- Kevin Rose
Robert Kevin Rose (born February 21, 1977 in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; better known as Kevin Rose) is best known for founding the social-bookmarking site Digg and as former co-host of the TechTV show "The Screen Savers" (later "Attack of the Show!" on G4) until his departure from the network in May 2005. He attended UNLV for computer science, but dropped out to pursue the 90's tech boom.
- Max Levchin
Max Levchin (b. 1975) is a Russian-born American computer scientist and entrepreneur widely known as co-founder (with Peter Thiel) and former Chief technology officer of PayPal. Originally from Kiev, Ukraine (then part of the Soviet Union), he moved to Chicago, Illinois in 1991. He received his bachelor's degree in computer science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1997 and co-founded two companies that made Internet-tools, …
- Mark Granovetter
Mark Granovetter is an American sociologist who has created some of the most influential theories in modern sociology since the 1970s. He is best known for his work in social network theory and in economic sociology, particularly his theory on the spread of information in a community known as "The Strength of Weak Ties" (1973).
- Reid Hoffman
Reid Hoffman believes that Facebook has a big future as a development platform, arguing that many fresh-from-college coders will turn to the popular social networking site when building their next Web-based entertainment application. But he questions whether the Facebook "friends list" - or "social graph" - is suited to business applications and other tools that go beyond entertainment. Of course, that’s what you’d expect him to say.
- Harrison White
Harrison C. White is Professor of sociology at Columbia University. He attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology at the age of 15, and received his doctorate in Theoretical Physics from the same institution in 1955. He also received a doctorate in Sociology from Princeton University in 1960. Previously, he taught at Harvard University, University of Arizona, University of Chicago, Carnegie Mellon University and Edinburgh University.
- Georg Simmel
Georg Simmel (March 1, 1858 - September 28, 1918, Berlin, Germany) was one of the first generation of German sociologists. He was born to a Jewish family, but after the early death of his father, a Catholic guardian was appointed for him and he was raised as a Catholic. His studies pioneered the concept of social structure, and he was a key precursor of social network analysis. His most famous works today are "The Philosophy of Money", "The Stranger", …
- Douglas R. White
Douglas R. White (1942) is an American complexity researcher, social anthropologist, sociologist, and social network researcher at the University of California, Irvine. Born in Minneapolis in 1942, White attended the University of Michigan, Columbia University, and the University of Minnesota, where he received a B.A. in 1964, an M.A. in 1967, and a Ph.D. degree in 1969, all under advisor E. Adamson Hoebel and the CIC: Travelling Scholars Program.
- Ronald S. Burt
Ronald S. Burt is the Hobart W. Williams Professor of Sociology and Strategy at the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business. He is most notable for his research and writing on social networks and social capital, particularly the concept of structural holes in a social network. He is the author of several books on sociology, organization behavior and network analysis, …
- Tom Snijders
Tom Snijders (or with full initials, T.A.B. Snijders), is Professor of Statistics in the Social Sciences at Nuffield College, Oxford, one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford (since October 1, 2006). Also he is Professor of Methodology and Statistics in the Faculty of Behavioral and Social Sciences at the University of Groningen in the Netherlands since 20 years. Tom Snijders was born in 1949, a son of Jan Snijders, …
- Jonathan Bishop
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, …
- David P. Reed
David P. Reed is an American computer scientist, educated at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, known for a number of significant contributions to computer networking. He was heavily involved in the early development of TCP/IP, and was the designer of the User Datagram Protocol (UDP). He was also one of the authors of the original paper about the end-to-end principle, "End-to-end arguments in system design", published in 1984.
- Mark Scrimshire
Technology aware Management Consultant with over 25 years experience in multi-national environments. Recent experience has been in delivering programs in the Telecommunications Industry but experience also encompasses other industries that depend upon technology including: - Government; - Energy; - Financial Services; I specialize in rapid deployment of solutions to address business problems using Web 2.0 technologies and techniques. I am looking for project opportunities that will . . .
- Richard Prout
Mr Richard Prout otherwise known as Prouty (born 1967) is a British serial entrepreneur. He has a degree in computing from Manchester University where he was sponsored by Intel. He then worked for European Silicon Structures Ltd a UK company that pioneered the commercialisation of e-beam direct write on silicon technology where he developed an Artificial intelligence system for laying out the floor plan of silicon chip designs.
- Jonathan Abrams
I'm a Carleton University engineering student majoring in Computer Systems. I want to be succesful just like my hero Jonathan Abrams (the founder of this site). I did a co-op term at Nortel Networks in my hometown of Nepean (a suburb of Ottawa), just like he did!
- David Casalini
Anyone can cook!
