Web Development

Web Development

From hand-built Flash sites in 2002 to the AI, SEO and automation platforms running today, traced through the Internet Archive.

How the sites grew

Each live site, played from its first verified Internet Archive capture to what it does today. Scroll past a card to watch it change, or tap a year to jump to it. The newest designs are also in the portfolio on the home page.

First archived Jun 2006 · 3 archive checkpoints

SLU2

slu2.com

First archived in June 2006 as “Salt Lake You Too?”, an SLC community site with news, links and a forum. It became “Sensi Life You Too” by 2017 and “Social Life You Too!”, social-networking SEO and automation, by 2020. Today it is SEO Leverage Unlocked 2.0: software and service bundles that combine SEO, social media marketing, automation, hosting and web services.

  1. Jun 2006
  2. Apr 2017
  3. May 2020
  4. Live today

First archived Jan 2007 · 3 archive checkpoints

TPNetworks

tpnetworks.net

Thompson Professional Networks was first archived in January 2007 as an “ISP for website hosting, promotion and design” with physical networking installation and troubleshooting; its footer read 2003–2006. By 2013 it was “Continuity For Life”, and in 2020 “Thompson Professional Networks LLC est 2002”. Today: AI employees, “the Atlas Crew”, that answer calls, follow up on leads and handle email around the clock.

  1. Jan 2007
  2. Feb 2013
  3. Jan 2020
  4. Live today

First archived Jul 2007 · 3 archive checkpoints

Utah Pirate Radio

utahpirateradio.com

First archived in July 2007 as a WordPress radio site with an events calendar; by 2017 it was “Radio for the curious nomad”. Today it broadcasts outside the lines: independent music, open frequencies, field reports, song requests, shoutouts and the #disruptarian chat on Libera.Chat.

  1. Jul 2007
  2. Apr 2017
  3. Jan 2020
  4. Live today

First archived Sep 2011 · 1 archive checkpoint

Justin Jared Thompson Memorial

justin-thompson.com

First archived in September 2011 as a WordPress memorial, with photos of Justin posted in January 2011. It still preserves the photos, writings, obituary and family remembrance pages for Justin Jared Thompson (1986–2002).

  1. Sep 2011
  2. Live today

First archived Dec 2012 · 1 archive checkpoint

House of Thompson

houseofthompson.net

First archived in December 2012 as a Thompson family history and genealogy site. Rebuilt as a black-marble “mind palace”: six chambers of craft, family memory, music, discovery and creative light.

  1. Dec 2012
  2. Live today

First archived Apr 2015 · 3 archive checkpoints

Clovis Star

clovisstar.com

First archived in April 2015 as “The Clovis Star News”, a family print newspaper and tech store; by 2017 its home page linked Spun Web Technology and TPNetworks, and in 2019 it hosted the Clovis Star chat room. Today it is the Clovis Star Gnostic Library: a research library for early Christian, gnostic, apocryphal, hermetic, Ethiopian, Egyptian and Sumerian writings, with side-by-side comparison and research highlights.

  1. Apr 2015
  2. May 2017
  3. May 2019
  4. Live today

First archived Nov 2015 · 3 archive checkpoints

Disruptarian Radio

disruptarian.com

First archived in November 2015 as “Disruptarian – Disruptive Ideas and Creations”; by 2020 it was Disruptarian Radio, and in 2023 “Live Talk and Reggae Music”. Today: an independent station for original music, live radio, weekly podcasts, independent commentary and DJ Disruptarian’s albums.

  1. Nov 2015
  2. Jan 2020
  3. Jan 2023
  4. Live today

Earliest verified capture Jan 2016 · 3 archive checkpoints

eChaos

echaos.org

Ryan’s eChaos first appears in the archive in January 2016 as the “Innovative and Disruptive Technology Blog”, then from 2017 as the eChaos Steampunk and Cosplay Gallery. Today: a live, interactive fractal field driven by the Disruptarian Radio stream, and the official DJ Disruptarian merch shop.

  1. Jan 2016
  2. May 2017
  3. Jul 2022
  4. Live today

Earliest verified capture Mar 2020 · 3 archive checkpoints

Emerald Sun

emeraldsun.net

Ryan’s Emerald Sun first appears in the archive in March 2020 as “Emerald Sun Inc – Continuity For Life”; by 2024 it was his portfolio. Today it is Emerald Sun Design Studio: digital marketing, web design, SEO systems, creative UI, WordPress coding and practical automation strategy.

  1. Mar 2020
  2. Jan 2022
  3. Jan 2024
  4. Live today

Earliest verified capture May 2020 · 2 archive checkpoints

Spun Web Technology

spunwebtechnology.com

Ryan’s Spun Web Technology first appears in the archive in May 2020, selling backlink campaigns and SEO training. Today: managed websites, AI, SEO and automation for growing businesses, with systems that attract customers, follow up with leads and reduce repetitive work.

  1. May 2020
  2. May 2022
  3. Live today

Former sites

Sites Ryan built and ran whose domains are no longer ours. Each one plays from its earliest capture that is clearly his to the last one, all from the Internet Archive; we don’t link to the domains themselves, which now belong to other people.

