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Buy the Book: Bubble Blog Now Available As Paperback, eBook
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Announcing the release of my memoir as a paperback and eBook. Fourteen months after I began serialising my book online, here on Cybercultural, you can now purchase a paper copy.
on Fri, 3PM
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The Deal Is Done: ReadWriteWeb Sells to SAY Media
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In early December 2011, I travel to San Francisco for due diligence with SAY Media as it prepares to acquire ReadWriteWeb. Then, on the 14th, the transaction goes through and I no longer own RWW.
on Thu, 3PM
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SAY Media Offers To Acquire ReadWriteWeb
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The day after the final Web 2.0 Summit closes in October 2011, Sean and I visit the SAY Media office in San Francisco to meet its CEO. In the days after, SAY presents an offer to purchase ReadWriteWeb.
on Tue, 2PM
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The Last Web 2.0 Conference and RWW Acquisition Talks 2.0
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In October 2011 in San Francisco, I attend what turns out to be the final Web 2.0 Summit. During the event, my COO Sean and I meet with 5 potential acquirers for ReadWriteWeb.
on Dec 12
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It's December 9, 1968, and Douglas Engelbart is about to showcase the world’s first personal, networked, computer — as a live demo. It’s the computing equivalent of a high-wire trapeze act with no net.
on Dec 10
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Before My Latest Portland Trip, I Decide To Sell ReadWriteWeb
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Prior to my October 2011 trip to the US for what turned out to be the final Web 2.0 conference, I decide to put RWW up for sale. Then during my visit to Portland before SF, Marshall resigns.
on Dec 10
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RWW Writer Exodus — the Blog Business Pressures Pile Up
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I worry about my relationship with Marshall, as I try to manage ructions within the writing team. It goes from bad to worse when several of our writers get poached by tech blog competitors.
on Dec 5
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Introduction to Bubble Blog, a Memoir of Web 2.0 (2004-2011)
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The introductory chapter of my serialized memoir and internet history book, 'Bubble Blog: From Outsider to Insider in Silicon Valley's Web 2.0 Revolution.'
on Dec 3
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The ReadWriteWeb 2WAY Summit NYC, 2011
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Our two-day conference in the summer of 2011 in New York City has amazing content, but attendance is disappointing and we lose money. After, we part ways with another community manager.
on Dec 3
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DHTML, or Dynamic HTML, was essentially a combination of HTML, JavaScript, the newly released CSS standard, and an emerging web programming model called the DOM (Document Object Model).
on Dec 1
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1997: Netscape Crossware vs the Windows Web
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After Microsoft upped the ante in the browser market in 1996 by integrating Internet Explorer 3.0 into Windows, Netscape began the new year with a renewed focus on the open web.
on Dec 1
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The Enshittocene: How the Internet Got Worse in the 2010s
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The 2010s was a period of the internet colonized by platforms, which caused 'enshittification' of web products. Users and developers both suffered, but are fighting back now through the decentralized web.
on Nov 29
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The Great Editorial Pivot of 2011 As RWW Struggles Continue
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Our writer woes are not getting better and it’s impacting page view numbers. Social media referral traffic is also a concern. It prompts me to decide on a drastic strategy shift for ReadWriteWeb.
on Nov 27
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Team RWW Meetings at SXSW 2011 and a Crisis of Confidence
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During my trip to Austin in March 2011, I catch up with ReadWriteWeb writers Sarah Perez and Mike Melanson. Then when I get back home, I start thinking about big changes to our company.
on Nov 20
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What the Internet Was Like in 2010
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2010 was the year of mobile apps — Instagram's launch, the rise of Foursquare, the release of the iPad, and the rapid growth of Facebook and Twitter via apps. The internet also impacted political uprisings.
on Nov 15
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SXSW 2011 and Dealing With RWW Editorial Challenges
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Team ReadWriteWeb attends SXSW 2011 in Austin. We host a BBQ for our sponsors, I meet Sarah and Seamus for the first time, and the RWW management team addresses writer concerns.
