The History of the Web

Read the Latest Post

the fray 2nd bday

Written by Jay on August 18, 2026.

Learn your history

Prefer RSS? Fine by me

Share this on Facebook, Twitter, Reddit, or Pocket

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.

Read a bit more history

A website for everyone

In the earliest days of the web, Derek Powazek set out to create a website meant for sharing.

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

imunify-bot-check