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I’m a tech journalist 📰 and I also write about internet history⏳on my indie website Cybercultural. I used to run a Web 2.0 blog named ReadWriteWeb. I'm a 🥝 living in 🇬🇧.

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David Bowie, Prince and Peter Gabriel all had interactive CD-ROMs out in 1994, and had plans for further multimedia projects. But by the end of the year, the CD-ROM format was effectively over. And let's not forget Cybermania '94, the Oscars of multimedia! cybercultural.com/p/cd-roms-19


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I’m thrilled to announce that my book, Bubble Blog: From Outsider to Insider in Silicon Valley's Web 2.0 Revolution, is now available to purchase as a paperback or eBook. More details, along with links to order your copy: cybercultural.com/p/book-relea


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Richard MacManus

Hi I'm Richard and I'm looking for a new type of social media. Something akin to the blogosphere in 2004. I'm an old-school tech blogger, started a site called ReadWriteWeb in 2003 and then chronicled the Web 2.0 era on it.

I'm currently writing a book ( ); at least 500 words per day, usually very early in the morning.

I'm a

My current interests:







Tags: #introduction #nonfiction #techhistory #type1diabetic #fediverse #webdev #ai #t1d #internethistory #11ty #electronicmusic #literature

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Richard MacManus

David Bowie, Prince and Peter Gabriel all had interactive CD-ROMs out in 1994, and had plans for further multimedia projects. But by the end of the year, the CD-ROM format was effectively over. And let's not forget Cybermania '94, the Oscars of multimedia! cybercultural.com/p/cd-roms-19


Tags: #internethistory #bowie #prince

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Richard MacManus

I’m thrilled to announce that my book, Bubble Blog: From Outsider to Insider in Silicon Valley's Web 2.0 Revolution, is now available to purchase as a paperback or eBook. More details, along with links to order your copy: cybercultural.com/p/book-relea


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Richard MacManus

Hi I'm Richard and I'm looking for a new type of social media. Something akin to the blogosphere in 2004. I'm an old-school tech blogger, started a site called ReadWriteWeb in 2003 and then chronicled the Web 2.0 era on it.

I'm currently writing a book ( ); at least 500 words per day, usually very early in the morning.

I'm a

My current interests:







Tags: #introduction #nonfiction #techhistory #type1diabetic #fediverse #webdev #ai #t1d #internethistory #11ty #electronicmusic #literature

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