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After getting a BA and MA in broadcasting and journalism at Texas Tech, Bill went to the University of Texas at Austin as director of both a four-city instructional television network and the university’s instructional television system. While there he also worked on a doctorate in mass communications.
Bill then moved to Ohio where he accepted a position as Bowling Green State University’s Director of Instructional Television and Special Projects. Later he started his own communications consulting firm in Washington, DC with clients including trade associations, corporations, and many government agencies. He was also asked to take a one-year contract as FEMA’s first Director of News and Information when that agency was first created. While in Washington he was elected national president of the Independent Media Producers’ Association and, as a registered lobbyist, helped get several laws passed to help independent producers.
After 20 years in Washington, Bill decided to change careers and move back to Ohio as a Registered Investment Advisor to give his two young daughters the chance to grow up around friends and relatives … a chance that he never had growing up in a military family and moving often enough for him to have attended 14 different schools before graduating.
Now he’s publishing a series of books entitled 20 Years of Internet Humor … and Some Other Interesting Things based upon decades of sending out a “Thought for the Day” through the internet.
Reviewed by Carol Thompson for Readers' Favorite
W.G. Williams's 20 Years of Internet Humor is a delightful anthology that combines a myriad of jokes, anecdotes, and humorous sketches collected over two decades of internet exchanges. The book's charm lies in its nostalgia, echoing the days when email chains and bulletin board posts were the lifeblood of online banter. Williams compiles these pieces with a light touch, ensuring a breezy read that’s both entertaining and reminiscent. The book's structure is straightforward and reader-friendly. Each entry briefly introduces a new piece of humor, ranging from workplace gaffes to family life ironies. This allows readers to dip in and out of the book, making it a perfect companion for moments needing levity or a quick escape from the daily grind.
What truly stands out in this collection is the historical perspective it offers on humor. It captures the zeitgeist of late 20th and early 21st-century internet culture when humor was less about memes and viral videos and more about shared stories and witty observations that could be easily forwarded in an email. Williams maintains an inclusive and lighthearted tone, never veering into the more divisive or cynical humor that can characterize online discourse today. His selections celebrate the quirks of daily life and the universal mishaps that we all can relate to, making them widely appealing. W.G. Williams's 20 Years of Internet Humor will make you laugh and transport you to a simpler time in internet history, filled with shared digital camaraderie. Williams shows how humor has shaped online communities and sustained personal connections across digital spaces. A book you won't want to miss!
