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2016 Year in Review
1996 Year in Review

Did you know that it’s been 20 years since Space Jam? Or since Dole was campaigning with Kemp? To celebrate the World Wide Web that was and how far we've come, we asked our team their memories and opinions about the past and present web. Get ready to reminisce with us.

WANT TO GO BACK TO 2016? I KNOW, 1996 CAN BE A BIT… OVERWHELMING. IF YOU’RE TIRED OF THE ANIMATED GIFS AND THE TILING BACKGROUND, FEEL FREE TO CLICK ON THE “2016” BUTTON ABOVE TO FAST FORWARD TO 2016.

"...to look up cheat codes or walkthroughs for video games back in the day."

"It was not a very good website, but it was dark and I liked the art."

"I would check my email as much as I could."

"Early meme-generating, before memes were even a thing."

"Mint.com – it's really practical and really easy to use."

"My favorite web app is airbnb.com – I use it several times a year."

"My least favorite web app is Highlights magazine."

"I definitely had NetZero for a couple years."

"GoDaddy wins the award for all-time worst website."

"That constant battle of trying to figure out if you were going to have time to download"

"At the time it was the cool, hip new thing."

Enjoy the full video here.

Since this is technically a year-in-review, here are some highlights from our 2016:

Screaming Circuits article image

We made online ordering easy for Screaming Circuits.

Design and Healthcare article image

We urged our community to think about the importance of designing for health care.

PDC TechTown article image

We helped the PDC highlight diversity in the PDX tech community.

Ruby on Rails in 2016 article image

We talked about why Ruby on Rails is still a good fit in 2016.

Ember vs Angular article image

We chose Ember. What’s your preference?

One North building article image

We said goodbye to N. Interstate Ave and hello to One North!

Meyer Memorial Trust article image

We gave a local foundation a new sustainable approach to managing their awards.

6 Questions for a Rails agency article image

We gave you 6 questions to ask a Ruby on Rails company.

2016 Rails Survey article image

We surveyed the Rails community for a fourth year to uncover trends in Rails hosting.

Planet Argon webste on Squarespace article image

We redesigned our website – twice!

Healthcare companies and Rails article image

We talked to 10 healthcare companies about why they chose Ruby on Rails.

Offline with Ember article image

We taught you how to go offline with Ember.

Design sprints and healthcare article image

We added design sprints to our services.

Wheel House article image

We brought energy to the Wheel House SF website.

Thank you!

Thank you to our friends (four-legged ones included), family, partners, clients and supporters that made our 2016 memorable and delightful. We’re also incredibly grateful for everyone who played a role in building, developing, or contributing to the web. Here’s to another 20 years!

Special thanks to:

This page hosted by Geocities.

So many visitors!!!!

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2016: Year in Review

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Did you know that it’s been 20 years since Space Jam? Or since Dole was campaigning with Kemp? To celebrate the World Wide Web that was and how far we've come, we asked our team their memories and opinions about the past and present web. Get ready to reminisce with us.