I've spent the past six years making everyday life in cities better with the use of web technologies.
Most recently I started DIYcity, a site that invites people everywhere to personally reinvent the spaces around them using common web applications.
I also co-founded and am Head of Product for Outside.in, a hyperlocal news site that lets people experience the news right around them in real time.
I write, consult and speak on how to make cities more efficient, effective and livable with web technology.
You can write me at john@johngeraci.com.
Recent writings:
The Four Pillars of an Open Civic System
Trying to Track Swine Flu Across Cities in Realtime
The Future of Our Cities: Open, Crowdsourced, and Participatory
In the press:
Wall Street Journal: Health Data Proves Contagious On Social Media
New York Observer: Dude, Where's My Bus? Ask DIYcity
New York Times: Where Good Wi-Fi Makes Good Neighbors
Popular Science: Free Neighborhood Wi-Fi
Christian Science Monitor: The Web is all around us - even on the walls
New York Times: The Web Behind the Scrawl
Wired.com: The Art of Street Talk