RWW Archive
Replanting of classic or otherwise memorable articles I wrote for ReadWriteWeb, my tech blog that existed between 2003-2012.
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My Interview With Tim Berners-Lee, June 2009
During a trip to Cambridge, MA in June 2009, I visit the MIT headquarters of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). There I interview its director, and the web's inventor, Tim Berners-Lee.
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Best LittleCo of 2008 and Most Promising
For best web startup of 2008, we chose a 'little company that could' in the enterprise space. Our pick for Most Promising is something you could be using a lot on your mobile phone next year.
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Top 10 Web Platforms of 2008
2008 has seen a proliferation of new Web platforms, including a few major ones built using open standards. This is ReadWriteWeb's selection of the top 10 Web platforms of the year.
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Best BigCo of 2008: Apple
The launch of the Apple App Store in 2008 led to over 10,000 iPhone applications by the end of the year. 2008 also saw the launch of Google's competing Android Market and its Chrome web browser.
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Top 10 Web Tech Stories of 2007
2007 was an eventful year in web technology, with the rise of Facebook, some frenzied acquisitions from the likes of Google, Yahoo and Microsoft, and of course the launch of iPhone.
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Top Web Apps and Websites of 2007
I've been re-organizing my Firefox bookmarks, which made me reflect on which web apps and sites I've used the most this year. I've tested many more, but you can't go past the usage metric.
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Best Web LittleCo of 2007: Twitter
The simple idea of Twitter is to express what you are doing right now, in 140 characters or less. It has captured the imagination and become a new hybrid of chat, social networking and blogging.
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Best Web BigCo of 2007: Facebook
Last year this Silicon Valley based company was not among our BigCo list — it was shortlisted for Best LittleCo! In 2007 that all changed though. Facebook beats Google as our most influential BigCo.