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  1. Why RSS Never Really Died

    RSS never died; it quietly kept working while the rest of the web became more centralized, algorithmic, and controlled.

    deadparrotbbs.com/why-rss-neve

  2. Why RSS Never Really Died

    RSS never died; it quietly kept working while the rest of the web became more centralized, algorithmic, and controlled.

    deadparrotbbs.com/why-rss-neve

  3. 35 years ago today, on 6 August 1991, @timbl shared about a project he called WorldWideWeb.

    "The WWW project merges the techniques of information retrieval and hypertext to make an easy but powerful global information system... Try it"
    w3.org/People/Berners-Lee/1991

    Thank you Tim and thank you to everyone who has helped make the web an open, powerful global information sharing system for all.
    #WebAnniversary #WebHistory

  4. 35 years ago today, on 6 August 1991, @timbl shared about a project he called WorldWideWeb.

    "The WWW project merges the techniques of information retrieval and hypertext to make an easy but powerful global information system... Try it"
    w3.org/People/Berners-Lee/1991

    Thank you Tim and thank you to everyone who has helped make the web an open, powerful global information sharing system for all.
    #WebAnniversary #WebHistory

  5. 35 years ago today, on 6 August 1991, @timbl shared about a project he called WorldWideWeb.

    "The WWW project merges the techniques of information retrieval and hypertext to make an easy but powerful global information system... Try it"
    w3.org/People/Berners-Lee/1991

    Thank you Tim and thank you to everyone who has helped make the web an open, powerful global information sharing system for all.
    #WebAnniversary #WebHistory

  6. 35 years ago today, on 6 August 1991, @timbl shared about a project he called WorldWideWeb.

    "The WWW project merges the techniques of information retrieval and hypertext to make an easy but powerful global information system... Try it"
    w3.org/People/Berners-Lee/1991

    Thank you Tim and thank you to everyone who has helped make the web an open, powerful global information sharing system for all.
    #WebAnniversary #WebHistory

  7. 35 years ago today, on 6 August 1991, @timbl shared about a project he called WorldWideWeb.

    "The WWW project merges the techniques of information retrieval and hypertext to make an easy but powerful global information system... Try it"
    w3.org/People/Berners-Lee/1991

    Thank you Tim and thank you to everyone who has helped make the web an open, powerful global information sharing system for all.
    #WebAnniversary #WebHistory

  8. Thursday is the 35th anniversary of @timbl sharing about a project he called WorldWideWeb and encouraging people to "Try it."

    Do you remember how you felt when you first tried it?

    A few years after he introduced the web to the world Tim founded W3C to assemble a single organization to coordinate web standards. You can support our continued work of making the web work -- for everyone at: w3.org/support-us/
    #WebHistory #GivingTuesday #SupportW3C

  9. Thursday is the 35th anniversary of @timbl sharing about a project he called WorldWideWeb and encouraging people to "Try it."

    Do you remember how you felt when you first tried it?

    A few years after he introduced the web to the world Tim founded W3C to assemble a single organization to coordinate web standards. You can support our continued work of making the web work -- for everyone at: w3.org/support-us/
    #WebHistory #GivingTuesday #SupportW3C

  10. Thursday is the 35th anniversary of @timbl sharing about a project he called WorldWideWeb and encouraging people to "Try it."

    Do you remember how you felt when you first tried it?

    A few years after he introduced the web to the world Tim founded W3C to assemble a single organization to coordinate web standards. You can support our continued work of making the web work -- for everyone at: w3.org/support-us/
    #WebHistory #GivingTuesday #SupportW3C

  11. Thursday is the 35th anniversary of @timbl sharing about a project he called WorldWideWeb and encouraging people to "Try it."

    Do you remember how you felt when you first tried it?

    A few years after he introduced the web to the world Tim founded W3C to assemble a single organization to coordinate web standards. You can support our continued work of making the web work -- for everyone at: w3.org/support-us/
    #WebHistory #GivingTuesday #SupportW3C

  12. Thursday is the 35th anniversary of @timbl sharing about a project he called WorldWideWeb and encouraging people to "Try it."

    Do you remember how you felt when you first tried it?

    A few years after he introduced the web to the world Tim founded W3C to assemble a single organization to coordinate web standards. You can support our continued work of making the web work -- for everyone at: w3.org/support-us/
    #WebHistory #GivingTuesday #SupportW3C

  13. Before Algorithms Took Over Everything
    Which outdated technology do you miss the most, and why? The piece of outdated technology I miss the most isn’t a gadget. It’s the old Internet. Back before every website wanted your email address, your firstborn child, and permis
    #dailyprompt #Dailyprompt2826 #internet #InternetCulture #nostalgia #OldInternet #Retro #technology #WebDesign #WebHistory

    Read The Whole Post By Clicking The Link Below:
    ericfoltin.com/2026/07/18/befo

  14. Before Algorithms Took Over Everything
    Which outdated technology do you miss the most, and why? The piece of outdated technology I miss the most isn’t a gadget. It’s the old Internet. Back before every website wanted your email address, your firstborn child, and permis
    #dailyprompt #Dailyprompt2826 #internet #InternetCulture #nostalgia #OldInternet #Retro #technology #WebDesign #WebHistory

    Read The Whole Post By Clicking The Link Below:
    ericfoltin.com/2026/07/18/befo

