The crash that ended it all
Published: July 5, 2023
The Crash When the pieces began to fall in the early months of 2000, it happened quick. “It was the […]
The mid-90’s was the era of the City Guide
Published: October 19, 2021
1996 was the year of the city guide. By 1998, they were already gone.
It’s 1997 And You Want to Take a Flight
Published: August 17, 2021
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.
Writing About the Web… On the Web
Published: February 2, 2021
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.
Why You’d Click on ChickClick
Published: September 16, 2020
When two sisters hit the web with their new idea, it was unlike anything anyone had seen. That one site, ChickClick, inspired so many more and crafted a foundational network of the early web.
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.
Let’s Talk About Elections on the Web
Published: March 3, 2020
The politics of campaigns have been massively influenced by the tonal shift of the web, and they will likely never be the same.
The First Website in the United States Was Made for Physicists
Published: January 21, 2020
Tim Berners-Lee has said, on multiple occasions, the the first website in the US was one of the major reasons the web took off. But what did it do and why was it so important?
A Love Letter to Net.Art
Published: September 17, 2019
In an interview for her book Internet Art in 2004, writer Rachel Greene had this to say about why she felt […]
How to Use the Web To Show the Truth
Published: February 18, 2019
Ushahidi is a platform that uses the democratizing power of the web to open access to citizen journalists on the ground and shine a light where the truth is hidden.
Finding Our Digital Identities: A History of Social Media
Published: November 12, 2018
Benjamin Sun and Omar Wasow met for the first time in 1999. They had both recently struck out on the […]
The Books That Shaped How We Learn About the Web
Published: October 22, 2018
It might seem strange to talk about books on the web, but when designers first turned to books for a way to learn about the web, Lynda Weinman and Jennifer Robbins showed them the way.