Chris Brogan is ranked by Technorati as one of the world’s top 100 bloggers. He is cofounder of PodCamp, a popular new media conference series focused on the use of social media to build business and personal relationships. He has been blogging since 1998 (back when it was called journaling). Find him and his writings on social media at chrisbrogan.com and on Twitter at twitter.com/chrisbrogan. He lives in Boston. 

Julien Smith is a veteran trend analyst who has run Web communities for over ten years. He helps companies prepare for and profit from disruptive changes in their industries, and has appeared on news programs to represent companies and nonprofits in Canada and the U.S. Find him at juliensmith.com and on Twitter at twitter.com/julien.  He lives in Montreal.

Chris and Julien met in 2006 at the first ever PodCamp and discovered their affinity for figuring things out.  While both of them are well-rounded in all things Web, Chris tends to focus on understanding how Web communities will help him reach a goal, while Julien tends to focus on how the Web works mechanically toward achieving a similar goal.  Both approaches and skills are required in a trust agent.