A newsletter about internet history and its impact on our culture, by Richard MacManus. Currently serializing my latest book.
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Swapping Web 2.0 Summit for PARC; and RWW Planning for 2011
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.
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ReadWriteWeb Growing Pains and Managing the Writing Team
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.
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Serializing a Book Online: Lessons From My Web 2.0 Memoir
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.
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Social Media in 2010 and the Rise of Social Referrers
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.
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Foo Camp 2010 and Going Exponential at Singularity University
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.
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My Trip to Portland, Home to Half of Team ReadWriteWeb
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.
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Filter Bubbles and the RWW Real-Time Web Summit, June 2010
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.
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Cybercultural Redesign and Web Development History Migration
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.
