The History of the Web

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

The Spot was a webisodic soap opera that was as well-crafted as it was packed with drama. It boomed on the web for several years, and then faded away with virtually no trace. Until now.

March has been a weird month, but the web trudges onward.