The History of the Web

When the web was still knew, one man decided to get on his motorcycle and do something about it.

There are the browsers that everyone’s heard of. And then there are some that, for whatever reason, faded away. These are the latter.

What follows is an excerpt from the latest chapter an ongoing series I’ve been writing for the last few months […]

The word homepage came into popular use in the mid to late 90’s, but it’s origin dates back to the web’s beginning.

Chapter 5 of my series is out now, so make sure to get caught up! Plus, the weird web of the past and the independent web of the future.

The World Wide Web Foundation began as a way to bring the web to everyone. In these trying times, it is needed more than ever.

This month, making a website has never been this easy. Understanding the web, however, is another story

Offline browsing has been a kind of holy grail of web development. In the mid-90’s, it was a source of excitement, speculation, and soaring valuations.

If you’ve been following along with my series on CSS Tricks, well now you can listen to all of that great history, narrated by Jeremy Keith.

When two sisters hit the web with their new idea, it was unlike anything anyone had seen. That one site, ChickClick, inspired so many more and crafted a foundational network of the early web.

When they opened their door to the public in the early 1990’s, Hot Hot Hot had over 320 hot sauce […]

The Complete History, by me If you haven’t seen it yet, the first three chapters of my ongoing series at […]