| 1999 | 1999 - In 1999, Katz left HotWired to join Slashdot.org. Many of his contributions to Slashdot were focused on the youth subculture of geeks and social misfits. In the article Voices from the Hellmouth, written shortly after the Columbine school shootings in Littleton ...In 1999, Katz left HotWired to join Slashdot.org. Many of his contributions to Slashdot were focused on the youth subculture of geeks and social misfits. In the article Voices from the Hellmouth, written shortly after the Columbine school shootings in Littleton, Colorado (near Denver), he commented on the relationship of the shootings with the angst and social isolation of teenage geeks within high school subcultures.  Show more  Show lessen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Katz
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| Apr 1999 | Apr 8, 1999 - Funniest thing I've seen all morning," said a posting on the Slashdot.org Web site. "I wonder if this will meet the open source requirements." ... said another posting on Slashdot.org. "They're obviously not asking people to declare an Al Gore operating system. ... news.cnet.com/Gore-declares-Web-site-open-source/2100-1023_3-224107.html
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| May 1999 | May 18, 1999 - In the spirit of Linux, he said, the site will be run as a cooperative community in which people can learn about Linux and related developments. VA Research has formed an advisory board to oversee the collaborative publishing process. Board members include Rob Malda, Slashdot publisher ... www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/1999/05/19749
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| Jun 1999 | Jun 30, 1999 - Andover.net buys "news for nerds" -- and is apparently planning to finance the site's growth. By Janelle Brown. June 30, 1999 | Slashdot, the independent geek news source and community that has helped to coalesce the open-source movement, is independent no more. ... www.salon.com/tech/log/1999/06/30/slashdot/
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| Jul 1999 | Jul 7, 1999 - News for Nerds. Stuff that matters. That's the slogan of Slashdot.org, a tech-heavy information site that's unapologetically written by geeks, for geeks. Started by Robert Malda in September 1997, Slashdot features articles, at times hard to distinguish from rants, written by readers ... pqasb.pqarchiver.com/USAToday/access/42986806.html?dids=42986806:42986806&FMT=ABS&FMTS= ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jul+07%2C+1999&author...Slashdot...
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| Aug 1999 | Aug 26, 1999 - You have a 46-inch TV running CNBC with the sound off. You've got wire feeds, a phone with a headset, about 35 email-list subscriptions, a T1, and a chat client. You can spot trends in the constant jet wash of Internet hype. You can see the ripples that will create absurd wealth for ... www.wired.com/culture/lifestyle/news/1999/08/21448
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| Sep 1999 | Sep 17, 1999 - Can one muzzle the "News for Nerds" site? Probably not -- but its parent company has entered the quiet period, preparing for an IPO. By Andrew Leonard. Slashdot -- the self-proclaimed "News for Nerds" Web site that serves as one of the Net's most popular clearinghouses for Linux/open ... www.salon.com/tech/log/1999/09/17/slashdot/print.html
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| Oct 1999 | Oct 8, 1999 - Slashdot members' vicious response to a cyberterrorism story spurs a rewrite -- and questions about geek-influenced journalism. ... On Thursday, after the Slashdot members sliced and diced Jane's story into tiny little pieces, an editor at the magazine announced that the story would ... www.salon.com/tech/log/1999/10/08/geek_journalism/print.html
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| Nov 1999 | Nov 10, 1999 - For computer industry folk who want to plug into what's going on with the Linux operating system, the first stop is often Slashdot.org -- a Web site that ... Slashdot is to Net culture what 125th Street in Harlem is to clothing companies that want to latch onto hip-hop: the window in. ... www.businessweek.com/ebiz/9911/em1110.htm
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| Dec 1999 | Dec 8, 1999 - Net, whose network of news and discussion sites such as Slashdot.org have become a hub for the open source community, exceeded IPO expectations Wednesday -- and still left some money on the table. Andover sold four million shares for US$18 each, the top of its expected price range. ... www.wired.com/techbiz/media/news/1999/12/32978
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