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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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.
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ReadWriteWeb Mistaken for Facebook Login — Hilarity Ensues
The time our website is mistaken for the Facebook login page by thousands of people. Also, Marshall becomes coeditor of RWW and I attend Web 2.0 Expo 2010.
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SXSW Music Blues and RWW Community Manager Departs
After not seeing ReadWriteWeb's Community Manager during SXSW Interactive, we mutually agree to part ways. Afterwards, I try to enjoy the earsplitting attractions of SXSW Music 2010.
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Democracy on the Net: Onstage With Ai Weiwei and @Jack
It's March 2010 and the Paley Center hosts an event in NYC starring Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, and your humble RWW editor. We're discussing the future of democracy.
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What the Internet Was Like in 2009
The social web went mainstream in 2009, with everyone from Oprah Winfrey to Ashton Kutcher on Twitter — including via iPhone or Android apps. But Web 2.0 capitalism was also ramping up.