I see @theverge is running a '2004 week'. If I may be that little bird riding on the elephant's back, I have several 2004 posts on my Internet History site Cybercultural if you're interested in that era:- What the Internet Was Like in 2004: https://cyb...

Richard MacManus

I see @theverge is running a '2004 week'. If I may be that little bird riding on the elephant's back, I have several 2004 posts on my Internet History site Cybercultural if you're interested in that era:
- What the Internet Was Like in 2004: https://cybercultural.com/p/internet-2004/
- The First Web 2.0 Conference in 2004: https://cybercultural.com/p/003-the-first-web-20-conference-2004/
...and a few more on my '2004' tag page: https://cybercultural.com/tags/2004/
#InternetHistory #2004

Jack Yan (甄爵恩)

@ricmac @theverge That was the year we took the @lucire site into print format. I probably should write something about it, since the anniversary was the 4th (but our 27th anniversary is on the 20th, so I probably should combine them).

Richard MacManus

@jackyan @lucire 20 years! Congrats and yes, do write about that, I'd be interested in reading the story of that transition.

Jack Yan (甄爵恩)

@ricmac And done! Just tagged you at @lucire.

Two decades in print, 27 years online

Jack Yan looks at October 2004, when Lucire first appeared in print for retail sale.

Lucire (lucire.com)

Richard MacManus

@jackyan @lucire thanks Jack for the mention and link. What a journey, congrats again, and hear hear for kiwis who had international aspirations on the internet back then. Weren't very many of us

Jack Yan (甄爵恩)

@ricmac @lucire Thank you, Richard, one that parallels your own to some extent. I really felt it was our country’s time to shine and that that period would have lasting impact for Kiwiness globally. Nowadays no one even remembers LOTR and Aotearoa’s most famous export is Border Patrol.