#webhistory — Public Fediverse posts
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Why RSS Never Really Died
RSS never died; it quietly kept working while the rest of the web became more centralized, algorithmic, and controlled. -
Why RSS Never Really Died
RSS never died; it quietly kept working while the rest of the web became more centralized, algorithmic, and controlled. -
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"
https://www.w3.org/People/Berners-Lee/1991/08/art-6487.txtThank you Tim and thank you to everyone who has helped make the web an open, powerful global information sharing system for all.
#WebAnniversary #WebHistory -
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"
https://www.w3.org/People/Berners-Lee/1991/08/art-6487.txtThank you Tim and thank you to everyone who has helped make the web an open, powerful global information sharing system for all.
#WebAnniversary #WebHistory -
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"
https://www.w3.org/People/Berners-Lee/1991/08/art-6487.txtThank you Tim and thank you to everyone who has helped make the web an open, powerful global information sharing system for all.
#WebAnniversary #WebHistory -
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"
https://www.w3.org/People/Berners-Lee/1991/08/art-6487.txtThank you Tim and thank you to everyone who has helped make the web an open, powerful global information sharing system for all.
#WebAnniversary #WebHistory -
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"
https://www.w3.org/People/Berners-Lee/1991/08/art-6487.txtThank you Tim and thank you to everyone who has helped make the web an open, powerful global information sharing system for all.
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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: https://www.w3.org/support-us/
#WebHistory #GivingTuesday #SupportW3C -
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: https://www.w3.org/support-us/
#WebHistory #GivingTuesday #SupportW3C -
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: https://www.w3.org/support-us/
#WebHistory #GivingTuesday #SupportW3C -
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: https://www.w3.org/support-us/
#WebHistory #GivingTuesday #SupportW3C -
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: https://www.w3.org/support-us/
#WebHistory #GivingTuesday #SupportW3C -
The small, real, original web https://spacetimetech.wordpress.com/2026/07/19/the-small-real-original-web
Got my post on the small web done- it links to sites by @rootcompute and @stefan, a directory by @ttntm, and blogs by @HailsandAles, @ploum, @reedandpickup, @derthomas, @fribbledom, and @j9t
Also tagging these folks from when I mentioned it before, hope I got everyone, apologies if I didn't!
@allen @tk @wendigo @enocc @unfunnyryan @donutage @farrisswisher @chris @cb @irgndsondepp @hl @Tijn @isocat @mastosalo @unusnemo @shivering_wreck @RadicalSocialWorker @vlrny @rushey @librarymonster @shellsharks @RobinMarx @82mhz @BonfireAtNight
#SmallWeb #IndieWeb #PersonalWebsites #blogs #blogging #writing #smolweb #indie #HumanWeb #GeminiProtocol #Gopher #WebHistory #InternetHistory #future
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The small, real, original web https://spacetimetech.wordpress.com/2026/07/19/the-small-real-original-web
Got my post on the small web done- it links to sites by @rootcompute and @stefan, a directory by @ttntm, and blogs by @HailsandAles, @ploum, @reedandpickup, @derthomas, @fribbledom, and @j9t
Also tagging these folks from when I mentioned it before, hope I got everyone, apologies if I didn't!
@allen @tk @wendigo @enocc @unfunnyryan @donutage @farrisswisher @chris @cb @irgndsondepp @hl @Tijn @isocat @mastosalo @unusnemo @shivering_wreck @RadicalSocialWorker @vlrny @rushey @librarymonster @shellsharks @RobinMarx @82mhz @BonfireAtNight
#SmallWeb #IndieWeb #PersonalWebsites #blogs #blogging #writing #smolweb #indie #HumanWeb #GeminiProtocol #Gopher #WebHistory #InternetHistory #future
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The small, real, original web https://spacetimetech.wordpress.com/2026/07/19/the-small-real-original-web
Got my post on the small web done- it links to sites by @rootcompute and @stefan, a directory by @ttntm, and blogs by @HailsandAles, @ploum, @reedandpickup, @derthomas, @fribbledom, and @j9t
Also tagging these folks from when I mentioned it before, hope I got everyone, apologies if I didn't!
