How the Web Was Won

How did this mess get Started anyway?

Messages Sent in 1994 - This is a partial collection, starting from when I established my Digex account.
Messages Sent in 1995/: Messages Sent in 1995
1996/: Messages Sent in 1996
thanks/: Fan Mail for the Phantom

economics/: Economic models for turning the Internet into a business.
ascap/: An A.S.C.A.P. or B.M.I. model for sharing royalties.
ads/: Strategies for Advertizing on the Web.
agencies/: Use of agencies.
New Century Network/: New Century Network, the first Internet Publisher's Syndicate
newshare/: Newsshare - another attempt at an ASCAP Royalty sharing model
clickshare/: A Company that used the ASCAP model
digests/: Digest of the Online-News mailing list
digicash/: Early Pioneers of Internet Commerce
ecash/: Another Pioneer of Internet Commerce

formats/: Why we use public formats instead of proprietary formats.
gender/: How to make the Internet appealing to Women. How will women use it?
handbook/: The Internet Handbook
hotflash/: One of the earliest versions of "PUSH" (via E-Mail), contains earliest press coverage of "The Web"
isdn/: High Speed access to the internet. Barriers, Costs, Solutions
isps/: Early independent Internet Services Providers - a startup guide
java/: A new language for the Internet
kismet/: Why be content with an olive, when you could have a whole olive grove
lists/: Some early internet mailing lists
locals/: Strategies for bringing local newspapers onto the internet
News Room 2000/: News Room 2000 - What would "News" look like in the 21st century predictions of 1994-5
others/: Other publishers on the internet
profilers/: Publish and Subscribe techniques