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I attended the inauguration with a great group of folks (about 2 million of them). We couchsurfed in DC with Dan, who hosted about 15 other couchsurfers from around the world. There were many other people in DC who hosted 10+ people.

Read this great CNN article on Couchsurfing + the Inauguration.

I’ve included a rundown of my own personal experience, along with a rundown of interesting takes on the inauguration from the mainstream media.

Personal Videos + Photos (shot by Rob Moon)

Photos of the Inauguration on Flickr

Video of the Inauguration on YouTube

I love this video – we saw this amazing woman from Memphis after the Inauguration speech. She sang to us.

My Photos on Facebook (uploaded from my iPhone)

I also shot video on my iPhone + uploaded it to the web using Qik. For more videos of the inauguration, visit the Qik Inauguration Page.

For a fascinating look at Obama’s speech, simply type in a keyword in the video player below, courtest of Delve Networks

Below is a tag cloud of keywords Obama said in his Inauguration Speech, courtesy of Read/Write Web.

Mainstream Coverage

And now a rundown of great inauguration mainstream media + resources

The Inauguration Speech on NYTimes.com

Washington Post’s Moving Video of the Inauguration and Beyond

Online Video of Inauguration Sets Records (NYTimes.com)

400 Newspapers across the world featuring the inauguration (going.com)

China Censors Part of Obama Speech (NYTimes.com)

CNN’s AMAZING Photo-Multimedia Collage of “The Moment” – a must view

Incredible Hi-Res Photos from The Boston Globe

And finally, a roundup of resources I found on AlumniBlender:

Data Visualization of the Inauguration speech

An analysis of CNN Live’s integration with Facebook

This past February, I went on a trip to Brazil with my sister. Both of us were born there, so it was a chance for both of us to meet old family and friends. We went to Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, and Guaruja (a beach town 1 hour from Sao Paulo).

I also got a chance to meet up with my friend Paulo Padhilla, a filmmaker who was also born in Brazil.

Check out the pictures in the slideshow below or on my flickr account

slideshow made with pictobrowser

i’ll be riding 55 miles among riders who are doing up to 100 miles in one day. i’ve been inspired by the work Robert Moon, Gian Pablo, and myself have been working on, so i’ve decided to Mount a video camera on the back of my bike.

I got the idea from a conversation Moon and I had, so I looked up how to do it:
http://www.instructables.com/id/ELVYTU8WHREP2860C6/

Overall, my own setup is fairly simple and straightforward. I’m using a combo of bungee cords, towels, cardboard, and ziploc bags.

For progress reports, i’ll be updating throughout the day on my flickr feed.

Until then, buenas noches, bithez.