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My new project: Web Development History ⏳
Introducing Web Development History, an online history of the internet for developers and the technically curious.
Richard MacManus
Jan 21
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From internet amnesia to holographic interfaces
Welcome to your monthly update at the intersection of technology and the cultural industries. This month I was particularly consumed by internet archiv…
Richard MacManus
Feb 29, 2020
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Culture-tech notes, 2020 book project, my new essay
Welcome to the first Cybercultural newsletter of 2020! My intention with the newsletter going forward is to be your curator for culture-tech innovation…
Richard MacManus
Jan 28, 2020
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The decade in culture-tech: streaming, binging, opining
At the start of 2010 I was running ReadWriteWeb, a tech blog that helped define and chronicle the Web 2.0 era. We had run our first conference the prev…
Richard MacManus
Dec 12, 2019
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Top 5 Culture-Tech Trends of 2019
Every December going back to 2004, I’ve done an end-of-year review of the top Internet technology trends. This is my sixteenth year doing this, but the…
Richard MacManus
Dec 3, 2019
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The Long Tail has failed the cultural industries
There’s growing evidence that the Web 2.0 ‘Long Tail’ theory is a bust for the online creative sector. Back in 2004, then Wired editor Chris Anderson t…
Richard MacManus
Nov 19, 2019
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When digital is blended with reality
Welcome back, Cybercultural subscribers! This week’s theme is how the virtual world is increasingly crossing over into the physical world. From James D…
Richard MacManus
Nov 12, 2019
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Re-inventing 20th century culture
The theme of this week’s newsletter is 20th century cultural institutions trying to find their way in the digital-first 21st century. I’ll look at cult…
Richard MacManus
Nov 4, 2019
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How the internet is changing cultural content
Welcome to your weekly subscriber update. The theme this week is new forms of cultural content in the digital era. I’m not just talking about the obvio…
Richard MacManus
Oct 30, 2019
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Why the next wave of digital media is about 'experiences'
Welcome to the first weekly subscriber newsletter in this new phase of Cybercultural. Today I’m debuting a fresh format for the subscriber emails. It’s…
Richard MacManus
Oct 22, 2019
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Change to Cybercultural subscriptions
Dear subscribers, After much thought I’ve decided to make some adjustments to Cybercultural. I’m going to shift to one newsletter per week, which will …
Richard MacManus
Oct 15, 2019
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Netflix for kids, Spotify Canvas, Audius copyright blues, & more
Happy Monday to you all! Today’s subscriber update covers streaming tv, visual innovation in music, online media M&A, and a wannabe Soundcloud competit…
Richard MacManus
Oct 14, 2019
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