At the Web 2.0 Summit in November 2006, I get advice about my growing blog business, miss a breakfast meeting with a VC, and get my ears blown out by Lou Reed. (part 19 of my Web 2.0 memoir, 'Bubble Blog') #InternetHistory #serialization https://cybercultural.com/p/019-web20-summit-2006-lou-reed/
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Soon after Steve Jobs announces the iPhone in January 2007, I hire my first paid writer for Read/WriteWeb and launch a blog network. https://cybercultural.com/p/021-iphone-debut-2007-rww-network/ (part 21 of my #InternetHistory memoir)
It's April 2007 and I travel to Vegas for a Microsoft web conference. Meanwhile, Read/WriteWeb doubles traffic and breaks into the Technorati top 30. Part 023 of my serialized Web 2.0 memoir: https://cybercultural.com/p/023-microsoft-mix-2007/ #InternetHistory #serialization
Giving @Flipboard another spin, since it’s a big supporter of the #Fediverse. It’s also a survivor…I remember covering it on ReadWriteWeb when it launched (or maybe that was a post by @jon?). Either way, here’s my #InternetHistory mag, if you’re a Flipboard user: https://flipboard.com/@ricmac/internet-history-e041t55qz
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At the end of 2007, ReadWriteWeb unveils our new design — featuring a slash of vibrant red in the header! Also, we co-host the first Crunchies and I meet Mashable’s founder. (part 026 of my Web 2.0 memoir) https://cybercultural.com/p/026-rww-redesign-2007-crunchies/ #InternetHistory
At the Web 2.0 Expo in April 2008, I meet my ReadWriteWeb colleagues Marshall and Josh for the first time. Also, I sit down with CMP to discuss a possible acquisition. https://cybercultural.com/p/028-web2-expo-2008/ #InternetHistory #Serialization
In late April 2008, I sign a Letter of Intent to sell ReadWriteWeb. Also, I attend a Web 2.0 party in San Francisco where everyone seems high but me. https://cybercultural.com/p/030-rww-acquisition-deal-2008/ #InternetHistory #Serialization
Just as ReadWriteWeb becomes one of the 10 most popular blogs in the world on Technorati, in late April 2008, I travel to New York to meet with Ziff Davis Enterprise about their proposed acquisition. https://cybercultural.com/p/031-zde-due-diligence-begins/ #InternetHistory #Serialization #Web20
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A look back at internet technology in 2004 — when Flickr and Gmail launched, blogging plus RSS was the new social software, Google IPOed, and the first Web 2.0 Conference happened. https://cybercultural.com/p/internet-2004/ #InternetHistory #Web20 #2004
In mid-2008, ReadWriteWeb expands its writing team (including two future tech blogging stars) and I put some much needed structure into the business. Also, we ink a syndication deal with The New York Times. https://cybercultural.com/p/035-indie-media-business-20/ #InternetHistory #Web20 #Serialization
I'm back in the US to attend Microsoft's PDC and the 2008 Web 2.0 Summit. Team ReadWriteWeb meets in San Francisco and despite the looming global financial crisis, we remain techno-optimists. This is also when I notice tech media pivoting to business news. https://cybercultural.com/p/036-web20-summit-2008/ #InternetHistory #Web20 #2008GFC (p.s. @lucasgonze, you're in this one!)
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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. https://cybercultural.com/p/037-googleplex-2009-rww-channels/ #InternetHistory #Web20 #2009 #Serialization
Learn how ReadWriteWeb's Twitter following went from 13k to 1 million over 7-8 months in 2009 (matching Ashton Kutcher!). Also, RWW traffic continues to grow and we add several new writers and operations people to our team. https://cybercultural.com/p/038-twitter-sul-2009-rww/ #InternetHistory #Web20 #2009
It's March 2010 and I attend SXSW 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? https://cybercultural.com/p/045-sxsw-2010/ #InternetHistory #Web20 #SXSW
If I had to pinpoint when the rose-tinted view of Web 2.0 as an open-platform paradise began to fade away, the rise of Google Chrome over 2009 would be it. But I’d argue it was Facebook’s purchase of the trendy geek app FriendFeed in August 2009 that proved once and for all that big companies were in control of Web 2.0 now. https://cybercultural.com/p/040-web20-big-tech-control-2009/ #InternetHistory #Web20 #FriendFeed
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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 look more closely at Facebook's "openness". (part 039 of my Web 2.0 memoir) https://cybercultural.com/p/039-tim-berners-lee-2009/ #InternetHistory cc @w3c
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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. (part 041 of my Web 2.0 memoir) https://cybercultural.com/p/041-readwriteweb-event-planning-2009/ #InternetHistory #Web20 #Serialization
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. (part 044 of my Web 2.0 memoir — paperback book coming soon!) https://cybercultural.com/p/044-web20-summit-2009/ #InternetHistory #Web20 #Serialization
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. (part 043 of my Web 2.0 memoir) https://cybercultural.com/p/043-team-rww-palo-alto-2009/ #InternetHistory
Lots of great memories (and photos!) in this post. It's October 15, 2009, and ReadWriteWeb holds its first ever event, a one-day 'unconference' at the beautiful Computer History Museum in Mountain View. And fediverse fans: note the Activity Streams and PubSubHubbub sessions and pics...maybe a few of you were there that day? https://cybercultural.com/p/042-readwrite-realtime-web-summit-2009/ #InternetHistory #FediverseHistory #unconference
Remember when we thought Twitter was the key to democracy? 😂 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. https://cybercultural.com/p/046-ai-weiwei-event-march-2010/ #InternetHistory #Web20 #Democracy
After not seeing ReadWriteWeb's Community Manager during SXSW Interactive 2010, we mutually agree to part ways. Afterwards, I try to enjoy the earsplitting attractions of SXSW Music. https://cybercultural.com/p/047-sxsw-music-2010/ #InternetHistory #SXSW
The time the ReadWriteWeb website is mistaken for the Facebook login page by thousands of people, causing chaos in our comments! Also, Marshall becomes coeditor of RWW and I attend Web 2.0 Expo 2010. https://cybercultural.com/p/048-readwriteweb-facebook-login/ #InternetHistory #Facebook
Do you know where the term "spam" comes from? 🧐 It all started with SPAM, the canned meat! 🍖 Thanks to a 1970 Monty Python sketch where diners were overwhelmed by chanting "SPAM," 🎶 the term became linked to unwanted emails. 📧 Now, the iconic SPAM can is even a meme for digital clutter! 🤖
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Remember when we all thought HTML5 websites were the future of mobile? It's May 2010 and ReadWriteWeb holds its second Silicon Valley unconference, this time about the mobile internet. One of our presenters shows off their HTML5 website called Burbn, but shortly after pivots to an iOS app called Instagram. The rest, as they say, is history. https://cybercultural.com/p/049-rww-mobile-summit-may2010/ #InternetHistory #MobileInternet #HTML5