  15. Before Algorithms Took Over Everything
    Which outdated technology do you miss the most, and why? The piece of outdated technology I miss the most isn’t a gadget. It’s the old Internet. Back before every website wanted your email address, your firstborn child, and permis
    #dailyprompt #Dailyprompt2826 #internet #InternetCulture #nostalgia #OldInternet #Retro #technology #WebDesign #WebHistory

    Read The Whole Post By Clicking The Link Below:
    ericfoltin.com/2026/07/18/befo

  16. Before Algorithms Took Over Everything
    Which outdated technology do you miss the most, and why? The piece of outdated technology I miss the most isn’t a gadget. It’s the old Internet. Back before every website wanted your email address, your firstborn child, and permis
    #dailyprompt #Dailyprompt2826 #internet #InternetCulture #nostalgia #OldInternet #Retro #technology #WebDesign #WebHistory

    Read The Whole Post By Clicking The Link Below:
    ericfoltin.com/2026/07/18/befo

  17. Before Algorithms Took Over Everything
    Which outdated technology do you miss the most, and why? The piece of outdated technology I miss the most isn’t a gadget. It’s the old Internet. Back before every website wanted your email address, your firstborn child, and permis
    #dailyprompt #Dailyprompt2826 #internet #InternetCulture #nostalgia #OldInternet #Retro #technology #WebDesign #WebHistory

    Read The Whole Post By Clicking The Link Below:
    ericfoltin.com/2026/07/18/befo

  18. RE: mastodon.bsd.cafe/@dkade/11683

    "In the 1990s, while the Chernobyl Zone remained dangerous, restricted, and almost unreachable, servers in Pripyat and Chernobyl were already connected to the internet.
    In this episode, we uncover the forgotten digital infrastructure of the Zone — old websites, local networks, dedicated modem lines, and the people who built and maintained them."
    #webhistory

  19. RE: mastodon.bsd.cafe/@dkade/11683

    "In the 1990s, while the Chernobyl Zone remained dangerous, restricted, and almost unreachable, servers in Pripyat and Chernobyl were already connected to the internet.
    In this episode, we uncover the forgotten digital infrastructure of the Zone — old websites, local networks, dedicated modem lines, and the people who built and maintained them."
    #webhistory

  20. RE: mastodon.bsd.cafe/@dkade/11683

    "In the 1990s, while the Chernobyl Zone remained dangerous, restricted, and almost unreachable, servers in Pripyat and Chernobyl were already connected to the internet.
    In this episode, we uncover the forgotten digital infrastructure of the Zone — old websites, local networks, dedicated modem lines, and the people who built and maintained them."
    #webhistory

  21. RE: mastodon.bsd.cafe/@dkade/11683

    "In the 1990s, while the Chernobyl Zone remained dangerous, restricted, and almost unreachable, servers in Pripyat and Chernobyl were already connected to the internet.
    In this episode, we uncover the forgotten digital infrastructure of the Zone — old websites, local networks, dedicated modem lines, and the people who built and maintained them."
    #webhistory

  22. RE: mastodon.bsd.cafe/@dkade/11683

    "In the 1990s, while the Chernobyl Zone remained dangerous, restricted, and almost unreachable, servers in Pripyat and Chernobyl were already connected to the internet.
    In this episode, we uncover the forgotten digital infrastructure of the Zone — old websites, local networks, dedicated modem lines, and the people who built and maintained them."
    #webhistory

  23. Today on International Archives Day, we recognize how institutions like the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) safeguard the nation’s documentary history, ensuring accountability, preserving memory, and maintaining access to records across generations.

    Just as the NARA preserves a nation’s record, the Wayback Machine preserves the history of its web presence. 🕰️ 💾

    Explore decades of #webhistory with the #WaybackMachine: web.archive.org

    #InternationalArchivesDay

  24. Today on International Archives Day, we recognize how institutions like the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) safeguard the nation’s documentary history, ensuring accountability, preserving memory, and maintaining access to records across generations.

    Just as the NARA preserves a nation’s record, the Wayback Machine preserves the history of its web presence. 🕰️ 💾

    Explore decades of #webhistory with the #WaybackMachine: web.archive.org

    #InternationalArchivesDay

  25. Today on International Archives Day, we recognize how institutions like the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) safeguard the nation’s documentary history, ensuring accountability, preserving memory, and maintaining access to records across generations.

    Just as the NARA preserves a nation’s record, the Wayback Machine preserves the history of its web presence. 🕰️ 💾

    Explore decades of #webhistory with the #WaybackMachine: web.archive.org

    #InternationalArchivesDay

  26. Today on International Archives Day, we recognize how institutions like the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) safeguard the nation’s documentary history, ensuring accountability, preserving memory, and maintaining access to records across generations.

    Just as the NARA preserves a nation’s record, the Wayback Machine preserves the history of its web presence. 🕰️ 💾

    Explore decades of #webhistory with the #WaybackMachine: web.archive.org

    #InternationalArchivesDay

  27. Today on International Archives Day, we recognize how institutions like the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) safeguard the nation’s documentary history, ensuring accountability, preserving memory, and maintaining access to records across generations.

    Just as the NARA preserves a nation’s record, the Wayback Machine preserves the history of its web presence. 🕰️ 💾

    Explore decades of #webhistory with the #WaybackMachine: web.archive.org

    #InternationalArchivesDay