After integrating with Twilio for FixMyCityDC, I was looking for another opportunity to use their great API.
So, combined with data from NPR’s Station Finder API, and loading it on Google App Engine, I was able to create a phone number to allow people to call from wherever they may be at the time, type in [...]
Category Archives: Portfolio
Making Magic with NPR API + Twilio + Google App Engine
September 30, 2009 – 1:48 pm
skeevisArts Awarded Honorable Mention in Apps For Democracy 2
September 4, 2009 – 7:53 am
I’m happy to announce this morning that skeevisArts was given an Honorable Mention in the Apps for Democracy 2 competition.
The goal of the competition was to build applications that would tie into DC’s 311 API, which allows residents to submit work requests to the municipal government.
The winning team focused on building tools for iPhone and [...]
Wordpress Plugin for Sample Content
August 7, 2009 – 8:03 am
One of the pains of developing in Wordpress, our Content Management System of choice, is setting up all the blank pages and sample content just so you can see how the site will look once the copy is ready. We made it a whole lot easier!
WP-Dummy-Content is a free Wordpress plugin that will generate and [...]
FixMyCityDC, and Our Approach
July 1, 2009 – 1:43 pm
For the past two months, I participated in Apps for Democracy, a development competition for the Washington, DC government. I watched from the sidelines last year as developers built out amazing applications utilizing DCs data catalog, presenting boring data in useful ways. I was even more excited to learn that this years competition was to [...]
ChangeUp Magazine
June 4, 2009 – 2:15 pm
We worked with designer Scott Goodman on launching ChangeUp Magazine for a group of Baltimore entrepreneuers. ChangeUp is a magazine focused on budget lifestyle and traveling, with a four city focus. Check them out if you ever find yourself in New York, DC, LA, or Baltimore!