Notes
These posts aren't necessarily about internet history and are a mix of personal and admin.
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My Web Values: Why I Quit X and Feed the Fediverse Instead
I stopped posting on Twitter, now known as X, in November 2023. X isn't open, it throttles distribution, and devalues links. Simply put, it doesn't align with my values as a supporter of the open web.
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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 (mostly pros) of my pivot from Substack newsletter to indie website.
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Cybercultural Redesign and Adding WDH Content
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 — adding more dot-com articles.
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On Selling Your Website — It's OK to Be a Lifestyle Business
Thoughts on whether I should've sold ReadWriteWeb when I did, given what happened to the site over the next decade. In hindsight, running it as a lifestyle business would've been a viable option too.
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Preserving Media: A Visit to the Physical Internet Archive
In a behind-the-scenes tour of the Internet Archive, founder Brewster Kahle explains how it preserves both digital and physical media — everything from books to websites to 78 RPM records.
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ReadWriteWeb on Wayback Machine vs. Old Screenshots
As I get ready to launch my book serialization, I compare Wayback Machine copies of ReadWriteWeb to the few old screenshots I have — and discover there's sometimes a big difference.
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Book Update Plus My Thoughts on ChatGPT and Generative AI
An update on my book, a 100%-human written memoir about my experiences during Web 2.0 (draft 1 finished!). Also, thoughts on ChatGPT and its impact on society — especially for writers.
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ReadWriteWeb Turns 20: Writing to the Web Then and Now
I look back on two decades of my former tech blog, ReadWriteWeb ☯️, including the more than 10 years since I left. It can be frustrating to see something I built up turn into...something else.
