I track the collapse of major dot-com era institutions like Industry Standard, Excite@Home, and Exodus. These obituaries mark a significant turning point in the early 2000s tech landscape, even as the underlying internet remains resilient.
Track the early movement by OECD nations to tax the digital economy following the dot-com crash. These efforts established the initial framework for international e-commerce regulation and modern internet fiscal policies.
I discovered that Amazon workers formed a union, likely in response to the early 2000s dot-com layoffs. It was a surprising development for the tech industry, showing how labor movements began appearing in nascent internet companies.
I highlight Fortune's six-part series analyzing the dot-com bubble's collapse alongside the FTC's guide to 'dot cons,' which identifies the top ten scams used to exploit early internet users for quick profits.
I'm following DotComDoom.com to track the ongoing collapse of internet companies. The site serves as a central hub for news links documenting startup failures and massive layoffs during the peak of the dot-com bubble burst.
Explore how the four layers of the internet economy have progressed through this detailed report from Internet Indicators, offering insights into the structural growth and economic impact of the web during the dot-com era.