Aaron Brazell is the Director of Technology for b5media and a respected influencer in the social media sphere. His blog, Technosailor.com, examines the confluence of social media, open source and business and how it is affecting life in the 21st century.

Allen focuses on strategy, optimization, analytics and social media including blogging, video blogging, social networking and Web 2.0 issues. Allen has worked with companies over the past 12 years including IBM, Georgia-Pacific, Wimbledon, CKS, AIG, Clinique, Citibank and others.

Tris is the Chief Technology Partner at One By One Media, and also blogs for b5 media. He started View from the Isle in April 2004. I started blogging as an outlet for my passion for all manner of Internet technologies and gadgets and now it has become an outlet for my passion to communicate with others. I was the first professional blogger for Inside Blogging and a founding member of the Professional Bloggers Association and was elected Secretary in January 2000.

b5media's “WordPress Ninja,” a provider of freelance WordPress consultant and developer services, and a lead developer of the WordPress personal publishing platform

Mary Jo has worn many hats over her working career. Her current “day job” is as a Flight Attendant for a major airline. She also maintains her license to practice law, is an oft-requested speaker on the topic of communication and leadership, and is just now starting to resurrect a previously buried interest in writing. At Flyaway Café, Mary Jo writes about travel from an insider’s point of view, sharing information that she has discovered in her years of flying and travel. She shares with you tips to make traveling less stressful, and more enjoyable, along with destination information from her travels. At The Seattle Traveler, Mary Jo writes about her home town, covering events, arts, theater, attractions and everything a tourist would want to know in order to feel like a resident. And everything a resident would want to know for those times when they want to be a tourist in their own city. From coast to coast, indoors or out, active or passive, high brow culture or down and dirty locations, Mary Jo has travel resources, information, and destinations that will appeal to you.

Alex Hillman is a freelance web developer, consultant and entrepreneur based in sunny Philadelphia. Alex has led and evangelized the coworking movement in Philly by founding Independents Hall, a collaborative community focused on mixing social interaction with shared office space. Since opening the space, Alex has assisted a number of other similar group leaders in focusing and energizing their efforts. Alex is also a driving force behind multiple social media and technology events and organizations in the city, sharing his infectious enthusiasm with every person that crosses his path (or finds him on Twitter).