busybee: Notes: Why you’ll leave X (as well as Instagram and all the other private platforms) https://beesbuzz.biz/blog/chatter/15268-Why-youll-leave-X-as-well-as-Instagram-and-all-the-other-private-platforms #Enshittification #IndieWeb #Notes #Web20 #Blog

This is it, folks, the final post of my Web 2.0 memoir. Thanks for reading over the past 14 months and please consider buying the book. -> After leaving ReadWriteWeb in October 2012, it becomes apparent that the Web 2.0 era is over. I reflect on what the Web 2.0 bubble meant and how the internet industry continues to evolve. https://cybercultural.com/p/067-end-of-web20/ #InternetHistory #Web20

In early December 2011, I travel to San Francisco for due diligence with SAY Media as it prepares to acquire ReadWriteWeb. Then, on the 14th, the transaction goes through and I no longer own RWW. (part 065 of my Web 2.0 memoir, which completes the 20 chapters! Just 2 more posts to go, for the book's epilogue) https://cybercultural.com/p/065-selling-readwriteweb/ #InternetHistory #Web20

The day after the final Web 2.0 Summit closes in October 2011, Sean and I visit the SAY Media office in San Francisco to meet its CEO. In the days after, SAY presents an offer to acquire ReadWriteWeb. (part 064 of my Web 2.0 memoir) https://cybercultural.com/p/064-saymedia-offer-for-readwriteweb/ #InternetHistory #Web20

In October 2011 in San Francisco, I attend what turns out to be the last ever Web 2.0 conference. During the event, my COO Sean and I meet with 5 potential acquirers for ReadWriteWeb. (part 063 of my serialized Web 2.0 memoir; and the start of the final chapter!) https://cybercultural.com/p/063-the-last-web20-conference-2011/ #InternetHistory #Web20

As we near the conclusion of my Web 2.0 memoir, we're now in the second half of 2011...and it's tough times for ReadWriteWeb. I worry about my relationship with Marshall, as I try to manage ructions within the writing team. It goes from bad to worse when several of our writers get poached by tech blog competitors. https://cybercultural.com/p/061-blog-business-pressure/ #InternetHistory #Web20

ReadWriteWeb's two-day conference in the summer of 2011 in New York City has amazing presenters and content, but attendance is disappointing and we lose money. After, there is a difficult face-to-face meeting and we part ways with another community manager. https://cybercultural.com/p/060-rww-2way-summit-nyc-2011/ #InternetHistory #Web20

In this instalment of 'Bubble Blog', my Web 2.0 memoir: It's mid-2011 and our writer woes are not getting better. It’s impacting page view numbers and social media referral traffic is also a concern. It prompts me to decide on a drastic strategy shift for ReadWriteWeb. https://cybercultural.com/p/059-editorial-pivot/ #InternetHistory #Web20

I senaste numret av tidskriften Fokus funderar Claes-Magnus Berg på flanerandets sköna konst. Med utgångspunkt i Walter Benjamins och Charles Baudelaires syn på det klassiska flanerandet som en upptäcktsresa i både samhälle och själ, uppmuntrar han oss att göra motstånd mot algoritmerna och återerövra det digitala flanerande som karaktäriserade nätet innan #web20 Genom den decentraliserade webben som kanske väntar runt hörnet ser han en chans till just detta.

During my trip to SXSW in March 2011, I catch up with a couple of ReadWriteWeb writers — one of them quite angry. Then when I get back home, I start thinking about big changes to our company. I was having a crisis of confidence and wanted to transition out of the CEO role, so that I could focus fully on editorial. https://cybercultural.com/p/058-readwriteweb-ceo-dilemma/ #InternetHistory #Web20

Team ReadWriteWeb attends SXSW 2011 in Austin. We host a BBQ for our sponsors, I meet Sarah and Seamus for the first time, and the RWW management team addresses writer concerns. (part 057 of my Web 2.0 memoir) https://cybercultural.com/p/057-sxsw-2011/ #InternetHistory #Web20 #Serialization

If I had to pinpoint when the rose-tinted view of Web 2.0 as an open-platform paradise began to fade away, the rise of Google Chrome over 2009 would be it. But I’d argue it was Facebook’s purchase of the trendy geek app FriendFeed in August 2009 that proved once and for all that big companies were in control of Web 2.0 now. https://cybercultural.com/p/040-web20-big-tech-control-2009/ #InternetHistory #Web20 #FriendFeed

I'm back in the US to attend Microsoft's PDC and the 2008 Web 2.0 Summit. Team ReadWriteWeb meets in San Francisco and despite the looming global financial crisis, we remain techno-optimists. This is also when I notice tech media pivoting to business news. https://cybercultural.com/p/036-web20-summit-2008/ #InternetHistory #Web20 #2008GFC (p.s. @lucasgonze, you're in this one!)

Over 2006, I ramp up Read/WriteWeb's advertising business, by first partnering with John Battelle's FM Publishing and then copying TechCrunch's sidebar ad format. #internethistory #web20 https://www.cybercultural.com/p/014-the-sponsor-ads-era-2006