Web 1.0 Summit: My Garage, San Francisco

Attendance for my session was definitely thinner than I had hoped, but I think my presentation went over pretty well.

It's an exciting time to be having summits about the web, for sure.

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Update 2005-10-03 20:40:34
Don't miss the next Next Web 1.0 Summit in SF on 2005-10-05.

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judith says:

I can't believe you didn't invite me. It's because you think women shouldn't be in technology, isn't it?
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

Jish says:

I SO wish I was there. I'm all about retro. Ahem.
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

Erika Hall says:

Could I order this in poster format please?

Bah ha ha ha ha ha ha ....
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

anildash says:

give me a break!
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

merlinmann says:

Judith, no offense, but women don’t really “get” the whole concept of tables—let alone the proprietary banner tag.

You’re a sweet kid, and I love your gender, as a people, but I don’t know if I want you coding my “home page.”

Have you even heard of spacer gifs?
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

gregveen says:

What's this br tag you speak of? Can I hire you?
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

ldandersen says:

I hope you also plan to cover pervasive use of non-breaking space entities for precise page layout.
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

fraserspeirs says:

Who's doing the Trains on Rails session later on?
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

Robert Brook says:

[ Tick Here ]
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

Dan Dickinson says:

Anyone else going to the blink tag session?
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

jayallen says:

Fast forward to 2005. How has the web advanced?

<br />

That, my friends, is progress.
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

Mike Monteiro says:

Is there still room in the "Photoshop: Page Curl Explorations" seminar?
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

merlinmann says:

We have places in the following sessions today:

* Splash Pages: Make them click again
* Click Here: Context is for suckers
* Raise Them Right: The place of bevels in "The Enterprise"
* 216 Ways to Stay Safe: Lynda Weinman explains the web-safe palette. Again.
* Banner Day: 10 fast ways to become "Site of the Day" for a place you've never heard of

Also, we have a few slots left in the "Green Text on Black background" breakout session

Finally--regrettably--the "Blue Shirt & Gap Khakis" fashion show has been cancelled due to complete lack of interest.
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

vanderwal says:

Did I miss the "under construction image" session. I was soooo looking forward to that.
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

bradlauster says:

If anyone's interested, I'm hosting a "Replacing your <hr>'s with images" breakout session, during lunch.
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

richard winchell says:

Web 1.0 is like an old friend who's always there for you when you've been out of town for a long time. (props to that guy at the bar for coming up with this metaphor)

Web 1.0 combines the best of colors, words, pictures, and links to other things.

Web 1.0 can be used for the simplest implementations (suck.com) to incredibly complex ones (david siegel).

Web 1.0 can be used for pieces of websites or for an entire websites.

There are places where Web 1.0 is appropriate and flashy stuff is not and vice versa, but mostly the former.

Web 1.0 makes the web more fluid, more responsive, and less painful to use.
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

courtneyp says:

I love you.
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

Erika Hall says:

Merlin is the Steve Martin of the Internets.

Discuss.
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

anildash says:

i feel that nobody understood my joke above.
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

merlinmann says:

I got it, Anil. I thought it was very funny.

(You can thank me by socializing the term "BRajax" with all your famous friends.)
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

b-may says:

Please let me know if there's an opening on the organizing committee next year. I'd love to help out.

I'm sure I can get Red Bull to sponsor.
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

brentashley says:

Pshaw! I've been making almost identical sage gesticulations for years before you came out with this lame <BR> stuff.
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

soopa says:

so what was decided about BLINK?
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

odannyboy says:

Can you show me how to do that scrolling text in the status bar? That rulz.
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

mshobe says:

I just wanted a brownbag on server-side image maps. Is that really too much to ask?
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

rollerboogie says:

Merlin, I love this picture so much. Oh my god, I love it like it's my child.
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

mathowie says:

Via la <marquee>!
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

Burningbird [deleted] says:

Perfect! In this case, a picture really does say a thousand words.

(Anil, I got it, too.)

Now, to business: let's examine your comments list for the ratio of men to women.

Hmmm, tsk, tsk, tsk. (That's a technical term for ...well I can't say, this is a family oriented photo.) As for the spacer.gif crack, I'll have you know that women have had to deal with blank spaces for years. It's just most of us call it 'dating'.

But you know, you can convert your Web 1.0 easily to Web 2.0 with the addition of a simple attribute:

<br rel="No, no! Don't go anywhere else! I'm going to continue, but on another line. Don't leave, Google. I love you!" />
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

addadada says:

computer classes in a garage???...oh, wait..that's how H&P started...

great action shot...
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

Jay Fienberg says:

OMG! I hope I'm not too late to start a business based on this. . .
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

xmlblog says:

I'll be at the Nested Tables BOF at the next summit. Anyone else in town that might want to have a geek dinner?
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

richard winchell says:

Is there a breakout session on server-push gif animations? Those things are really cool.
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

ellipse says:

dude, is there any way i can get invited for next year?
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

Matt Stevens says:

For the folks who have asked about the Blink Committee's work, the provisional Blink.182 spec is here.
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

soopa says:

LOL. I thought the Blink.182-Spec was on pause?
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

vasta says:

Man! Next time, I'm sooo there! (I'll even take care of registration for you - for free, because I'm not much use with anything else.)
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

doctor paradox says:

omg that was a good laugh. the comments are as priceless as the photo.
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

jeffreymcmanus says:

Anil, I didn't get the joke but that doesn't mean you aren't funny.
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

yahooza says:

the industry needs more stalwart evangelists like you! you rock! let's go! yes!
Posted 49 months ago. ( permalink )

karlcow [deleted] says:

Excellent the best ever report I have seen for a long time. The best conf to attend. Definitely.
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

richard winchell says:

Was there a special invitation-only Garage Camp this weekend, Merlin? Inquiring minds must know!
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

electric counterpoint says:

I've never seen so many "pro" tags after so many usernames all gathered in one place before.

