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!)
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
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
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