This is what you’re nostalgic for
Published: August 2, 2022
There’s a word for what you’re feeling. It’s anemoia. And it’s completely made up.
It’s 1997 and you want to build a website
Published: July 5, 2022
You have a few options. How much time you got?
Web Apps, Web Sites, Are they all the Same?
Published: May 17, 2022
Is a website the same as a web application? That question is older than you think
Was Queen Elizabeth II a keen surfer of the early web?
Published: April 19, 2022
I recently went on a bit of a journey to figure out: did Queen Elizabeth surf the early web?
The Most Influential Website of All Time
Published: March 8, 2022
There’s one site that is connected to Facebook, YouTube, Yahoo!, Twitter, and many others. And you probably never think about it.
The Perilous Price of Blogging
Published: September 24, 2021
A single website changed his life, and set him on a path to activism, and ultimately, exile.
An Hour About… Psuedo.com
Published: July 6, 2021
Pseudo.com is a forgotten relic of the dot-com era. Was it ahead of its time? A moonshot that went too far? Or simply a piece of elaborate performance art?
The Internet Book Baron
Published: April 6, 2021
This week I have something a bit different, written by longtime newsletter author Ernie Smith, best known for his history […]
The Most Ill-Timed Website in History
Published: March 2, 2021
There are a near infinite number of sites that have launched that you’ve never heard about. This is likely one of them. But if not for poor timing, it may have been primed for success.
The man who drove from coast to coast
Published: January 19, 2021
When the web was still knew, one man decided to get on his motorcycle and do something about it.
Excerpt from Chapter 5: Webzines Find Their Voice
Published: December 15, 2020
What follows is an excerpt from the latest chapter an ongoing series I’ve been writing for the last few months […]
Fandom, Folksonomies, and Tagging Things Right
Published: August 18, 2020
The fan fiction community is tough. Resilient. Fandom — a catch-all term that includes fan fiction writers, readers, and participants […]