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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Digg and the Power Laws of Silicon Valley in 2006
In 2006 there is controversy about the power of 'user generated content' aggregators like Digg, Reddit and Netscape 2.0. The power-law dynamic applies equally to users and content creators.
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Reluctant Salesman: The Sponsor Ads Era of the Blogosphere
Over 2006, I ramp up ReadWriteWeb's advertising business, first by partnering with John Battelle's FM Publishing and then by copying TechCrunch's sidebar ad format. Revenue starts to come in.
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Visiting the Microsoft Campus in Redmond, January 2006
It's January 2006 and I attend Microsoft Search Champs to discuss Live.com, the company's start page. I also catch up with local tech blogger John Musser, a fellow Web 2.0 Workgroup member.
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Microsoft Search Champs and the Gift Basket, January 2006
I fly to Seattle for Microsoft Search Champs and to meet up again with my blog buddies. But there's a problem: no gift basket! Later I meet Erik Benson at the office of his startup, The Robot Co-op.
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The Web 2.0 Illuminati: Are We in Another Internet Bubble?
My cover as leader of the Web 2.0 Illuminati is blown in November 2005, while mainstream media reports on another internet bubble. Also, I contemplate expanding ReadWriteWeb's business.
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Spicy Noodles: Dave Winer and the Web 2.0 Workgroup
The Web 2.0 Workgroup forms and I meet one of my web heroes: Dave Winer, the creator of RSS 2.0. Also, Techmeme's Gabe Rivera and I talk about our nascent web businesses.
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Richard Goes to Yahoo! — Talking RSS and Blogging in 2005
On a cloudless day in October 2005, a week after the Web 2.0 Conference, I visit the gleaming yellow and purple Yahoo! campus to talk RSS and blogging with the company's resident bloggers.
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The Colors of Web 2.0 Party, October 2005
I attend a hyped Web 2.0 party hosted by Flock, del.icio.us, Flickr, Odeo, and other trendy startups. Later in the night, I desparately try to catch the last Caltrain back to Silicon Valley.
