These days, kids grow up sharing everything about their personal lives in an effort to become Instagram influencers and TikTok famous. They don’t know it, but their dreams of social media stardom were pioneered …
Connecting to the Internet wasn’t always easy. But Sky Dayton changed that when he created EarthLink. Hear the full story on Web Masters podcast.
Sky Dayton:
By the late ’90s, early 2000s, you’re kind …
For most people, social media is part of the fabric of modern day life. But do you know how social media began? Find out on Web Masters when Tom Truscott shares the story of …
Listen to Kevin O’Connor, founder of DoubleClick, share the story of how he helped pioneer the online advertising industry on the Web Masters podcast.
Kevin O’Connor:
Some people were obsessed with privacy. When privacy, …
On Web Masters, Raj Kapoor, founder of Snapfish, shares the story of how he started building a digital photography behemoth before most people owned digital cameras.
Raj Kapoor:
I oversee the long-term strategy of …
On Web Masters, meet the librarian who coined the phrase “surfing the Internet” while helping millions of people get online!
Jean Armour Polly:
I was contracted to write an article for Wilson Library Bulletin, …
Tired of Fake News? On Web Masters, we hear from David Mikkelson, the man who’s been fighting it online since the 1980s!
David Mikkelson:
I wish I could take credit for 25 years ago, …
How do you compete in a huge market with tons of bigger and better-resourced competitors? Find out on this episode of Web Masters when Joe Colopy, founder of Bronto Software, shares the story of …
Unless you’ve only just gotten onto the Internet in the last few years, you’ve surely heard of Napster. But Napster wasn’t the first music sharing service. On Web Masters, hear the story of Audiogalaxy, …
Most websites will never need to worry about supporting millions of simultaneous users. But the ones that do run into serious database trouble. When they need help, they call Peter Zaitsev, founder of Percona …