diff --git a/web/app/assets/javascripts/application.js b/web/app/assets/javascripts/application.js
index 1210d1d7a..4fb8c04f7 100644
--- a/web/app/assets/javascripts/application.js
+++ b/web/app/assets/javascripts/application.js
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 //= require jquery.hoverIntent
 //= require jquery.dotdotdot
 //= require jquery.pulse
+//= require jquery.browser
 //= require AAA_Log
 //= require globals
 //= require AAB_message_factory
diff --git a/web/app/controllers/spikes_controller.rb b/web/app/controllers/spikes_controller.rb
index 682c8dccb..29bc4337b 100644
--- a/web/app/controllers/spikes_controller.rb
+++ b/web/app/controllers/spikes_controller.rb
@@ -21,4 +21,7 @@ class SpikesController < ApplicationController
     render :layout => 'web'
   end
 
+  def launch_app
+    render :layout => 'web'
+  end
 end
diff --git a/web/app/views/spikes/launch_app.html.haml b/web/app/views/spikes/launch_app.html.haml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..00fee5fd6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/app/views/spikes/launch_app.html.haml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+- provide(:title, 'Launch App')
+
+
+.content-wrapper
+  %h2 Launch App Test
+
+
+  :javascript
+    $(function () {
+
+
+
+    })()
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diff --git a/web/app/views/users/welcome.html.haml b/web/app/views/users/welcome.html.haml
index e29dbbd08..996d3b13a 100644
--- a/web/app/views/users/welcome.html.haml
+++ b/web/app/views/users/welcome.html.haml
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@
     = link_to "Already have an account?", signin_path, class: "signin", id: "signin"
 
 - content_for :after_black_bar do
-  - if @jamfest_2014
+  - unless @jamfest_2014
     .jamfest{style: 'top:-70px;position:relative'}
-      %a{ href: event_path(@jamfest_2014.slug), style: 'font-size:24px' }
+      %a{ href: '#', style: 'font-size:20px; margin-top:11px' }
         Listen to the terrific band performances from Virtual Jam Fest 2014!
   %div{style: "padding-top:20px;"}
     .right
diff --git a/web/config/routes.rb b/web/config/routes.rb
index eb4d82e4b..9f95134a5 100644
--- a/web/config/routes.rb
+++ b/web/config/routes.rb
@@ -75,6 +75,8 @@ SampleApp::Application.routes.draw do
 
     # route to spike controller (proof-of-concepts)
     match '/facebook_invite', to: 'spikes#facebook_invite'
+    match '/launch_app', to: 'spikes#launch_app'
+
 
     # junk pages
     match '/help',    to: 'static_pages#help'
diff --git a/web/vendor/assets/javascripts/jquery.browser.js b/web/vendor/assets/javascripts/jquery.browser.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c7742a78e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/vendor/assets/javascripts/jquery.browser.js
@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
+/*!
+ * jQuery Browser Plugin v0.0.5
+ * https://github.com/gabceb/jquery-browser-plugin
+ *
+ * Original jquery-browser code Copyright 2005, 2013 jQuery Foundation, Inc. and other contributors
+ * http://jquery.org/license
+ *
+ * Modifications Copyright 2013 Gabriel Cebrian
+ * https://github.com/gabceb
+ *
+ * Released under the MIT license
+ *
+ * Date: 2013-07-29T17:23:27-07:00
+ */
+
+(function( jQuery, window, undefined ) {
+  "use strict";
+
+  var matched, browser;
+
+  jQuery.uaMatch = function( ua ) {
+    ua = ua.toLowerCase();
+
+    var match = /(opr)[\/]([\w.]+)/.exec( ua ) ||
+      /(chrome)[ \/]([\w.]+)/.exec( ua ) ||
+      /(version)[ \/]([\w.]+).*(safari)[ \/]([\w.]+)/.exec(ua) ||
+      /(webkit)[ \/]([\w.]+)/.exec( ua ) ||
+      /(opera)(?:.*version|)[ \/]([\w.]+)/.exec( ua ) ||
+      /(msie) ([\w.]+)/.exec( ua ) ||
+      ua.indexOf("trident") >= 0 && /(rv)(?::| )([\w.]+)/.exec( ua ) ||
+      ua.indexOf("compatible") < 0 && /(mozilla)(?:.*? rv:([\w.]+)|)/.exec( ua ) ||
+      [];
+
+    var platform_match = /(ipad)/.exec( ua ) ||
+      /(iphone)/.exec( ua ) ||
+      /(android)/.exec( ua ) ||
+      /(windows phone)/.exec(ua) ||
+      /(win)/.exec( ua ) ||
+      /(mac)/.exec( ua ) ||
+      /(linux)/.exec( ua ) ||
+      [];
+
+    return {
+      browser: match[ 3 ] || match[ 1 ] || "",
+      version: match[ 2 ] || "0",
+      platform: platform_match[0] || ""
+    };
+  };
+
+  matched = jQuery.uaMatch( window.navigator.userAgent );
+  browser = {};
+
+  if ( matched.browser ) {
+    browser[ matched.browser ] = true;
+    browser.version = matched.version;
+    browser.versionNumber = parseInt(matched.version);
+  }
+
+  if ( matched.platform ) {
+    browser[ matched.platform ] = true;
+  }
+
+// These are all considered mobile platforms, meaning they run a mobile browser
+  if ( browser.android || browser.ipad || browser.iphone || browser[ "windows phone" ] ) {
+    browser.mobile = true;
+  }
+
+// These are all considered desktop platforms, meaning they run a desktop browser
+  if ( browser.mac || browser.linux || browser.win ) {
+    browser.desktop = true;
+  }
+
+// Chrome, Opera 15+ and Safari are webkit based browsers
+  if ( browser.chrome || browser.opr || browser.safari ) {
+    browser.webkit = true;
+  }
+
+// IE11 has a new token so we will assign it msie to avoid breaking changes
+  if ( browser.rv )
+  {
+    var ie = 'msie';
+
+    matched.browser = ie;
+    browser[ie] = true;
+  }
+
+// Opera 15+ are identified as opr
+  if ( browser.opr )
+  {
+    var opera = 'opera';
+
+    matched.browser = opera;
+    browser[opera] = true;
+  }
+
+// Stock Android browsers are marked as safari on Android.
+  if ( browser.safari && browser.android )
+  {
+    var android = 'android';
+
+    matched.browser = android;
+    browser[android] = true;
+  }
+
+// Assign the name and platform variable
+  browser.name = matched.browser;
+  browser.platform = matched.platform;
+
+
+  jQuery.browser = browser;
+
+})( jQuery, window );
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