Gather around for tales of the Beforetimes when everything seemed brighter and more optimistic, even if the websites were basic and often stupid and sometimes downright tasteless.
So come along all you jaded old greybeards and plucky young Internet archaeologists, share what you've found out there in the patched deserts of the Internet outside of the great walled cities of the Big Web.
you're the man now dog
The Web Revival [MelonLand Wiki]
1y 4mon ago by feddit.uk/u/Emperor in webrevival@lemm.ee from wiki.melonland.netLemm.ee is shutting down.
1y 17d ago by lemm.ee/u/Irelephant in webrevival@lemm.eeMath Cats
1y 1mon ago by kbin.melroy.org/u/Emotional_Series7814 in webrevival@lemm.ee from www.mathcats.comSince I saw one post about ProBoards forums, I guess I’ll post mine too!
1y 1mon ago by thelemmy.club/u/cutebc5 in webrevival@lemm.eeTold that y’all would like this — old forum revival(??) - craigsworld.freeforums.net
1y 1mon ago by sh.itjust.works/u/CraigCabbage in webrevival@lemm.ee
Google AI search shift leaves website makers feeling ‘betrayed’
1y 2mon ago by discuss.tchncs.de/u/schnurrito in webrevival@lemm.ee from www.mercurynews.com
ooh.directory: a place to find good blogs that interest you
1y 2mon ago by lemmy.world/u/ElectroVagrant in webrevival@lemm.ee from ooh.directory
SpaceHey — MySpace revival
1y 2mon ago by feddit.uk/u/Emperor in webrevival@lemm.ee from spacehey.com
Optimizing images on my personal website (and optimizing the website itself)
1y 2mon ago by jlai.lu/u/Libb in webrevival@lemm.ee from jlai.luI found two webrings in two days relevant to my interests without first using a webrevival@lemm.ee post to get there
1y 2mon ago by kbin.melroy.org/u/Emotional_Series7814 in webrevival@lemm.ee
Building an IndieWeb house (II): Hugo and syndicating elsewhere
1y 3mon ago by feddit.uk/u/Emperor in webrevival@lemm.ee from coffeenow.moomop.ukPossible web hosting for Small Web/SmolWeb content?
1y 3mon ago by feddit.uk/u/Emperor in webrevival@lemm.ee from web1.0hosting.net
Curlie - the successor to the Open Directory Project/DMOZ
1y 3mon ago by feddit.uk/u/Emperor in webrevival@lemm.ee from curlie.org
Cloudhiker - a modern Stumbleupon
1y 3mon ago by feddit.uk/u/Emperor in webrevival@lemm.ee from cloudhiker.netThinking of tools and ways to ease the web-unfamilar back to the wider web
1y 3mon ago by lemmy.world/u/ElectroVagrant in webrevival@lemm.ee
Do you still host your own personal website? If so, what do you post/use it for?
1y 4mon ago by lemmy.dbzer0.com/u/Yingwu in webrevival@lemm.eeThe small web just feels "cozier", anyone agree?
1y 4mon ago by lemmy.dbzer0.com/u/Yingwu in webrevival@lemm.ee
Discover the IndieWeb, one blog post at a time.
1y 4mon ago by lemmy.world/u/ElectroVagrant in webrevival@lemm.ee from indieblog.page
FediZineFest 2025
1y 4mon ago by feddit.uk/u/Emperor in webrevival@lemm.ee from fedizinefest.glitch.me
A look at the Small Web, part 1
1y 4mon ago by feddit.uk/u/Emperor in webrevival@lemm.ee from hackaday.comFlashpoint Archive
1y 4mon ago by feddit.uk/u/Emperor in webrevival@lemm.ee from flashpointarchive.orgEscargot | MSN Messenger and Windows Live Messenger
1y 4mon ago by feddit.uk/u/Emperor in webrevival@lemm.ee from escargot.chat
Geoffrey Litt
1y 4mon ago by sopuli.xyz/u/Blaze in webrevival@lemm.ee from www.geoffreylitt.comWiby - Search Engine for the Classic Web
1y 4mon ago by feddit.uk/u/Emperor in webrevival@lemm.ee from wiby.meThe Gemini protocol, a lighter alternative to the web's HTTP
1y 4mon ago by sh.itjust.works/u/silverchase in webrevival@lemm.ee from geminiprotocol.netMarginalia, a search engine for non-commercial content (personal blogs, forums, small websites)
1y 4mon ago by lemmy.dbzer0.com/u/Blaze in webrevival@lemm.ee from marginalia-search.comVictorian 3-Tone Covers; or "Covers Which Belong to the Golden Era of Book Cover Art"
1y 4mon ago by ani.social/u/hisao in webrevival@lemm.ee from capstasher.neocities.org
The Yesterweb - Reclaiming the Internet
1y 4mon ago by feddit.uk/u/Emperor in webrevival@lemm.ee from yesterweb.orgIntroduction to the Small Web movement: a new era of digital freedom
1y 4mon ago by feddit.uk/u/Emperor in webrevival@lemm.ee from smallweb.thecozy.cat
Where have all the websites gone?
1y 4mon ago by feddit.uk/u/Emperor in webrevival@lemm.ee from www.fromjason.xyz
The Internet is about to get weird again
1y 4mon ago by lemm.ee/u/emperor in webrevival@lemm.ee from www.rollingstone.comthe web revival is not just about nostalgia
1y 4mon ago by lemm.ee/u/emperor in webrevival@lemm.ee from linwood.neocities.org