The document outlines a research project, 'The Web That Was,' focusing on Perl's influence in web history from approximately 1993 to 2001, known as 'web 1.0.' It aims to explore how Perl contributed to the development of the web and vice versa. The researcher is an assistant professor at the University of Groningen with a background in 90s web culture, despite not having a computer science or programming background.

1. researching Perl’s role in web history

2. ‘The web that was’ research
project (4-years, funded by NWO)
researching Perl’s role in web history

3. how did Perl help shape
the web? what did the
web mean for Perl?
researching Perl’s role in web history
‘The web that was’ research
project (4-years, funded by NWO)

4. roughly 1993-2001 (“Web 1.0”)
how did Perl help shape
the web? what did the
web mean for Perl?
researching Perl’s role in web history
‘The web that was’ research
project (4-years, funded by NWO)

5. how did Perl help shape
the web? what did the
web mean for Perl?
roughly 1993-2001 (“Web 1.0”)
researching Perl’s role in web history
‘The web that was’ research
project (4-years, funded by NWO)

6. how did Perl help shape
the web? what did the
web mean for Perl?
roughly 1993-2001 (“Web 1.0”)
researching Perl’s role in web history
‘The web that was’ research
project (4-years, funded by NWO)

7. how did Perl help shape
the web? what did the
web mean for Perl?
roughly 1993-2001 (“Web 1.0”)
researching Perl’s role in web history
‘The web that was’ research
project (4-years, funded by NWO)

8. Who am I?!
- assistant prof @ Media Studies, U. of Groningen (NL)!
- no comp sci. or programming background!
- wrote a dissertation on 90s web culture (HotWired,
Suck, Slashdot and early blogging community)

9. Who am I?!
- assistant prof @ Media Studies, U. of Groningen (NL)!
- no comp sci. or programming background!
- wrote a dissertation on 90s web culture (HotWired,
Suck, Slashdot and early blogging community)

10. michael@webcultures.org