MICAH LAAKER publishes several of his own sites, including IconEngine (the first online hip-hop icon repository) and Infolibrium (a critical commentary community). He helped establish the Research & Development department at Change Digital Studios and has led teams to explore SVG, dynamic Flash generation, and alternative audio formats among others.

CHRISTOPHER SCHMITT is an award-winning Web designer and developer and has been on the Internet since 1992. Currently, he is project manager and idea generator for the new media publishing company Heatvision.com, Inc. (http://www.heatvision.com). He also continues to write about Web culture and design for numerous publications.