Christian Crumlish is a writer and consultant based in Oakland, California. He co-hosts the blog conference on the Well and is on the advisory board for TakeBackCa.org, a nonprofit promoting clean-money campaigns. He is also on the organizing committee of East Bay for Democracy. His most recent book is < href=”http://x-pollen.com/many” target=”_new”>The Power of Many: How the Living Web is Transforming Business Politics, and Everyday Life, his consulting firm is Mediajunkie.com, and he blogs primarily at xian’s monolog.