▁found ▁materials ▁such ▁as ▁government ▁documents , ▁trans cript s ▁and ▁cultural ▁records ▁and ▁also ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁light ing ▁designer ▁for ▁other ▁the ater ▁and ▁dance ▁companies , ▁including ▁the ▁Wo oster ▁Group , ▁E lev ator ▁Rep air ▁Service ▁and ▁D ana ▁Re itz . ▁During ▁this ▁time , ▁Sh ir ky ▁was ▁vice - pres ident ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁chapter ▁of ▁the ▁Electron ic ▁Front ier ▁Foundation , ▁and ▁wrote ▁technology ▁gu ides ▁for ▁Z iff ▁Davis . ▁He ▁appeared ▁as ▁an ▁expert ▁witness ▁on ▁cy ber c ulture ▁in ▁She a ▁v . ▁Ren o , ▁a ▁case ▁c ited ▁in ▁the ▁U . ▁S . ▁Supreme ▁Court ' s ▁decision ▁to ▁strike ▁down ▁the ▁Communic ations ▁Dec ency ▁Act ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁ ▁Sh ir ky ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁Professor ▁of ▁New ▁Media ▁in ▁the ▁Media ▁Studies ▁department ▁at ▁Hunter ▁College , ▁where ▁he ▁developed ▁the ▁M FA ▁in ▁Integr ated ▁Media ▁Arts ▁program . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁Fall ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁Sh ir ky ▁was ▁a ▁visit ing ▁Mor row ▁L ect urer ▁at ▁Harvard ▁University ' s ▁John ▁F . ▁Kennedy ▁School ▁of ▁Government ▁instruct ing ▁a ▁course ▁titled : ▁" New ▁Media ▁and ▁Public ▁Action ". ▁ ▁View s ▁In ▁his ▁book ▁Here ▁Com es ▁Every body , ▁Sh ir ky ▁explains ▁how ▁he ▁has ▁long ▁spoken ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁crow ds our cing ▁and ▁collabor ative ▁efforts ▁online . ▁He ▁uses ▁the ▁phrase ▁" the