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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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.
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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.