on Nov 13
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Swapping Web 2.0 Summit for PARC; and RWW Planning for 2011
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In October 2010, I visit Silicon Valley again but skip the Web 2.0 Summit. Instead, I’m a judge at a startup competition and visit PARC. After my trip, I buy a house and contemplate RWW’s future.
on Nov 5
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Twitter in 2007: The Open Platform That Wasn't
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How do Bluesky and Mastodon compare with Twitter in 2007? Nobody quite knew what Twitter was back then, yet devs were already building on it.
on Nov 2
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ReadWriteWeb Growing Pains and Managing the Writing Team
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As we continue to grow ReadWriteWeb over the second half of 2010, I struggle with our inability to hire US writers full-time because it’s a non-US company. This creates unease amongst our bloggers.
on Oct 30
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Serializing a Book Online: Lessons From My Web 2.0 Memoir
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On the first anniversary of launching my serialized book, I reflect on what I've learned — including the pros and cons of my pivot from Substack newsletter to indie website.
on Oct 29
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Social Media in 2010 and the Rise of Social Referrers
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By mid-2010, social referrers like Facebook, Digg and StumbleUpon are a key driver for our tech blog’s traffic. Meanwhile, we hire a new community manager and discuss how best to use Twitter.
on Oct 23
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Foursquare Raps by the Go-Bang Mayor
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I look back on a forgotten age in social media, when you checked-in to a place 100 times and took photos of your huevos rancheros 🍳 🫘 ☕
on Oct 21
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Foo Camp 2010 and Going Exponential at Singularity University
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I finish up my big 2010 US trip with my first experience of O’Reilly Media’s Foo Camp — and my introvert batteries are tested. Before that, a future astronaut takes me to Singularity University.
on Oct 18
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The First Web 2.0 Conference in 2004
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I tune into the 2004 Web 2.0 Conference and learn about network effects and data sharecroppers. Meanwhile, I conduct my first major interview as a tech blogger.
on Oct 16
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1991: Tim Berners-Lee Tries to Convert the Hypertext Faithful
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After a year and a half of stalling from CERN management, Tim Berners-Lee must’ve hoped the momentum he’d gathered at the end of 1990 would continue into the new year. He was sadly mistaken.
on Oct 9
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I interviewed Bill English in May 2014, about six years before his death on 26 July, 2020, at age 91. English was Doug Engelbart’s right-hand man in the Mother of All Demos in 1968.
on Oct 8
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My Trip to Portland, Home to Half of Team ReadWriteWeb
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In June 2010, I make my first trip to Portland, Oregon, where many of our crew live. On a coworking day at a local cafe, I negotiate a tricky staff problem and also get to know the team better.
on Oct 8
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Filter Bubbles and the RWW Real-Time Web Summit, June 2010
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I take another long series of flights to New York City for ReadWriteWeb's latest real-time web event. Before that, I chat with Twitter's Dick Costolo and get interviewed by ABC News Radio.
on Oct 2
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JavaScript was invented in a two-week flurry in May 1995 by Brendan Eich, a newly hired developer at browser company Netscape. The idea was to extend the early Web beyond the limits of HTML.
on Sep 29
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Cybercultural Redesign and Web Development History Migration
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Details of a redesign here at Cybercultural, including upgrading to Eleventy v3.0. Also, my previous blog Web Development History has been folded into Cybercultural.
on Sep 26
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New York Times HQ Visit and Emergence of Influencer Culture
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On my latest trip to New York City, in May 2010, Sean and I attend Creative Week to scope out the venue for ReadWriteWeb's next event, we meet VC Fred Wilson, and visit the New York Times skyscraper.
on Sep 18
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Burbn to Instagram: The ReadWriteWeb Mobile Summit, May 2010
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We hold our second Silicon Valley unconference, this time about the mobile internet. One of our presenters shows off their HTML5 website, but shortly after pivots to an app called Instagram.
