1996
Articles tagged 1996.
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What the Internet Was Like in 1996
In 1996, the internet becomes an integral part of society. Web portals are all the rage, e-commerce matures, web designers get new tools (like CSS and Flash), and web applications begin to appear.
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Telling Lies: Bowie and Online Music Distribution in 1996
Online music retail is thriving by 1996, thanks to sites like Music Boulevard and CDnow. But music downloads and streaming is more of a challenge — as David Bowie discovers in September 1996.
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State of Online Music in 1996: RealAudio and Rocktroplis
Over 1996, the Web becomes an experimental testing ground for new ways of distributing and promoting music. RealAudio, Rocktropolis, Music Boulevard and IUMA are some of the leading sites.
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David Bowie’s Early Websites, 1995–1997: Outside to Earthling
During the mid-90s, David Bowie's website goes from a storytelling structure for the Outside album, to a striking, grunge-inspired design for Earthling. At the same time, Bowie fan sites emerge.
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1996: Flash and CSS Bring Design to the Web
There are two stylistically opposed approaches to web design in the 1990s, epitomized by two distinct — and utterly different — technologies, both of which debut in 1996.
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1996: Microsoft Activates the Internet With ActiveX, JScript
In March 1996, Bill Gates announces a set of internet technologies called ActiveX. It is the moment web companies had feared — Microsoft is embedding the Internet into its Windows OS.
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1996: Netscape Lays the Groundwork for Web Applications
Netscape Navigator 3.0 is a 'universal client' to help expand what HTML can do. But Netscape is also looking to broaden its product offering with a suite of tools it calls Netscape Communicator.
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1996: JavaScript Annoyances and Meeting the DOM
Other than homepages sprinkled with little animations, scrolling text, and embedded digital clocks, adventurous corporate webmasters begin to experiment with JavaScript in early 1996.
