2006
Articles tagged 2006.
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What the Internet Was Like in 2006
In 2006, social networks like Facebook and YouTube ramped up, Twitter was born, Amazon invented cloud computing, web geeks obsessed over RSS, and User Generated Content was king.
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Betting on Web 2.0: High Stakes Blogging
My trip to Silicon Valley for the Web 2.0 Summit in November 2006 ends with a poker game at Mike Arrington's house in Atherton. Meanwhile, Time Magazine names us all 'Person of the Year.'
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Lou Reed and the 2006 Web 2.0 Summit
At the Web 2.0 Summit, I get advice about my growing blog business, miss a breakfast meeting with a VC, and get my ears blown out by Lou Reed. The business opportunities of Web 2.0 are opening up.
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The Birth of Cloud Computing and Team Read/WriteWeb
In 2006, Read/WriteWeb gets a redesign and I begin to grow the team, starting with a couple of engineers who help me explain Amazon Web Services and GoogleOS. Cloud computing becomes a trend.
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Gnomedex 2006 and My Corporate Blogging Adventure
I visit Seattle for the second time in 2006, for Gnomedex — one of the more fun tech conferences on the circuit. Also, I co-found another workgroup and company, this time based on the term 'Media 2.0'.
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The Core Values of Blogging: Attending BloggerCon 2006
In June 2006, I interview Yahoo at Supernova about its open platform and learn why developers prefer building frivolous Flickr apps. I then struggle to get a word in edgeways at BloggerCon.
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Digg and the Power Laws of Silicon Valley in 2006
In 2006 there is controversy about the power of 'user generated content' aggregators like Digg, Reddit and Netscape 2.0. The power-law dynamic applies equally to users and content creators.
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Reluctant Salesman: The Sponsor Ads Era of the Blogosphere
Over 2006, I ramp up ReadWriteWeb's advertising business, first by partnering with John Battelle's FM Publishing and then by copying TechCrunch's sidebar ad format. Revenue starts to come in.
