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Thinking more about Netscape Time

Netscape time's influence has gone far beyond Netscape itself, and tis a legacy that we still wrestle with on the web. We probably always will. The post Thinking more about Netscape Time appeared first on The History of the Web .

The lasting influence of Netscape Time

After Netscape, the speed of software sped up beyond what anyone could have imagined. Thanks to a documentary crew and a ghost writer, we have a full view of the whole thing. The post The lasting influence of Netscape Time appeared first on The History of the Web .

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 post Prepping for the endgame of the open web appeared first on The History of the Web .

Did you want that link to be permanent?

Permalinks are commonplace on the web. But it took the rise of blogging to codify them, and bring them out into the world. And it all started with a single exchange of blogs. The post Did you want that link to be permanent? appeared first on The History of the Web .

Information is still free

Blogging is so fundamentally native to the web that twenty years of commoditization has left it relatively untouched. We share information, freely. The post Information is still free appeared first on The History of the Web .

Chatting about Shadow DOM

I had a chance to go on Igalia Chats and walk through the history of Shadow DOM with Eric Meyer, Brian Kardell, and Jeremy Keith. It was a fun, and pretty light discussion, but I learned a ton. The post Chatting about Shadow DOM appeared first on The History of the Web .

What happened to the comment section?

In 1998, Bruce and Susan Abelson launched Open Diary. Building on personal site builders like Geocities, Angelfire, and Tripod, Open […] The post What happened to the comment section? appeared first on The History of the Web .

Feeling Less Lonely

I'm reflecting on a lot of really interesting responses I got last month to my article about feeling lonely on the web. And maybe now, I'm feeling a bit less so. So thank you to everyone who responded. The post Feeling Less Lonely appeared first on The History of the Web .

Stumbling upon

Something like a channel changer, for the web. That's what the idea was at first. But it led to a whole new path of discovery that even the site's creators couldn't have predicted. The post Stumbling upon appeared first on The History of the Web .

Do blogs need to be so lonely?

If the web is participatory, and I really think it is, then how come blogging can feel so lonely? The post Do blogs need to be so lonely? appeared first on The History of the Web .