Web 2.0
Internet history covering the Web 2.0 period, roughly between 2004-2012. Including the serialization of my Web 2.0 memoir: Bubble Blog: From Outsider to Insider in Silicon Valley's Web 2.0 Revolution.
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Swapping Web 2.0 Summit for PARC; and RWW Planning for 2011
In October 2010, I visit Silicon Valley again but skip the Web 2.0 Summit. Instead, I’m a judge at a startup competition and visit PARC. After my trip, I buy a house and contemplate RWW’s future.
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ReadWriteWeb Growing Pains and Managing the Writing Team
As we continue to grow ReadWriteWeb over the second half of 2010, I struggle with our inability to hire US writers full-time because it’s a non-US company. This creates unease amongst our bloggers.
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Social Media in 2010 and the Rise of Social Referrers
By mid-2010, social referrers like Facebook, Digg and StumbleUpon are a key driver for our tech blog’s traffic. Meanwhile, we hire a new community manager and discuss how best to use Twitter.
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Foo Camp 2010 and Going Exponential at Singularity University
I finish up my big 2010 US trip with my first experience of O’Reilly Media’s Foo Camp — and my introvert batteries are tested. Before that, a future astronaut takes me to Singularity University.
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My Trip to Portland, Home to Half of Team ReadWriteWeb
In June 2010, I make my first trip to Portland, Oregon, where many of our crew live. On a coworking day at a local cafe, I negotiate a tricky staff problem and also get to know the team better.
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Filter Bubbles and the RWW Real-Time Web Summit, June 2010
I take another long series of flights to New York City for ReadWriteWeb's latest real-time web event. Before that, I chat with Twitter's Dick Costolo and get interviewed by ABC News Radio.
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New York Times HQ Visit and Emergence of Influencer Culture
On my latest trip to New York City, in May 2010, Sean and I attend Creative Week to scope out the venue for ReadWriteWeb's next event, we meet VC Fred Wilson, and visit the New York Times skyscraper.
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Burbn to Instagram: The ReadWriteWeb Mobile Summit, May 2010
We hold our second Silicon Valley unconference, this time about the mobile internet. One of our presenters shows off their HTML5 website, but shortly after pivots to an app called Instagram.