1. Sloganator Memorial Slideshow, 2004

In March 2004, the Bush/Cheney campaign website launched a tool that allowed users to create official Bush/Cheney posters by entering their own slogans. Soon dubbed the "Sloganator" by various web sites, a number of people began to abuse the tool, and soon there were multitudes of creative and humorous posters passed around the Internet. Eventually, the Bush/Cheney campaign caught on and disabled the Sloganator. In response, I created this Memorial Slideshow celebrating the short, happy life of the Sloganator. To date this slideshow has been seen by hundreds of thousands of unique visitors and is mirrored by 3 other websites. It has also inspired a Bush/Cheney Sloganator YahooGroup intended to facillitate sharing of PDF posters created by the Sloganator. I am a co-moderator of this group that now has over 1200 members.

2. Bluetooth Against Bush, 2004

Bluetooth Against Bush uses bluetooth enabled devices (mobile phones, PDA's, laptop computers) to create moments of ad-hoc solidarity for people opposed to George W. Bush and his disastrous policies. The site encourages people to set the name of their device to "Bluetooth Against Bush," and make it "discoverable." Bluetooth Against Bush is a fun and subtle way to show your solidarity with the anti-Bush movement and discover people in your immediate vicinity who feel the same way. When you are in a crowded area, you can use your bluetooth enabled device to scan for other bluetooth devices. If you find other devices named "Bluetooth Against Bush," then you know other participants are within 20-30 ft. of you!

3. Magicbike, 2003-2004

Over the last year, I have assisted Yury Gitman in the development of Magicbike. Magicbike is a mobile WiFi hotspot that gives free Internet connectivity wherever its ridden or parked. Magicbike explores new delivery and use strategies for wireless networks by disappearing into the urban fabric and bringing Internet access to yet unserved spaces and communities. It is perfect for setting up ad-hoc Internet connectivity for art and culture events, emergency access, public demonstrations, and communities on the struggling end of the digital-divide. Magicbike has been featured in the New York Times, Time Out, New York, and Wireless Review, and was named one of New York's "Hippest Hotspots" by the New York Daily News.

4. HelloWorld Project, 2003

The HelloWorld Project provided an opportunity for people all over the world to project their own message onto well-known buildings and landmarks in four cities on four continents: Geneva, Mumbai, New York, Rio de Janeiro. Messages were submitted through the project’s website or by sending a cell phone text message. Each location could be viewed on the website via live streaming video. In New York, messages were projected onto the United Nations building. The HelloWorld Project was a gift of Switzerland as the host country to the UN World Summit on the Information Society being held in Geneva from December 10–12, 2003, and was produced by Swiss media artist, Johannes Gees. At the UN building, Magicbike enabled the Internet uplink for HelloWorld, and I helped provide technical assistance.

5. BlackPeopleLoveUs.com, 2002

I designed and programmed BlackPeopleLoveUs.com, a satirical website exposing subtle forms of racism, created in collaboration with Jonah and Chelsea Peretti. Launched as an experiment in contagious media, BlackPeopleLoveUs quickly received over 1 million unique visitors, and was featured by the New York Times, Good Morning America, Black Entertainment Television (BET), and National Public Radio (NPR). Cleverly disguised as a personal website, BlackPeopleLoveUs uses humor as a vehicle for social commentary and explores the web as a medium for performance and artistic expression.