Sherry Turkle is Abby Rockefeller Mauze Professor of the Social Studies of Science and Technology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a clinical psychologist. Born in New York City, she has focused her research on psychoanalysis and culture and on the psychology of people's relationship with technology, especially computer technology and computer addiction.

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".

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, …

Stacy Horn is an American author, businesswoman and occasional journalist. She grew up on Long Island, New York and received a B.F.A. from Tufts University and the School of the Museum of Fine Arts. Her graduate degree is from NYU’s Interactive Telecommunications Program, where she later taught a course called "Virtual Culture." In 1989, after working in telecommunications, Horn founded Echo, …

Shawn "Napster" Fanning (born November 22, 1980, Brockton, Massachusetts&lt;sup></sup>), is a computer programmer. He is best known for developing "Napster", the first popular peer-to-peer filesharing platform, in 1998.

Rebecca MacKinnon , co-founder of Global Voices jots down her impressions from the International Workshop on Asia and Commons in the Information Age that recently took place in Taipei, Taiwan. Rebecca's post on her blog was pointed out by Subbiah Arunachalam and made for a really interesting read. I wanted this to reach a wider audience and hence figured it would make sense...

Jonathan Bishop is a British researcher and political activist, based in Pontypridd in Wales. He is noted for his work in designing, developing and researching e-learning systems and virtual communities and using new media technology, such as weblogs and websites to communicate with voters and encourage them to become involved in political activities. Bishop gained his first degree in Multimedia Studies in 2002 at the University of Glamorgan in Pontypridd, …

Mr. Cranky is a satirical film critic persona, created in 1995 by Jason Katzman and Hans Bjordahl. Cranky's reviews consist of relentless pans of current releases; the idea is that he hates all movies except for a very select few. The movies are rated on a six-step scale. When Cranky actually has to admit that he liked a movie, it gets one bomb. The number of bombs go up (up to four bombs) as Cranky's tolerance of the movie goes down.

Alex Sass (full name Shah Alex David Sass), born 3rd January 1978, is an English entrepreneur known for authoring theories relating to virtual communities.

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.

Kevin is a natural leader with a rare balance of technical and management skills. Kevin has proven repeatedly that he is able to deliver exceptional results in extremely challenging environments. These results stem from his ability to comprehend, interpret, and communicate needs at both strategic and operational level. Kevin has a proven ability to create and evolve lasting system architectures. His technical knowledge allows him to implement the more difficult components of the solution . . .

I am a proven software engineer and team leader with a breadth of industry experience. My career objectives are: To continuously advance my knowledge of enterprise software design and engineering. To lead a team of committed and talented developers in building high quality software solutions. To work in an environment, and with technologies which constantly stretch and challenge my knowledge and skills. To reliably and repeatedly deliver projects on time, budget and to scope.

Seasoned VOIP project manager with 12 years professional experience and a proven track record in scoping, planning, and directing technology projects internationally, leveraging fluency in Spanish to lead numerous product implementations with partners in Latin America, and extensive exposure to major telecom and cable companies