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
It's 2006 and there is a lot of controversy about the power wielded at 'user generated content' aggregators like Digg, Reddit and Netscape 2.0.
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Reluctant Salesman: The Sponsor Ads Era of the Blogosphere
Over 2006, I ramp up Read/WriteWeb's advertising business, by first partnering with John Battelle's FM Publishing and then copying TechCrunch's sidebar ad format.
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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 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...
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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 by Supr.c.ilio.us at the end of 2005; also: I contemplate expanding ReadWriteWeb's business model.
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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. 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 sunny, cloudless day in October 2005, 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; later in the night, I desparately try to catch the last train back to Silicon Valley.
