Where did mainstream media come from?
Published: December 10, 2024
The term mainstream media is so common these days, we can forget where it came from. But it has an interesting connection with the web.
They Offered a Million Dollars to Surf The Web. Somebody Won.
Published: July 21, 2021
In 1995, it would be hard to believe that you could win a million dollars from surfing the web. Then, AOL made it possible.
Offline Browsing Like It’s 1995
Published: October 20, 2020
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.
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.
Purple, Obama, and Single Serving Websites
Published: March 27, 2017
Over the years, the web has assumed a few forms. That of a technological catalyst, a representation of the the […]
The Web After Suck
Published: February 13, 2017
A web magazine springs up from the depths of Hotwired, and captures the imagination and attention of a growing web audience.