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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A Call With Tim O’Reilly After the First Web 2.0 Conference
I interview the man who coined Web 2.0 and wonder if he thinks my questions suck; also, I begin experimenting with earning money from blogging.
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Marc Andreessen in 2004: Adapting to a New Web Era
How Netscape founder Marc Andreessen moved from enterprise software to the emerging social software market over 2004, with a new startup called Ning.
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The First Web 2.0 Conference in 2004
I tune into the 2004 Web 2.0 Conference and learn about network effects and data sharecroppers. Meanwhile, I conduct my first major interview as a tech blogger.
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Blogging in 2003–2004: The Early Years of ReadWriteWeb
A naive young man from New Zealand explores the blogosphere with a weblog called 'Read/Write Web'.
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My Web 2.0 Memoir: Table of Contents
A chronological table of contents for my book, Bubble Blog: From Outsider to Insider in Silicon Valley's Web 2.0 Revolution.
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Introduction to Bubble Blog, a Memoir of Web 2.0 (2004-2011)
The introductory chapter of my serialized memoir and internet history book, 'Bubble Blog: From Outsider to Insider in Silicon Valley's Web 2.0 Revolution.'
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Announcing Bubble Blog, My Web 2.0 Memoir
Announcing my latest book, a memoir and internet history to be serialized on Cybercultural.
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Twitter in 2007: The Open Platform That Wasn't
How do Bluesky and Mastodon compare with Twitter in 2007? Nobody quite knew what Twitter was back then, yet devs were already building on it.
