Tasty Bits from the Technology Front
Encyclopedia
Tasty Bits from the Technology Front, abbreviated TBTF, was an e-mail
and web
-based technology newsletter
written by Keith Dawson between 1994 and 2000. An associated weblog
ran until 2002.
The newsletter included various regular features such as the Jargon Scout, edited by Dawson, which attempted to spot and catalog technology-related neologisms and, to some extent, invent them. Another popular feature was Siliconia, an early attempt (begun in 1995) to document the geographic locations that were attempting to brand themselves "Silicon" in order to ride the coattails of Silicon Valley. Dawson was interviewed about the Siliconia trend for stories in Wired magazine, the Washington Post, the New York Times, and many other outlets.
Dawson was named Internet Freedom's Internet Journalist of the Year in 1999, and TBTF was listed among Forbes
.com's Best of the Web for the year 2000.
The Roving Reporter, aka Ted Byfield, covered the development of ICANN
during its early days.
Keith Dawson was a guest speaker at the First (and only) Annual Geek Pride Festival
in Boston.
E-mail
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and web
World Wide Web
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-based technology newsletter
Newsletter
A newsletter is a regularly distributed publication generally about one main topic that is of interest to its subscribers. Newspapers and leaflets are types of newsletters. Additionally, newsletters delivered electronically via email have gained rapid acceptance for the same reasons email in...
written by Keith Dawson between 1994 and 2000. An associated weblog
Blog
A blog is a type of website or part of a website supposed to be updated with new content from time to time. Blogs are usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video. Entries are commonly displayed in...
ran until 2002.
The newsletter included various regular features such as the Jargon Scout, edited by Dawson, which attempted to spot and catalog technology-related neologisms and, to some extent, invent them. Another popular feature was Siliconia, an early attempt (begun in 1995) to document the geographic locations that were attempting to brand themselves "Silicon
Dawson was named Internet Freedom's Internet Journalist of the Year in 1999, and TBTF was listed among Forbes
Forbes
Forbes is an American publishing and media company. Its flagship publication, the Forbes magazine, is published biweekly. Its primary competitors in the national business magazine category are Fortune, which is also published biweekly, and Business Week...
.com's Best of the Web for the year 2000.
The Roving Reporter, aka Ted Byfield, covered the development of ICANN
ICANN
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers is a non-profit corporation headquartered in Marina del Rey, California, United States, that was created on September 18, 1998, and incorporated on September 30, 1998 to oversee a number of Internet-related tasks previously performed directly...
during its early days.
Keith Dawson was a guest speaker at the First (and only) Annual Geek Pride Festival
Geek Pride Festival
The Geek Pride Festival was the name of a number of events between 1998 and 2000, organized by Tim McEachern and devoted to computer geek activities and interests...
in Boston.
External links
- TBTF Historical Archive
- TBTF Jargon Scout
- TBTF Siliconia
- Jon Katz on TBTF in FreedomForum
- Wired Magazine on Siliconia
- Washington Post on Siliconia
- New York Times on Siliconia
- TBTF node at Everything2Everything2Everything2, Everything2, or E2 for short is a collaborative Web-based community consisting of a database of interlinked user-submitted written material. E2 is moderated for quality, but has no formal policy on subject matter...