The History of the Web

There’s one site that is connected to Facebook, YouTube, Yahoo!, Twitter, and many others. And you probably never think about it.

A single website changed his life, and set him on a path to activism, and ultimately, exile.

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?

This week I have something a bit different, written by longtime newsletter author Ernie Smith, best known for his history […]

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.

When the web was still knew, one man decided to get on his motorcycle and do something about it.

What follows is an excerpt from the latest chapter an ongoing series I’ve been writing for the last few months […]

The fan fiction community is tough. Resilient. Fandom — a catch-all term that includes fan fiction writers, readers, and participants […]

Starting today, I will have an ongoing series at CSS-Tricks that we’re just calling Web History. It’s a chapter by […]

This month, finding your own space on the web, exploring the magic and quirks and possibilities of CSS, and (re)discovering community.

The webmaster was once a coveted and important role on the web. One day, it disappeared. This is what happened.

When I look at a story, sometimes I have to look past the history that has already been written to find the truth that was hiding behind it. This is one of those times.