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Americans have stopped using the Internet the way they used to

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Re: Americans have stopped using the Internet the way they used to

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Post by chx »

electricEmu wrote: post #14
chx wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

There are still pockets of resistance, specific forums that do not go away. The traffic have dwindled on some but still, there's enough. Others are thriving.

Where would someone find these pockets? I've felt a real lack of pulse since reader went away and the IRC channels I used to frequent sputtered out.

As I said: forums. For example, if you travel a lot, flyertalk. There are several forums still alive for PC enthusiasts especially if you are building small factor machines or insane gaming rigs: hardforum, overclock.net etc.

Re: Americans have stopped using the Internet the way they used to

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Post by AznHisoka »

electricEmu wrote: post #14
chx wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

There are still pockets of resistance, specific forums that do not go away. The traffic have dwindled on some but still, there's enough. Others are thriving.

Where would someone find these pockets? I've felt a real lack of pulse since reader went away and the IRC channels I used to frequent sputtered out.

Healthboards and other health related forums. Nobody likes to discuss their health issues on Facebook or Twitter.

same goes with relationships and mommy related forums.

Re: Americans have stopped using the Internet the way they used to

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Post by kingkawn »

Olscore wrote: post #4

Was just saying the other day how it sucks seeing the web change. It's like when musicians complain about the music industry being over produced and too commercialized. I remember back in the 90's how excited I was just by making links underline or change color (before CSS.) Thought it was the coolest thing ever. The web used to be a place to find people who shared the same interests and I feel that is no longer the…

Money makes things suck.

Re: Americans have stopped using the Internet the way they used to

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Post by PhasmaFelis »

chx wrote: post #12
Olscore wrote: post #4

Was just saying the other day how it sucks seeing the web change. It's like when musicians complain about the music industry being over produced and too commercialized. I remember back in the 90's how excited I was just by making links underline or change color (before CSS.) Thought it was the coolest thing ever. The web used to be a place to find people who shared the same interests and I feel that is no longer the…

There are still pockets of resistance, specific forums that do not go away. The traffic have dwindled on some but still, there's enough. Others are thriving.

Niche forums have a been a major holdout for a long while, but even those are fading as profit-focused megaforums like Reddit take over the space and draw off potential new users. There's nothing that the commercial web won't suck dry if it can.

Re: Americans have stopped using the Internet the way they used to

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Post by PhasmaFelis »

PhasmaFelis wrote: post #25
chx wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

There are still pockets of resistance, specific forums that do not go away. The traffic have dwindled on some but still, there's enough. Others are thriving.

Niche forums have a been a major holdout for a long while, but even those are fading as profit-focused megaforums like Reddit take over the space and draw off potential new users. There's nothing that the commercial web won't suck dry if it can.

(Of course, we're supposed to call this "disruption" and celebrate it.)

Re: Americans have stopped using the Internet the way they used to

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Post by fucking_tragedy »

russell wrote: post #18
Olscore wrote: post #4

Was just saying the other day how it sucks seeing the web change. It's like when musicians complain about the music industry being over produced and too commercialized. I remember back in the 90's how excited I was just by making links underline or change color (before CSS.) Thought it was the coolest thing ever. The web used to be a place to find people who shared the same interests and I feel that is no longer the…

The Eternal September all over again. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eternal_September

It never really ended.

Re: Americans have stopped using the Internet the way they used to

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Post by fucking_tragedy »

PhasmaFelis wrote: post #25
chx wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

There are still pockets of resistance, specific forums that do not go away. The traffic have dwindled on some but still, there's enough. Others are thriving.

Niche forums have a been a major holdout for a long while, but even those are fading as profit-focused megaforums like Reddit take over the space and draw off potential new users. There's nothing that the commercial web won't suck dry if it can.

The slow decline of niche forums to Redditized discussion forums has been painful. Reddit's format, culture and user base has been anathema to the principles that made older forums treasure troves of information and entertainment.

Re: Americans have stopped using the Internet the way they used to

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Post by bordercases »

chx wrote: post #12
Olscore wrote: post #4

Was just saying the other day how it sucks seeing the web change. It's like when musicians complain about the music industry being over produced and too commercialized. I remember back in the 90's how excited I was just by making links underline or change color (before CSS.) Thought it was the coolest thing ever. The web used to be a place to find people who shared the same interests and I feel that is no longer the…

There are still pockets of resistance, specific forums that do not go away. The traffic have dwindled on some but still, there's enough. Others are thriving.

If we know the platforms they're running on then they could be detectable with deep-linked information via some Shodan equivalent, perhaps.

Re: Americans have stopped using the Internet the way they used to

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Post by dredmorbius »

fighting wrote: post #5

The internet really should come with a warning, anything you say or do can and will be tracked and stored and used against you in a court of law (or guantanamo)

This used to be the case, particularly when submitting forms on non-HTTPS sites. Well, not the court-of-law and Gitmo bits, but that the information could be intercepted. Old Netscape browsers and such.

Not so much these days.

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