@allen @tk @wendigo @enocc @unfunnyryan @donutage @farrisswisher @chris @cb @irgndsondepp @hl @Tijn @isocat @mastosalo @unusnemo @shivering_wreck @RadicalSocialWorker @vlrny @rushey @librarymonster @shellsharks @RobinMarx @82mhz @BonfireAtNight
#SmallWeb #IndieWeb #PersonalWebsites #blogs #blogging #writing #smolweb #indie #HumanWeb #GeminiProtocol #Gopher #WebHistory #InternetHistory #future
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The small, real, original web https://spacetimetech.wordpress.com/2026/07/19/the-small-real-original-web
Got my post on the small web done- it links to sites by @rootcompute and @stefan, a directory by @ttntm, and blogs by @HailsandAles, @ploum, @reedandpickup, @derthomas, @fribbledom, and @j9t
Also tagging these folks from when I mentioned it before, hope I got everyone, apologies if I didn't!
@allen @tk @wendigo @enocc @unfunnyryan @donutage @farrisswisher @chris @cb @irgndsondepp @hl @Tijn @isocat @mastosalo @unusnemo @shivering_wreck @RadicalSocialWorker @vlrny @rushey @librarymonster @shellsharks @RobinMarx @82mhz @BonfireAtNight
#SmallWeb #IndieWeb #PersonalWebsites #blogs #blogging #writing #smolweb #indie #HumanWeb #GeminiProtocol #Gopher #WebHistory #InternetHistory #future
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The small, real, original web https://spacetimetech.wordpress.com/2026/07/19/the-small-real-original-web
Got my post on the small web done- it links to sites by @rootcompute and @stefan, a directory by @ttntm, and blogs by @HailsandAles, @ploum, @reedandpickup, @derthomas, @fribbledom, and @j9t
Also tagging these folks from when I mentioned it before, hope I got everyone, apologies if I didn't!
@allen @tk @wendigo @enocc @unfunnyryan @donutage @farrisswisher @chris @cb @irgndsondepp @hl @Tijn @isocat @mastosalo @unusnemo @shivering_wreck @RadicalSocialWorker @vlrny @rushey @librarymonster @shellsharks @RobinMarx @82mhz @BonfireAtNight
#SmallWeb #IndieWeb #PersonalWebsites #blogs #blogging #writing #smolweb #indie #HumanWeb #GeminiProtocol #Gopher #WebHistory #InternetHistory #future
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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 #WebHistoryRead The Whole Post By Clicking The Link Below:
https://ericfoltin.com/2026/07/18/before-algorithms-took-over-everything/ -
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 #WebHistoryRead The Whole Post By Clicking The Link Below:
https://ericfoltin.com/2026/07/18/before-algorithms-took-over-everything/ -
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 #WebHistoryRead The Whole Post By Clicking The Link Below:
https://ericfoltin.com/2026/07/18/before-algorithms-took-over-everything/ -
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 #WebHistoryRead The Whole Post By Clicking The Link Below:
https://ericfoltin.com/2026/07/18/before-algorithms-took-over-everything/ -
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 #WebHistoryRead The Whole Post By Clicking The Link Below:
https://ericfoltin.com/2026/07/18/before-algorithms-took-over-everything/ -
Matrix URIs, a URL syntax from Tim Berners-Lee that never shipped (1996)
https://www.w3.org/DesignIssues/MatrixURIs.html
#HackerNews #MatrixURIs #TimBernersLee #webhistory #techinnovation #URLsyntax
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Matrix URIs, a URL syntax from Tim Berners-Lee that never shipped (1996)
https://www.w3.org/DesignIssues/MatrixURIs.html
#HackerNews #MatrixURIs #TimBernersLee #webhistory #techinnovation #URLsyntax
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Matrix URIs, a URL syntax from Tim Berners-Lee that never shipped (1996)
https://www.w3.org/DesignIssues/MatrixURIs.html
#HackerNews #MatrixURIs #TimBernersLee #webhistory #techinnovation #URLsyntax
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Matrix URIs, a URL syntax from Tim Berners-Lee that never shipped (1996)
https://www.w3.org/DesignIssues/MatrixURIs.html
#HackerNews #MatrixURIs #TimBernersLee #webhistory #techinnovation #URLsyntax
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Matrix URIs, a URL syntax from Tim Berners-Lee that never shipped (1996)
https://www.w3.org/DesignIssues/MatrixURIs.html
#HackerNews #MatrixURIs #TimBernersLee #webhistory #techinnovation #URLsyntax
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RE: https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/@dkade/116830233739173707
"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 -
RE: https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/@dkade/116830233739173707
"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 -
RE: https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/@dkade/116830233739173707
"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 -
RE: https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/@dkade/116830233739173707
"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 -
RE: https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/@dkade/116830233739173707
"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."
