Robert Scoble (born January 18, 1965) is an American blogger, technical evangelist, and author. Scoble is best known for his blog, Scobleizer, which came to prominence during his tenure as a technical evangelist at Microsoft. He is married to Maryam Ghaemmaghami Scoble. He has three children; one from a previous marriage and two with Maryam. He currently works for Rackspace and the Rackspace sponsored community site Building 43. He previously worked for Fast Company as a video blogger. He is...

Richard Jalichandra is the CEO of Technorati Media. For most of the last decade and a half, he has a made a living creating content and selling online media for internet publishers. In the past, he has been at various times: a car salesman, a travel writer, a political consultant, a voiceover artist, a photographer, a copywriter, a trader and a world traveler (yes, it was a career decision…) among several other things. He tries to be not only a student of the world, but a participant as well....

Jim started work in the Internet business in 1995, mostly in the trenches writing code, designing websites and managing large projects for one of the USA’s first Web firms based in Cleveland, OH. Jim is credited with building some of the first major Fortune 500 websites and blogs in America. His work has been viewed by millions around the world. As a serial Web-entrepreneur, Jim has consistently innovated many online businesses such as ScratchBack.com, an online tip jar built for bloggers,...

Jack Myers is a media economist and founder of M.E.D.I.Advisory Group, which works with media companies, agencies, marketers and early-stage companies to develop and implement investment and growth strategies. He is the author of three books and writes the weekly Jack Myers Media Business Report for clients and corporate subscribers. Myers Surveys of Advertising Executives on Sales Organization Performance are used by more than 100 media sales organizations. For more than two decades,...

Ninan Chacko is Chief Executive Officer of PR Newswire, the global leader in innovative communications and marketing services that enable organizations to connect and engage with their target audiences worldwide. As CEO, Ninan oversees PR Newswire's business across the Americas, Europe, Asia, the Middle East & Africa. We look forward to hearing Ninan's views on how the world of PR and marketing are changing with social media.

Join us to hear Matthew York's take on Social Advertising. Is it a new dawn for publishers? International Data Group (IDG) is the world's leading technology media, events, and research company. IDG’s online network includes more than 450 web sites spanning business technology, consumer technology, digital entertainment and video games worldwide. IDG also publishes more than 300 magazines and newspapers.

Join us to talk to Peter Shankman about anything and everything PR. Peter is the author of "Can we do that?", so come armed with your questions. PR Week Magazine has described Peter as “redefining the art of networking,” and Investor’s Business Daily has called him “crazy, but effective.” Peter Shankman is a spectacular example of what happens when you harness the power of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and make it work to your advantage. An entrepreneur, author,...

Michael Stelzner is the founder of SocialMediaExaminer.com, author of the book, Writing White Papers: How to Capture Readers and Keep Them Engaged and the Social Media Marketing Industry Report, and the man behind large summits, such as Social Media Success Summit. Michael’s social media writing has won numerous awards including MarketingProfs #1 story from 2009 and RainToday’s #1 article from 2009.

Today's guest is Don Middleberg, sharing with us the results of his latest global survey done in conjunction with SNCR. With more than 30 years in the communications business, Don has created innovative programs for such companies as American Express, AXA Financial, Consumer Reports, Dreyfus, Gartner, IBM, and Reuters. In the 1990s, Don was an early adaptor to the Internet, leading him to become one of the first communications practitioners to understand the web’s long-range impact on...

Geoff Ramsey is one of the Internet's most exciting digital marketing visionaries. As CEO and co-founder of eMarketer, Geoff is on the cutting edge of new research statistics, trends and best practices, covering every aspect of marketing in the digital age. He is frequently quoted in The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, CNN, BusinessWeek and Advertising Age. A highly regarded speaker with an engaging presentation style, Geoff speaks at major digital, media and corporate events around the globe,...