- Dave McClure
Dave McClure has been geeking out in Silicon Valley for almost twenty years as a software developer, entrepreneur, startup advisor, angel investor, blogger, & internet marketing nerd. He is an advisor or investor for Mint, Mashery, Simply Hired, TeachStreet, Oortle, CrazyEgg, SlideShare, Eventvue, RichRelevance, HealthUnity, & Canopy Financial. Dave is the conference chair for Graphing Social Patterns, and a co-chair for Web 2.0 Expo.
- Piersergio Trapani
Entrepreneur, team leader, and general manager focused building profitable businesses that solve the usabililty problems posed by every new technology. Focus: web project management & consultant for: Arnoldo Mondadori Spa, Genialloyd Spa, Wester Union, Unicredit Banca per la Casa, Forza Italia, Cosmit.it & Salone del Mobile, Federlegno Arredo, Agositafinco, Autogrill,Unione Regionale Lombarda del Commercio del Turismo e dei Servizi, Caffarel.it .
- Carlo Branca
I love networking and I have made it my living so feel free to connect with me here or in other social/business networks where you can find me.Do not hesitate to ask me if there is anything I can help you with.Besides networking itself I also love network marketing.I have more than 5 years experience in Europe and work with a fantastic team that cover more than 10 languages and with connections in more than 50 countries.
- Claudio Vaccaro
Web 2.0 & Social Networking Product Marketing @Libero.it | Founder @Socialware.it | Founder @Crazy-Marketing.it | Blogger | Photographer
- Gianluigi Zarantonello
Laureato in Scienze della Comunicazione con il massiamo dei voti sono esperto di marketing e di comunicazione d'impresa con particolare attenzione alle nuove tecnologie. In particolare mi occupo di community e della gestione di grandi network relazionali per il business, in tal senso ho maturato esperienze fin dal 2002.
- Timothy Tanner
Channel Sales Development Consultant High tech Professional
- Christophe Martin
- Frederic Bordage
web 2.0 strategic consulting
- Marco Formento
General manager with 10+ year experience, deep knowledge of internet related markets and international experience.
- Sizhao Yang
- Olivier Zara
Since 2001, president and founder of Axiopole - www.axiopole.com Since 2008, CEO at CV 2.0 - www.cv-20.com - a solution to manage your professional references.
- Axel Schultze
Axel Schultze is a serial entrepreneur, visionary and innovator. He is one of the pioneers of large distribution channels and also of the Internet Software Service Industry (SaaS). His latest innovation includes a new Cross-Company Collaboration platform in Web 2.0 technology. In January 2007 he will launch Xeequa Corp. In 1983 he founded Computer 2000 which became the largest European computer distributor, the third largest in the world. Computer 2000 was the very first distributor in . . .
- Marco Chemello
- Jean Robberecht
The information systems are a passion for me; At each important step, i tried to anticipate the evolution of this industry : - Mainframes in 1973 (IBM); - GUI (Graphical User Interface) in 1984 (Apple - Macintosh); - Multimedia in 1996 (CD-ROM & Internet - Montparnasse); - ITV (interactive TV) in 2002 (Broadband network & Power STB); Each time, one objective : the technology must be with the service of the man and not the contrary; More infos on my website : robberecht.net
- Josh McCormack
- Marco Palazzo
- Paolo Ferrara
- Jonathon D. Colman
For more than a decade, Jonathon D. Colman has designed, developed, and promoted web sites for large companies and nonprofits, including The Nature Conservancy, Conservation International, IBM and Recreational Equipment, Inc. (REI). A runner, biker, treehugger, and EcoGeek, Jonathon lives in Seattle, WA with his wife, Marja.
- Paul Papadimitriou
Paul Papadimitriou is a social web otaku or a social evangelist, as he's nicknamed.Enthusing in the real-time web environment, he is the owner of socialevangeli.st, a digital intelligence agency, the founder of ManageSocial, a search & social media service and the official Poken Japan evangelist.Understanding the mindset shift that digital social marketing is bringing, he specializes in digital influence, social web strategies and their implications in traditional business development
- Gene Chuang
I do web traffic monetization.
- Alex Gault
Marketing & business development | Social, educational and print media. http://www.linkedin.com/in/agault
- Pierre Tran
- Stowe Boyd
- Sean Percival
Sean Percival is a web developer from Orange County, CA with 10 years experience in Ecommerce, Internet Security and Internet Marketing. He is considered a Social Network expert and has been featured in Forbes Magazine, The Orange County Register and several online publications. Sean Percival lives in Orange County, California with his wife Laurie. Together they run several internet based businesses.
- Alexander Gault