suzanne Vega (born Suzanne Nadine Vega, 11 July 1959, Santa Monica, California) is an American songwriter and singer known for her highly literate lyrics and eclectic folk-inspired music.

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, …

Mark Robert Warner (born December 15, 1954) is an American politician from the U.S. state of Virginia and a member of the Democratic Party. Warner is the immediate former Governor of Virginia and the Honorary Chairman of the Forward Together PAC. While he was widely expected to be a candidate for the Democratic nomination in the 2008 U.S. Presidential elections and took initial steps towards a candidacy, …

Adam Clark Curry (born September 3, 1964 in Washington, D.C.) is a broadcasting and Internet personality well known for his stint from 1987 to 1994 as a video jockey on the music video channel MTV. In the mid-1990s, Curry was a World Wide Web entrepreneur and one of the first celebrities to personally create and administer a Web site. In the 2000s, he helped pioneer podcasting, and is often called the 'Podfather' because of his efforts. He pilots his own Cessna 182 RG.

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".

Tod Maffin is a contract radio producer at the CBC. He was born in Vancouver. Maffin hosted "todradio.com", a short-lived program about technology, on CBC Radio One in 2002. He comments on technology for some CBC Radio regional morning shows. He sometimes appeared on CBC Television's cancelled "Canada Now". He ran a weblog about the 2005 CBC lockout. In mid-2006, following the lockout, he was authorized to contribute to a CBC-sanctioned, arms-length blog, …

Thomas P.M. Barnett (born 1962) is an American military geostrategist.

Joanne Colan (b. 20 March xxxx in Lancashire, UK) is the anchor of the popular vlog Rocketboom. With an eye for irony and a comedic slant, she hosts the series from a desk in the Rocketboom studio, offering amusing and/or informative video clips and web links. She has also delivered Rocketboom field reports from Lincoln Center, Coney Island and other New York locations. Colan's experience and reputation were built during her tenure with MTV and the BBC.

Cezary Ostrowski - born 30 September 1962 in Brzeg - Polish visual artist, electronica composer, sound designer and journalist. Creative Commons activist - initiator of the Creative Collective. One of the editors of ccMixter.org. In 1983 Ostrowski founded the legendary Polish avant-tronic music group Bexa Lala. Fascinated by The Residents, Pere Ubu and The Pop Group, …

Rudolph Joseph Rummel (born October 21, 1932) is professor emeritus of political science at the University of Hawaii. He has spent his career assembling data on collective violence and war with a view toward helping their resolution or elimination. Rummel coined the term "democide" for murder by government, his research claiming that six times as many people died of democide during the 20th century than in all that century's wars combined.

Tony Moore is an English singer/songwriter, musician, radio presenter and music promoter. He was also one of the early members of Iron Maiden. He first became famous in 1986 as keyboard player with the band Cutting Crew, and in 1997 he founded The Kashmir Klub to showcase live music in London.

Jesse Houk is a DJ/remixer/producer/artist from Amsterdam, The Netherlands. He is better known by his pseudonym, The Scumfrog, under which he has remixed songs by artists as varied as Britney Spears, David Bowie, Dido, and Enrique Iglesias. His first release was a 3-track EP called "The Watersong", in 1997. He released his first CD, "Simmer", in 2004, which included the single "Music Revolution".

Freelance New media and Internet specialist. Founder http://www.glasvezel.nu

howard rheingold & mark earl @ nesta I'm at the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts ( NESTA ) office in London where Howard Rheingold (who I've known online for many years and have had the pleasure of meeting, and interviewing , on a number of occasions) has just taken the stage to give a presentation about "mass collaboration".

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.

Old guard geek, interested in politics, technology and social media.

*purrrs*

I'm just a virtual girl in a virtual world...

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"...

If wishes were horses, we'd all be eatin' steak.

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.

I operate a virtual world development firm called Cranial Tap,located in the Washington, DC area. I also am a part time landscape photographer.

George Brett is Manager of Information and Knowledge Management, Deployment and Infrastructure Delivery at Internet2. Mr. Brett is responsible for planning and production of Internet2 web site, electronic collections and collaboration spaces. He is a leader in communicating the application and integration of computers and networked information resources in education, research, and civic environments.

I am into tattoos, motorcycles, computers, absinthe, music and horseback riding. I enjoy spending time with my family and friends, watching my daughter during her gymnastics competitions and relaxing with a good absinthe.

Scripter, builder, art and fashion model, photographer, gonzo journalist, fashion designer, club owner, hardcore Flickerite, artist, writer, party animal and insatiable lover.