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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: https://web.archive.org
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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: https://web.archive.org
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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: https://web.archive.org
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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: https://web.archive.org
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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: https://web.archive.org
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Old'aVista – The most powerful guide to the old Internet
#HackerNews #OldInternet #InternetArchive #DigitalNostalgia #WebHistory #RetroTech
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Old'aVista – The most powerful guide to the old Internet
#HackerNews #OldInternet #InternetArchive #DigitalNostalgia #WebHistory #RetroTech
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Old'aVista – The most powerful guide to the old Internet
#HackerNews #OldInternet #InternetArchive #DigitalNostalgia #WebHistory #RetroTech
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Old'aVista – The most powerful guide to the old Internet
#HackerNews #OldInternet #InternetArchive #DigitalNostalgia #WebHistory #RetroTech
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This is from a story by frank broughton in I-D Magazine 31 years ago. In issue 136 - Who Controls Cyberspace
https://www.paperposts.me/20-years-ago-this-month-i-d-magazine-issue-136/ -
This is from a story by frank broughton in I-D Magazine 31 years ago. In issue 136 - Who Controls Cyberspace
https://www.paperposts.me/20-years-ago-this-month-i-d-magazine-issue-136/ -
This is from a story by frank broughton in I-D Magazine 31 years ago. In issue 136 - Who Controls Cyberspace
https://www.paperposts.me/20-years-ago-this-month-i-d-magazine-issue-136/ -
This is from a story by frank broughton in I-D Magazine 31 years ago. In issue 136 - Who Controls Cyberspace
https://www.paperposts.me/20-years-ago-this-month-i-d-magazine-issue-136/ -
Ego vs. Strategie: Wie ich 1996 durch einen Zufall das Megga Zuppa Duppa Network gründete.
Es begab sich im Jahr 1996...
In meiner damaligen „Netz-Bubble“ trat jemand sehr arrogant und aufschneiderisch auf. Er posaunte überall herum, dass er als Firma das „Medien Zentrum Dortmund“ (oder so ähnlich) gründen würde. Stolz verkündete er auch direkt die passende Domain: mzd.net.
Wieder zu Hause am Rechner siegte die Neugier. Ich wollte sehen, was er da schon aufgebaut hatte. Die Überraschung: Unter www.mzd.net war absolut nichts erreichbar. Ein kurzer Check der Whois-Daten bestätigte: Die Domain war noch gar nicht registriert!
In einer Mischung aus Spaß und um ihm einen kleinen Denkzettel zu verpassen, gründete ich kurzerhand das „Megga Zuppa Duppa Network“ und registrierte mzd.net. Damals durften .net-Domains ja offiziell nur von Firmen und Organisationen aus dem Netzwerkbereich registriert werden.
Ich wollte ihm zeigen, dass man sich Namen sichert, bevor man groß damit prahlt. Gegen ein oder zwei Bier als „Lehrgeld“ hätte ich ihm die Domain sofort übertragen. Ich wollte ihm ja nicht schaden, nur sein Ego ein wenig erden.
Doch es kam anders. Statt Einsicht gab es Ego-Explosionen und absurde Hacker-Vorwürfe. Tja, Kommunikation ist eben alles.
Und wie ich jetzt beim „digitalen Aufräumen“ festgestellt habe: Ich besitze die mzd.net inzwischen seit fast 30 Jahren.
Jetzt stehe ich vor der Wahl und brauche den Rat der Fediverse-Schwarmintelligenz:
1. Soll ich das legendäre Megga Zuppa Duppa Network endlich mit Leben füllen und auferstehen lassen?
2. Oder gibt es seriöse Domainbroker, die ihr empfehlen könnt, um dieses Stück Internetgeschichte in gute Hände zu verkaufen?Ich bin gespannt auf eure Gedanken und Tipps!
#InternetHistory #WebHistory #VintageWeb #DomainNames #Storytelling #Nostalgie #1990s #Netzgeschichte #MZD #DomainHandel #Fediverse #TechStories #AskFedi
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RIP Ask Jeeves. The natural-language search engine founded in 1996 was rebranded as Ask in 2006, and officially shut down on May 1.
Here are the Wayback Machine’s first and last captures of the site.
When websites disappear, the historical record can disappear with them. The #WaybackMachine preserves that history – capturing the web so its past remains accessible.
Explore 30 years of web history: https://web.archive.org
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RIP Ask Jeeves. The natural-language search engine founded in 1996 was rebranded as Ask in 2006, and officially shut down on May 1.
Here are the Wayback Machine’s first and last captures of the site.
When websites disappear, the historical record can disappear with them. The #WaybackMachine preserves that history – capturing the web so its past remains accessible.
Explore 30 years of web history: https://web.archive.org
