Click on the Video Below and Sample a Session from Digital Hollywood Spring, 2006 For Additional Video Sessions, Click Here Thursday, August 17 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM Track IV: Exploring the Web: The Ajax, Mashups, Streaming, Podcasting, Programmable Web Workshop Examining the Power of a Dynamic Web Application and Suite of Services - Understanding the User, the Community and the Power of Interactive Experience Stephen Benedict, Principal Product Manager, AIM, AOL LLC David Dudas, co-founder and CTO, Eyespot Greg Reinacker, founder and CTO, NewsGator Technologies Kevin Rose, founder and chief architect, digg, Inc. Ken Fromm, co-founder/Business Development, Loomia Rob Lord, CEO, Songbird Anil Dash, Vice President, Six Apart, Moderator Greg Reinacker, CTO and founder, NewsGator Technologies: Reinacker is the Founder and CTO of NewsGator Technologies. Greg's background includes technical consulting work for companies such as Galileo International, as well as several commercial software ventures with companies such as McGraw-Hill. Greg is recognized as a thought leader in the weblog and RSS arenas, publicly speaks about RSS, and is a vocal proponent of business uses of RSS and syndication technologies. Greg holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Colorado in Boulder. Ken Fromm, co-Founder/Business Development, Loomia: Ken Fromm oversees Loomia’s operations and business development efforts. He has over 15 years experience with innovative technologies and evolving business models and is a strong advocate for the use of syndicated technologies within media and ecommerce organizations. In the early 1990s, Ken was a co-founder of Vivid Studios, an influential web development and e-services company. He was an integral part of Vivid's growth and development from its inception until its sale to Modem Media in 2000. After Vivid, he worked at Modulant Solutions where was director of corporate development and helped pioneer the use of semantic technologies within the enterprise and federal government. He has co-published four books on computer topics, one of which, Multimedia Demystified, served as a fundamental building block for modern interactive development and is a frequent speaker at media and technology conferences. Ken is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of Michigan with a degree in computer science. Stephen Benedict, Principal Product Manager, AIM, AOL LLC: Stephen Benedict is Principal Product Manager for AOL Instant Messenger (AIM). In this role he guides new releases of AIM clients and services on the desktop and on the web from concept to market. His background prior to AOL includes technical leadership roles at Apple Computer, where he played key roles in delivering advanced display technologies and the company's first Bluetooth products, and strategic marketing at Motorola. Stephen holds a BS in Electrical Engineering from Florida A&M University, a MS in Computer Science and Engineering from the University of Michigan, and a MBA from Harvard Business School.