Acted as an interim CTO and streamlined in house technology.

While Steve, Dan and Ilya were employees of MeeVee, they moved the staid listings service to a modern TV destination by building MeeVee"s aggregated "Interest Channels," the MeeVee People social network, and many new features, including new ways for TV fans to contribute to the site.

• Launched new "Interest Channel" aggregated topic search (e.g., see "Heroes" Interest Channel)
• Built entirely new social network, connecting TV fans together (e.g., see Steve's MeeVee Page)
• Built CA$H or COBRA Facebook application
• Launched MeeVee TV, an on demand video hub
• Search traffic increased from 4% to over 60% of all traffic
• Uniques doubled in 3 short months

At Ziff-Davis Game Group, Steve and Dan launched 1UP v2.0, the first social network specifically for gamers. The project was brought in-house after a 6-month, multi-million dollar outsourcing effort went sideways and E3 was a mere month away.

Unique features included:

• Personal Blogs
• Unique "doors" (home pages) for Ziff publications, including EGM, Official PlayStation Magazine
• Image Galleries
• Affinity groups (e.g., around games, platforms)
• GameFinder, allowing one to showcase and value their game collection
• Points system
• User Polls

GameVideos.com provided a platform for editorial, studio-produced, and user-generated videos. Features include embeds and downloads, multiple resolutions, comments, and integration with the 1UP social network.