2007
Articles tagged 2007.
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What the Internet Was Like in 2007
The iPhone and Android both launched in 2007. But it was still a desktop web, with social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter and Tumblr keeping people glued to their computer screens.
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Curious About Early Twitter? Discover 5 Key Facts From 2007
Here are five things you might not have known about Twitter in 2007, the year it broke out as a leading social media tool. For starters, it was termed microblogging and the word 'tweet' wasn't yet common.
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ReadWriteWeb’s Big Redesign & the Inaugural Crunchies
At the end of 2007, ReadWriteWeb unveils our new design — featuring a slash of vibrant red in the header! Also, we co-host the first Crunchies in San Francisco and I meet Mashable’s founder.
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Stress 2.0: Type 1 Diabetes Plus Web Server Issues
In November 2007, I get a shock diagnosis of Type 1 Diabetes — which makes me rethink work-life balance. Meanwhile, the Read/WriteWeb server struggles to cope with our rapid page view growth.
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Read/WriteWeb Makes Key Hire and I Meet Hustle Culture
Marshall Kirkpatrick joins Read/WriteWeb in September 2007. The following month, I attend the Web 2.0 Summit and experience the start of hustle culture when I meet Gary Vaynerchuk.
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Las Vegas and the Microsoft MIX Conference 2007
I travel to Vegas, where I learn about 'rich internet applications' and Microsoft's Flash alternative, Silverlight. Meanwhile, Read/WriteWeb doubles traffic and breaks into the Technorati top 30.
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Web 2.0 Expo 2007: Web 2.0 Goes Mainstream
My trip to Silicon Valley for the inaugural Web 2.0 Expo in April 2007, where I meet several Read/WriteWeb colleagues for the first time, sample the social life, and enjoy the expanding tech bubble.
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Read/WriteWeb Network Launches Amid iPhone Debut
Soon after Steve Jobs announces the iPhone in January 2007, I hire my first paid writer for Read/WriteWeb and launch a blog network. The new blogs are last100, about digital lifestyle, and AltSearchEngines.