...

Wait, so is it true that I can make images link to other things? That's so sweet.
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

Sakurina says:

* Splash Pages: Make them click again

Dan Dickinson will understand the meaning of this comment. GET IT!??!
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

Moses Noghbaudie says:

<BR /> is better code actually...
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

jayallen says:

mOses, I think you're looking for this...
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

merlinmann says:

Thanks, Jay.

You always have my back.
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

kpb says:

There's really something in this...br...thing. If you can come up with a dashboard that sizzles, I know a couple of C-level guys who could monetize it. We'll have to put in a lot of hours, but it's not going to feel like work because:
1. We're going to be paid twice the market rate.
2. Our management structure is going to be based on a role playing game.
3. We are going to have the best damn selection of organic juices in the office kitchen EVER.
Get in touch with my people, OK?
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

Edward Vielmetti says:

You Web 1.0 guys (and I mean guys) totally ruined the net. It was much better at Web 0.1 with line mode browsers that were economical with bandwidth.

And I will never forgive you for killing Gopher. Ever.
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

merlinmann says:

Guys, guys: we’re all over Gopher.

Gopher was my first net app in 94 or so. Good times.
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

chrisheuer says:

I want to hire you to teach us about this BR thing - my big multinational corporation was thinking about sponsoring this Web2.1 evevnt but I think they are way too stuck in the future - I mean really, most people still dont understand Web 1.0 yet... (disclaimer: I will be at 1.0 and am organizing 2.1)
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

mwoodman says:

Markup? Markup?! Encapsulating content with display instructions is an evil concept. We need to return to the command line, my friends. This is what the web should look like.

I also have this great idea about becoming a sub-ISP and making pennies a month by reselling hosting services. Contact me for details!
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

richard winchell says:

Wait a minute, you mean to tell me this 'world-wide web' thing is out of beta?
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

seanbonner says:

Did anyone get a copy of the notes from the <HR> discussion?
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

MattL says:

Is HTML still relevant? By next yr won't all sites be VRML?
That's what I read in Mondo... (link requires Cosmoplayer)
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

Mike Monteiro says:

Did anyone get a copy of the notes from the discussion?
I took notes on my Newton, Sean. I can send you via electronic mail, unless you wanna meet on e-world and swap. (some of the words may be jumbled.)
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

hatrick says:

I can't wait for the follow-up discussion on the many fantastic uses of BLINK
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

gregburton says:

listen, guys, I don't mean to deprecate your ideas here, but can't we just work on implementing CSS 1? I mean, I hear the next version of IE will support it completely.
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

richard winchell says:

Who needs CSS markup when we have nested <DL> tags like that yellow page on HotWired? That's totally sweet.
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

gregburton says:

merlin - I read more closely on the description... you don't have many attendees - would you say you had thin clients?
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

cogdogblog says:

How about those coveted title bar animations achieved with multiple TITLE tags? Maybe that was covered at Web 0.7
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

Paynt Ball says:

All this brain power and not one word about the future of FRAMES????
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

humorzo [deleted] says:

wait, wait . . . i'm writing this all down. need more 3 x 5's. then type into powerbook? larrow-br-rtarrow, 'k, got it. . . . then what? (goddamn techies) (what the hell smells so hot? . . . OW!)
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

Pirate Tim says:

Two Words...Browser Wars!
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

Stew Dean says:

Browser wars? I always said Netscape would win but personly I think Lynx was the best web browser I ever used. Who needs images? I also still use HTML 3.0 (all that 3.2 stuff just gets in the way).
Posted 45 months ago. ( permalink )

Matt Stevens says:

Whadya mean, "was?"
Posted 45 months ago. ( permalink )

sneakums says:

I love BR like a <brother>.
Posted 45 months ago. ( permalink )

Beerismymantra says:

I think it'd be cool on the web if they put more shit on maps.
Posted 45 months ago. ( permalink )

solid_labs says:

1 2 3
Gopher was my first net app in 94 or so. Good times.
Posted 45 months ago. ( permalink )

Pirate Tim says:

HTML on Notepad baby!
Posted 45 months ago. ( permalink )

sakraft1 says:

I like to break all the rules.
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

masone says:

This is not valid XHTML 1.1 :D
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

DarthMaltball says:

Netscape Now!
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

Matt Stevens says:

How has the rise of social networking affected break technology? Will it be able to adapt to the new order? And how does this affect the availability of venture capital for the break sector?

Curious minds want to know.
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

richard winchell says:

I think there will always be plenty of capital flowing into the socially networked coffee break sector.
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

continental mic says:

I searched for 'summit' and was expecting the most popular photo to be of some spectacular mountain range! Web geeks and gurus will prevail in cyberland :-p
Posted 36 months ago. ( permalink )

David Gallagher says:

I'm just jumping on the interestingness bandwagon
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

yonas1 says:

hilarious!!!
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

clear vision says:

lol that's great! Instant fave!
--
Found in a search. (?)
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

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