The History of the Web

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Written by Jay on July 9, 2025.

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Now an Ebook!

I took the best posts from The History of the Web, over sixty of them, and compiled them into a single volume. So now you can read about the web's history wherever you go.

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Prepping for the endgame of the open web

Thinking about Anil Dash's "Endgame for the Open Web," and what we can do to prepare.

The History of the Web is a project by Jay Hoffmann. Get in touch or Follow me on Mastodon.