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Miriam Metzger received her Ph.D. from the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Southern California. Her research includes studies of the credibility of information in the new media environment, problems of online privacy and security, the impact of media on public opinion, and the theoretical and regulatory changes brought about by the development of new media technologies. Dr. Metzger teaches courses in communication law, the Internet and society, statistics, media effects, and new developments in mass communication. She has also served as a consultant to the MacArthur Foundation, the New Media Consortium, and the National Library of Medicine based on her work on Internet credibility.

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Andrew Flanagin received his Ph.D. from the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Southern California. Prior to this, he earned a B.A. from Yale University and worked for several years as a Management Systems Consultant, Systems Analyst, Computer Programmer, and a Foreign Liaison and Technology Transfer Specialist. Professor Flanagin's research focuses on people's perceptions of the credibility of information gathered and presented using digital technologies, collective action and organizing as facilitated by networked technologies, the use of emerging technologies, and organizational technology theory and use. Professor Flanagin teaches courses on the Internet and Web, technologies and organizations, communication theory, collaborative technologies, research methods, and organizational theory and new forms of organizing.

Justin Lipp is originally from Southern Minnesota and graduated with a bachelor of arts in Political Science with an emphasis in International Relations from Concordia College in Moorhead, MN. He also holds a master's of science degree in speech communication from North Dakota State University in Fargo, ND. Justin's research interests revolve broadly around socialization on the Internet, and he has worked on projects related to terrorism online, HIV/AIDS NGOs, and nonprofit organizations in disaster situations.

Ryan Medders is a Ph.D. student in the department of Communication at UCSB. He is interested in the emerging relationship between "new" and "old" media and the resulting implications for information consumers. His other research interests include intellectual property, communication law, and the effects of the media on public opinion. He earned his B.A. in political science from Stanford University and his M.S. in mass communication from San Jose State University.

Kamyab Sadaghiani is a fourth-year undergraduate student studying human communication at UCSB. Kamyab's interests include uses and effects of communication technologies within organizations, how people think about and communicate credibility in networked digital media, and human responses to interactive media. Additionally, Kamyab is currently working on his senior honors thesis project which will examine the the effects of young adults' vocational socialization experiences on their motivations to be leaders.

Cori Ochoa is a senior undergraduate studying communication at UCSB. She is interested in cross-cultural influences on communication processes, the influence of global communication on international relations, and the effects of social identity on communication.