on Sep 11
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ReadWriteWeb Mistaken for Facebook Login — Hilarity Ensues
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The time our website is mistaken for the Facebook login page by thousands of people. Also, Marshall becomes coeditor of RWW and I attend Web 2.0 Expo 2010.
on Sep 4
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SXSW Music Blues and RWW Community Manager Departs
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After not seeing ReadWriteWeb's Community Manager during SXSW Interactive, we mutually agree to part ways. Afterwards, I try to enjoy the earsplitting attractions of SXSW Music 2010.
on Aug 28
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Democracy on the Net: Onstage With Ai Weiwei and @Jack
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It's March 2010 and the Paley Center hosts an event in NYC starring Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, and your humble RWW editor. We're discussing the future of democracy.
on Aug 23
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What the Internet Was Like in 2009
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The social web went mainstream in 2009, with everyone from Oprah Winfrey to Ashton Kutcher on Twitter — including via iPhone or Android apps. But Web 2.0 capitalism was also ramping up.
on Aug 16
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SXSW 2010 and RWW Co-Hosts a Party at Austin City Limits
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I attend South by Southwest for the first time, including a concert ReadWriteWeb co-hosts with PBS and other US media luminaries. The question is: will we get into our own party?
on Aug 15
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Web 2.0 Summit 2009 and ReadWriteWeb Hires New COO
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My trip to San Francisco for the Web 2.0 Summit in October 2009 is memorable mainly for my discussions with Sean Ammirati, soon to become RWW’s new chief operating officer.
on Aug 7
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What the Internet Was Like in 2008
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The launch of app stores by Apple and Google shook up the web ecosystem in 2008. Now there were potential gatekeepers. Although Google also launched its Chrome browser, so it covered all bases.
on Aug 5
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Team RWW in Silicon Valley and a Tense Meeting With My COO
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The day after our first conference in October 2009, the ReadWriteWeb bloggers socialise at a Palo Alto bar. It's not all fun and games though, because I need to make some changes at RWW.
on Jul 31
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The ReadWrite Real-Time Web Summit, October 2009
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ReadWriteWeb holds its first ever event, a one-day 'unconference' at the beautiful Computer History Museum in Mountain View, on a sunny fall day in 2009.
on Jul 25
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What the Internet Was Like in 2007
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The iPhone and Android both launched in 2007. But it was still a desktop web, with social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter and Tumblr keeping people glued to their computer screens.
on Jul 20
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Planning the First ReadWriteWeb Unconference
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In July 2009, we begin planning our first in-person event: the ReadWrite Real-Time Web Summit. Also, my personal life receives a boost — but, it’s complicated.
on Jul 17
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Why 2009 Was When Big Tech Began To Control Web 2.0
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It's 2009 and Firefox is being challenged by Google’s new Chrome browser, as Microsoft IE continues its slow decline. Meanwhile, Facebook acquires trendy social software app FriendFeed.
on Jul 10
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Meeting My Hero, Tim Berners-Lee, at W3C Headquarters
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At the end of another oversea trip in mid-2009, I visit MIT in Cambridge to meet the man who created the World Wide Web. Also, I delve deeper into the Semantic Web and Internet of Things.
on Jul 3
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What the Internet Was Like in 2006
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In 2006, social networks like Facebook and YouTube ramped up, Twitter was born, Amazon invented cloud computing, web geeks obsessed over RSS, and User Generated Content was king.
on Jun 28
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RWW Makes Twitter Suggested User List and Grows Team
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Troubles in my personal life impact the ReadWriteWeb business in the first half of 2009, but traffic continues to grow. We also add several new writers and operations people to our team.
on Jun 26
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My 2009 Googleplex Visit and RWW Launches Channels
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ReadWriteWeb begins 2009 by adding several vertical subsites, including ReadWriteStart. Meanwhile, I travel back to Silicon Valley for ETech and a visit to the Googleplex.
on Jun 26