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dub3's pixel tribute to TNW in 2008: a Web 2.0-era news site
Pixel tribute by dub3, after the 2008 page

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TNW (2008)

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Cost
3 RAM
Power
5
Rarity
Common
Family
Media
Era
Web 2.0 (2003 to 2008)
Collection
The Long Tail

What it does

On reveal: If played in round 5 or later, +3 Power to this card.

On reveal happens once, when the card flips.

It costs 3 RAM to play and brings 5 Power to its lane. You get 1 RAM in round 1, 2 in round 2, and so on.

Media cards broadcast Power to your other lanes.

The site, in 2008

A technology news site and conference series from Amsterdam, covering new technology and start-ups in Europe.

The company began in 2006 with a conference, and the blog followed in January 2008. It took about a year to reach 100,000 monthly visitors and had 8 to 10 million by 2016. The Financial Times bought a majority stake in 2019.

Web 2.0 era, 2003 to 2008. Rounded corners, reflections and drop shadows. Everything was social, and everything was in beta.

The Long Tail: The niche, the local and the specialist. Most of the web, really.

Pixel tribute by dub3, after the 2008 page.

Put it on your site

Run TNW, or just remember it fondly? Here's its button, 88 by 31 like it's 1999. Paste this into your page:

TNW is a dub3 card

In the game, this pixel page loads the way it did in 2008, then plays a short scene. Want TNW in your deck? Make a free account and open some packs, or try a match first. No sign-up needed for that.