Memoir
The serialization of my Web 2.0 memoir: "Bubble Blog: From Outsider to Insider in Silicon Valley's Web 2.0 Revolution". View the roadmap.
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Web 2.0 Summit 2009 and ReadWriteWeb Hires New COO
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.
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Team RWW in Silicon Valley and a Tense Meeting With My COO
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.
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The ReadWrite Real-Time Web Summit, October 2009
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.
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Planning the First ReadWriteWeb Unconference
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.
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Why 2009 Was When Big Tech Began To Control Web 2.0
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.
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Meeting My Hero, Tim Berners-Lee, at W3C Headquarters
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.
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RWW Makes Twitter Suggested User List and Grows Team
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.
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My 2009 Googleplex Visit and RWW Launches Channels
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.