Poet and TED presenter Rives was the MC for the sprints at Webtrends Engage 2010. Fantastic poem (accompanied by still frames) entitled: "How to Trespass in New York City".

Last month, students in Jason Santa Maria’s Communicating Design class (School of Visual Arts — MFA in Interaction Design) were assigned the task of designing their own local currency. Inspired by Ithaca Hours and BerkShares, students pulled a neighborhood out of a hat, and were asked to research their neighborhood to determine what characteristics should be represented on its currency.