The History of the Web

In 1999, the word “community” took on a new meaning on the web. One that would have a lasting impact for years to come.

In 2007, the web standards project entered the scene once more to push Microsoft to build its most standards-compliant browser to date.

A decade before modern day web components, Microsoft had already hit on a formula for their success.

Recently, I’ve been told that my email has been bouncing some messages back, so if you tried to email me […]

From Yahooligans! to Club Penguin, the kinds of sites we made for kids on the early web were a bit unsteady, but formative and fun for the first web generation.

In 1998, Netscape announced a bold new plan to the world. One announcement was expected. The other took the tech world by surprise.

1996 was the year of the city guide. By 1998, they were already gone.

The mid-2000’s were often referred to as the era of Web 2.0. That may have been an overused term, but it undeniably changed the way designers and developers approached their practice through patterns.

A single website changed his life, and set him on a path to activism, and ultimately, exile.

My ongoing research has me taking another look at the Browser Wars and thinking about how they’re retelling themselves in real-time today.

You might be surprised by what options you have. Already, in the late-90’s, travel was abuzz on the web. And the competition was fierce.

There are plenty who make the case that the web makes us lonely. But sometimes, the opposite is true.