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How did Scoble do it? What made Perez Hilton so much more successful than People magazine? How do emoticons change the way we do business on the web? Join Chris Brogan and Julien Smith, authors of the book Trust Agents, for an exploration of how the human circuitry goals of Chris Pirillo might possibly be accomplished in the coming months.

Read more on Chris Brogan and Julien Smith – Rise of the Trust Agents…

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Phil talked to us about science communication online, and how the “new” (now teenaged, in more ways than one) media has affected it. Specifically how instant info – passed on Twitter – can actually make misinformation spread faster than good info, and how freaking hard it is to clean up once that happens.

Read more on Phil Plait – Active Skepticism Online…

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Compared to our computers, our bodies are mind-bogglingly complex systems. There’s no “life extension pill” available today, and none is likely to arrive soon. Fortunately for us, we can use our technical skills to evaluate and implement today’s life extension techniques, some of which can be fun – at least from a geek perspective.

Read more on Christine Peterson – Life Extension for Geeks…

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Firas Khatib is a postdoctoral researcher in David Baker’s Laboratory in the Biochemistry Department at the University of Washington. He is currently trying to cure cancer by getting people to play online video games, specifically Foldit, but has yet to break the news to his grandmother who would not approve. Firas received his PhD in Bioinformatics from UC Santa Cruz in 2008 where he gave the graduate commencement speechfor the school of engineering; luckily they still gave him his degree.

Read more on Firas Khatib – FoldIt…

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Leah Nelson and Jay Grandin have established themselves as accomplished New Media producers with web content that has seen audiences of over 35 million. The success of their short films, comedy and documentary work has led to contracts for original series with companies such as Myspace, and inspired them to found Giant Ant Media, a web-focused video studio that creates unique campaigns and shows for online audiences.

Read more on Jay Grandin and Leah Nelson – 20,000,000 versus 20: Audience vs. Impact…

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Amber Case is a Cyborg Anthropologist and New Media Consultant from Portland, Oregon. Amber’s interests include real-time analytics, data visualization, and how marketing works in online ecosystems. She founded CyborgCamp, an unconference on the future of humans and technology.

Read more on Amber Case – Prosthetic Culture…

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As founder of The Warren Report, Warren Etheredge curates and hosts over 250 events every year, a podcast and television series. The Warren Report promotes “slow culture” through commentary, outreach, events and education. Their principle: Smarter audiences make a better world!

Read more on Warren Etheredge – The Art of the Interview (Or How to Grill a Star)…

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Beth describes herself as a gadget loving, game playing, movie junkie who reads, knits, and spends far too much time on the Internet. Emerging from the explosion of next-gen DIY movements, hand crafting revivals, and celebrating all thing geek comes a unique set of makers; the nerd crafter. Nothing is off-limits from the imagination and ingenuity of these crafters, who blend their passion for sci-fi, gaming, technology and all things geeky with their love of paints, fabrics, fibers and all things crafty.

Read more on Beth Goza – Nerd Craft: A Field Guide…

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Born in Bulgaria, Angel Djambazov has spent his professional career in the fields of journalism and online marketing. In his journalistic career he worked as an editor on several newspapers and was the founding Editor-in-Chief of Wyoming Homes and Living Magazine. Later his career path led to online marketing where while working at OnlineShoes he earned the Affiliate Manager of the Year award at the Affiliate Summit.

Read more on Angel Djambazov – Amazon, Affiliates & Taxes…

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Micah is VP, Business Development and Chief Evangelist for Lijit Networks, the sixth startup Micah has been involved in (having sold his last startup, Current Wisdom, in the beginning of 2007). He came to Gnomedex to talk to us about how we can better build up our influence online, and come to have more of a presence.

Read more on Micah Baldwin – Building Influence Online…

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Why did media companies miss the boat on the web? They haven’t always valued the input from their own technology folks on staff. That’s changing as the web is becoming an important source for news and information. So now local newspapers, radio stations and TV stations are hoping that a new breed of “hacker journalists” can help them out by having experience in coding and also understanding journalism issues.

Read more on Mark Glaser and Jim Ray – Hacker Journalists at Gnomedex…

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Bre Pettis is a founder of Makerbot, a company that produces robots that make things. Bre is also a founder of NYCResistor, a hacker collective in Brooklyn. Besides being a TV host and Video Podcast producer, he’s created new media for Etsy, hosted Make: Magazine’s Weekend Projects podcast, and has been a schoolteacher, artist, and puppeteer. Bre is passionate about invention, innovation, and all things DIY.

Read more on Bre Pettis – Personal Manufacturing: The Robots That Sharing Built…

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Frank Eliason is THE Comcast Cares guy on Twitter. Thanks to his work and that of his entire team, Comcast has proven that they really DO listen to their customers. By asking “how can I help?” Frank has used Twitter (and other social media outlets) to set a new trend in customer service. Frank feels that social media is bringing control back to the customers. Here is Frank’s list of top ten reasons your company should be using Twitter.

Read more on Frank Eliason – A Twitter Top Ten List (with Humor!)…

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Drew Olanoff has cancer – but cancer doesn’t have him.

Drew is fighting against his Hodgkin’s Disease the only way he knows how… by being social. He talks long and loud about this horrible disease, via every social medium he can get his hands on. And – it’s working. Drew and his team are raising awareness (and money for cancer research) to new levels every day.

Read more on Drew Olanoff – My Cancer is Social at Gnomedex…

My good friend Drew Olanoff recently spoke at Gnomedex about how he is kicking ass when it comes to his having cancer. He was diagnosed with Stage III Hodgkin’s back in May. Ever since then, he has been speaking loudly all over the country – to anyone who will listen – to help raise awareness for Cancer support and to help raise money for LiveStrong. He also started a new viral Twitter trend, where thousands of people have blamed everything from lost keys to bad hair days on Drew’s cancer. It’s been amazing to watch what Drew is doing, and I can’t begin to express my awe and pride for this man and his journey.

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