2001–2026 · domain no longer ours

Tech Pro Now

techpronow.com

Ryan’s IT services brand. The October 2005 capture sells I.T. tools, software and web hosting; by February 2007 it was “Tech Pro Now – Onsite Technical Support and Consulting”, “creating effective connections for business” with Wi-Fi, structured cabling, VoIP and dedicated hosting. From 2020 it carried Ryan’s own page, and the last capture, April 2026, belongs to Thompson Professional Networks LLC.

Earliest verified capture Oct 2005 · 4 archive checkpoints

  1. Oct 2005
  2. Feb 2007
  3. Feb 2020
  4. Apr 2026

2002–2026 · domain no longer ours

Where’s The Map

wheresthemap.info

A sailing and travel community by 2017, “design and hosting by Spun Web Technology”, with map points for Thompson Professional Networks. In 2020 it told Ryan and Kimberly’s story; by 2023 it was “Where’s The Map Info”, and the last capture, August 2025, is a family travel blog: “Your Gateway to Affordable & Exotic Adventures”. Its verified stories now live on at Clovis Star.

Earliest verified capture Jul 2017 · 4 archive checkpoints

  1. Jul 2017
  2. Mar 2020
  3. Jun 2023
  4. Aug 2025

2021–2025 · domain no longer ours

Athy Ireland

athyireland.com

Athy Ireland Community News, first archived in June 2021 as a photography site for the town of Athy, County Kildare. By 2023 it ran Athy Ireland Radio, and in 2024 it was “Your Community Hub for All Things Athy”, sponsored by Tech Pro Now, Emerald Sun and SLU2. The last verified capture, January 2025, still carried Disruptarian Radio posts.

Earliest verified capture Jun 2021 · 4 archive checkpoints

  1. Jun 2021
  2. Feb 2023
  3. Feb 2024
  4. Jan 2025

2003–2008 · domain no longer ours

Onsite Pro Tech

onsiteprotech.com

First archived in July 2003 as Ryan R. Thompson’s IT specialist résumé. By 2005 it was Onsite Pro Tech, hosted by HosTrue with Tech Pro Now as a client, and from 2006 the “Nationwide IT Service Provider”, a marketplace matching companies with IT contractors. The last capture is November 2008.

First archived Jul 2003 · 4 archive checkpoints

  1. Jul 2003
  2. Jan 2005
  3. Feb 2006
  4. Nov 2008

2003–2007 · domain no longer ours

HosTrue

hostrue.com

HosTrue quality web hosting, with live support and web templates, in December 2003. From December 2004 it was “HosTrue Hosting – Truely Reliable”, with Fantastico, PHP and MySQL hosting plans on Red Hat servers. The last Ryan-era capture is August 2007.

First archived Dec 2003 · 3 archive checkpoints

  1. Dec 2003
  2. Dec 2004
  3. Aug 2007

2003–2005 · domain no longer ours

Discovering Colorado

discoveringcolorado.com

Colorado travel, tourism and chat, “designed by www.techpronow.com” for Pro Tech Colorado. The September 2003 site had a travel chat room and newsletter; by June 2004 it added Colorado yellow-page services and a travel-coupon newsletter. The last Ryan-era capture is December 2005.

First archived Sep 2003 · 3 archive checkpoints

  1. Sep 2003
  2. Jun 2004
  3. Dec 2005

Client sites, 2001–2003

From the 2001–2003 archive

Jan 2003

Main Street Coffee House

“Main Street Coffee House downtown SLC.” A coffee-house site in Salt Lake City.

Archived site

Jan 2003

twentyafterfour.com

A client site hosted under creativegrace.org/20after4.

Archived site

Nov 2002

CGM Construction Service

“Web Design and Building Construction.” Construction cleaning and web work under one roof.

Archived site

Oct 2001

Creative Chat

The Creative Grace chat room, later chat.behindzioncurtain.com.

Archived site

Jul 2003

Other sites

The 2003 “other sites” showcase page.

Archived site

The original web services

From the 2001–2003 archive

“From construction to web services, Creative Grace is designed to serve your needs with integrity and promptness.” In 2002 Creative Grace offered:

  • The Basic Package, $300: custom graphics and navigation, counter, search-engine meta tags, one month of search-engine advertising and Webalizer statistics.
  • The Multimedia Package, $500 and more: everything in Basic plus basic Flash development and JavaScript.
  • Hourly work at $15–$25 per hour, including audio/video streaming and advanced Java and Flash scripting.

Historical prices from 2002, kept for the record. Services page · Web services page

“Business is growing”

From the 2001–2003 archive
We at Creative Grace strive for integrity and knowledge. We continue to expand our solutions to places that we never dreamed of. Business is growing and so is our capacity. We can deliver enterprise wide solutions, ranging from customer service to e-commerce.

Creative Grace Web Design, 22 Dec 2002. By February 2003 the home page was a Flash presentation headed “Affordable Website Design from Creative Grace”, with a toll-free number and “content by Creative Grace Design 2001–2003”. See the 2002 page