This project is my decade-long journey through web history. What began as a simple timeline has evolved into an intricate […]| The History of the Web
If the web is participatory, and I really think it is, then how come blogging can feel so lonely?| The History of the Web
Twenty years ago, Kevin Kelly wrote an absolutely seminal piece for Wired. This week is a great opportunity to look back at it.| The History of the Web
How many websites are there? That’s not an easy question to answer. The web is, by its very nature, decentralized […]| The History of the Web
This is a small chunk of history of rock music on the web. It begins in Santa Cruz. Michael Goldberg […]| The History of the Web
A history of Perl, Python, and the websites that rely on them.| The History of the Web
You may have heard the name Jeffrey Zeldman before. He’s often referred to as the godfather of the web, and […]| The History of the Web
If you happened to live in Santa Cruz in 1994 you could sit down at your computer, open up your […]| The History of the Web
By 2001, the world blog had entered Internet vernacular, both as a noun and a verb. Mena Trott was one of these […]| The History of the Web
Let’s talk about about the “Browser Wars.” They kicked off in the mid-90s, at a time when the world was […]| The History of the Web
In the early 1990s, three companies pioneered online transactions, facing challenges of security and user accessibility. They are hardly known today.| The History of the Web
On March 20, 2000 Barron’s featured its now infamous cover story: Burning Up. The cover of the magazine featured an illustration of large sacks engulfed in flames, the words Burning Fast seared across the top in big, bold, orange type.| Vague, But Exciting
By the end of 1995, the web moved outward and into the hands of everyone.| The History of the Web
With search getting worse by the day, maybe it's time we rebounded in the other direction. The long forgotten directory.| The History of the Web
In 1995, a new industry was born, and design became a true practice.| The History of the Web
The world changed a lot in 1995. And for the web, it was a transformational year.| The History of the Web
The earliest work with selling things online was all about reaching a shopping public ready to log on and start. But along the way, they found a whole new audience for shopping, which changed the way we think about commerce on the web..| The History of the Web
The breakthroughs of the web are often compared to the printing press. But could the former exist without the latter?| The History of the Web
In the open source community, there is perhaps no greater gift than code. This is about that time 135,000 lines of gifted code created a new era of JavaScript| The History of the Web
Earlier this month, MTV News abruptly pulled their site off the web without warning, eliminating a virtual archive of pop […]| The History of the Web
The indie web may be back. But if is, it is likely in a way we least expect.| The History of the Web