The History of the Web

My ongoing research has me taking another look at the Browser Wars and thinking about how they’re retelling themselves in real-time today.

A look at how we can save our websites from ourselves, and the stories that keep us going.

When websites disappear, how do we make sure that our history is preserved?

A look at the work that standards makes possible, and the kinds of hypertext that were never fully realized

A report on the health of the Internet, and efforts to improve that health, bring us in to a new year.

This month, a look at the power center in tech in the wake of a move to de-platform hate, and what the future of the personal site might look like.

Chapter 5 of my series is out now, so make sure to get caught up! Plus, the weird web of the past and the independent web of the future.

This month, making a website has never been this easy. Understanding the web, however, is another story

If you’ve been following along with my series on CSS Tricks, well now you can listen to all of that great history, narrated by Jeremy Keith.

The Complete History, by me If you haven’t seen it yet, the first three chapters of my ongoing series at […]

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

Our latest crisis has produced a different kind of web, and for many of us, a different attitude towards our online lives.