Hi, I'm John Geraci

  • 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