The History of the Web

This week I have something a bit different, written by longtime newsletter author Ernie Smith, best known for his history […]

A look at the work that standards makes possible, and the kinds of hypertext that were never fully realized

Content Management Systems — software that helps people author and publish websites — likely dates back farther than you think. The problem is, it wasn’t quite called that yet.

There are a near infinite number of sites that have launched that you’ve never heard about. This is likely one of them. But if not for poor timing, it may have been primed for success.

A report on the health of the Internet, and efforts to improve that health, bring us in to a new year.

People thought a magazine about the web would never work. People thought a magazine about the web on the web would never work. They both did.

This month, a look at the power center in tech in the wake of a move to de-platform hate, and what the future of the personal site might look like.

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.