TheAlarm.com: The First 16 Years

I was web master for http://www.thealarm.com for over 15 years. In that time, the web site has changed immensely: from a single page with news and rumors, to a fully dynamic web community. As I was writing this story, a couple thoughts occurred to me. Mike Peters and MPO had the foresight to get into the internet very very early. Their first site was also one of the first sites dedicated to a musician on the internet. The story of the multiple sites and how they evolved is also the story of how the internet itself has evolved in the past decade. However, there are more stories here than just that. There is also the very personal story of myself, developing these sites and growing-up from a rank amateur to full-fledged web professional and developer. However, but more importantly, it’s the story of how Mike Peters, a true survivor of the music industry and cancer, has grown and sustained his career by leveraging the internet at every turn. Long before MySpace.com, YouTube, and iTunes, Mike Peters (with a little help from his freinds) had been using the 20th century’s most important communication revolution in ways that few before him had even thought possible.