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Re: Internet Artifacts

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Post by 0xEF »

47282847 wrote: post #31
kome wrote: post #26

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I was thinking the same. this is a very american centric vision of the internet - especially when it comes to the websites mentioned

Works for me as a German, online since 96. Oh please yes create a version that applies to your cultural background and how you experienced the net!

> Oh please yes create a version that applies to your cultural background and how you experienced the net!

As an American, I'd love to see this. Been online since AOL came on 3.5" floppies, but I know the US-centric version is only half the story. An example I was exploring recently was Tetetext which I have no memory of in the US. From what I understand, only a handful of bigger cities tried it and it simply was not that popular here. Growing up, we also had the perception that the BBC, in general, was a stuffy old news corp and had no real idea about the BBC Micro since Commodore and Atari dominated here. As an adult, it feels like I missed out on half the computing world back before things became a bit more interconnected.

If someone is up for making such a site, I'd be interested in watching or even contributing if I have anything valuable to offer.

Re: Internet Artifacts

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Post by 0xEF »

tantalor wrote: post #50
dev-slash-zero wrote: post #15

I also would consider Digg to be the direct predecessor of Reddit. If I recall correctly it was more popular until possibly as late as 2010.

fark.com

Fark feels like the echo of a dream these days. It's like the Friendster of news aggregators; it came on the scene first, set the tone for everything that followed, then faded from memory.

Re: Internet Artifacts

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Post by throwawaycities »

latexr wrote: post #47
throwawaycities wrote: post #44

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Digg is being relaunched - with Alexis on board. A bunch of the early internet brands are being rebranded/relaunched which is collectively is being branded as the nostalgic internet. Napster, Limewire, Digg, GeoCities…to name a few

> A bunch of the early internet brands are being rebranded/relaunched More like recycled to lend credence to dubious grifts and tangential services. Digg is all-in on AI; Napster is another paid music streaming service; Limewire is another file locker and an AI cryptocurrency¹; GeoCities I’m not aware of a revival. > which is collectively is being branded as the nostalgic internet. Nothing about that is nostalgic or…

Besides GeoCities - the rest are being relaunched by SV VCs and PE groups.

Napster was acquired and relaunched in crypto a few years ago and just resold for $100M+ to a metaverse company immediately following a new raise at a $1B+ valuation.

So yeah it’s acquiring historic IP by VC/PE to resell to friends that are using someone else’s funds. Considering the .com boom and era of publicly traded big tech giving golden parachutes to friends (buying their companies and shutting them down) - it’s very nostalgic.

Re: Internet Artifacts

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Post by oceansky »

"It was responsible for one of the first online web purchases - A large pepperoni and mushroom pizza, with extra cheese."

Two students had already sold weed to each other over two decades prior.

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Post by james_chu »

Thank you for letting me see the development process of computers. This is an incredible experience, truly unforgettable. Seeing Yahoo from 1994 was amazing. The interactive exhibit is fantastic, and I really love this
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