is founder and CEO of Notice Technologies, a provider of local, real–time advertising platforms for newspapers, television, and other local media companies. He is also managing director of Ultrastart, a social media consulting firm that has worked with companies such as Microsoft, Land Rover, Wiley Publishing, and the city of Austin, Texas. He blogs regularly on entrepreneurship and social media issues at treadaway.typepad.com and on Twitter at www.twitter.com/ctreada.
Mari Smith
is President of the International Social Media Association and runs her own vibrant social media consultancy specializing in helping business owners, authors, and celebrity clients increase their profits with Facebook and Twitter integration. FastCompany.com dubbed Mari "the Pied Piper of Facebook" and ClickZ named Mari as one of 20 Social Media All–Stars. Mari is an in–demand international social media keynote speaker and trainer and has a popular Facebook fan page at http://facebook.com/marismith.