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Hot Hot Hot Sauce

Published: September 1, 2020

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

August 2020 Weblog: A Change in the Web

Published: August 27, 2020

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

Fandom, Folksonomies, and Tagging Things Right

Published: August 18, 2020

The fan fiction community is tough. Resilient. Fandom — a catch-all term that includes fan fiction writers, readers, and participants […]

I have some news

Published: August 5, 2020

Starting today, I will have an ongoing series at CSS-Tricks that we’re just calling Web History. It’s a chapter by […]

July 2020 Weblog: It Can Be Our Web

Published: July 29, 2020

This month, finding your own space on the web, exploring the magic and quirks and possibilities of CSS, and (re)discovering community.

Significant Websites

Bringing the Laughter, Week after Week

Published: July 21, 2020

The comedy web series was one of the more interesting and influential adaptions of the web medium. It reversed the principles of traditional entertainment to create videos that were more approachable.

Browsers

The Browser Engine That Could

Published: July 7, 2020

From a browser engine that started as the lesser known option used in an obscure browser to one that would take hold over the entire browser market.

Uncategorized

What Happened to the Webmaster

Published: June 16, 2020

The webmaster was once a coveted and important role on the web. One day, it disappeared. This is what happened.

Pandora Didn’t Pay Its Employees for Two Years, or How I do Research

Published: May 19, 2020

When I look at a story, sometimes I have to look past the history that has already been written to find the truth that was hiding behind it. This is one of those times.

Publishing

Surfing Through the Digital Airwaves: A History of Internet Radio

Published: May 5, 2020

Internet Radio has been attempted so many times in the history of the web that it’s hard to keep track. With each time came a new innovation, and in most cases, a new way to fail.

April 2020 Weblog: Learning to Be on a New Web

Published: April 29, 2020

Our latest crisis has produced a different kind of web, and for many of us, a different attitude towards our online lives.

Browsers

Before the Wars, Browsers Were Everywhere

Published: April 21, 2020

Before browsers were truly cross-platform, there was a time when each operating system had their browser of choice, and it was tailored to the needs of those users.

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