Cybercultural

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Hey there, I’m Richard MacManus (@ricmac), a pioneering tech blogger and author. Cybercultural is my newsletter about tech history and its impact on our culture. If you enjoy hanging out at the intersection of technology and culture, why not hit that subscribe button. It’s 100% free and you’ll get 1-2 newsletters per month.

About Me

I was the founder and Editor-in-Chief of ReadWriteWeb (RWW) from 2003-2012. RWW was ranked among the top 10 blogs in the world, according to Technorati. It was syndicated by The New York Times and eventually acquired by SAY Media.

My most recent online project was Web Development History (2020-21), a blog that chronicled the early years of the web from a developer perspective. Here are some nice things people said about that project:

Vicki @vboykis

I’ve said it many times but I’ll say it again. Don’t sleep on this series if you work in tech and want to understand history.

Richard MacManus @ricmac

My latest @webdevhistory post takes us back to 1994, when Yahoo was being developed with the help of Perl. (hat-tip to @waxpancake & @artlung for unveiling the actual Perl code Jerry Yang & David Filo used back in 1994, which I've featured in the post) https://t.co/Ca5nJ1uO8k

11:45 PM ∙ Aug 17, 2021

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Gordon @gordonbrander

@ricmac @webdevhistory I am very grateful for your @webdevhistory project. It is an important resource for understanding what made the web work… Lots of insights for those working on the web, or building new web-like things.

4:16 AM ∙ Sep 16, 2021

Sabrina @NerdyAndQuirky

thank you to @ricmac for chatting with me about the history of the web (and writing a fantastic blog on the whole thing: webdevelopmenthistory.com). I never felt more like a zoomer than during our conversation.

webdevelopmenthistory.comWeb Development HistoryInternet history for the technically curious

9:37 PM ∙ Nov 25, 2022