sanitation@lemmy.today to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 15 hours agoRemembering the pre-Google web, when search was an experiment: “Most people have completely forgotten how chaotic it really was.”arstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square20fedilinkarrow-up1118
arrow-up1118external-linkRemembering the pre-Google web, when search was an experiment: “Most people have completely forgotten how chaotic it really was.”arstechnica.comsanitation@lemmy.today to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 15 hours agomessage-square20fedilink
minus-squareBoomer Humor Doomergod@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up37·14 hours agoThe web used to be so small that Yahoo! had real humans doing the categorizing.
minus-squareHasherm0n@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·5 hours agoA few years ago while cleaning out my late grandmother’s house, I found a physical book which was just a listing and description of various websites.
minus-squaretreadful@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·11 hours agoI was a dmoz editor for a bit. They created the directory that Yahoo used on their site. Kind of wish directories came back.
minus-squareBoomer Humor Doomergod@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·11 hours agoDirectories and webrings
minus-squareRunningInRVA@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·11 hours agoWebrings are still a thing. I see them from time to time.
minus-squaretreadful@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 hours agoI can’t remember the last time I did. Have one in mind?
minus-squareRunningInRVA@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·8 hours agoHere is a whole directory of them as a starter. Many retro pages from this directory but many sites are active and get regular updates. Indie Web Database
minus-squareMiller@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·13 hours agoYahoo for a while was becoming the world wide web, messenger, clubs, search, email and games all engaged with on a single identity, even turned down an offer to buy Google. Then it packed it all away and went home.
minus-squareNewOldGuard@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·12 hours agoIve heard it still has a titan presence in Japan though
The web used to be so small that Yahoo! had real humans doing the categorizing.
A few years ago while cleaning out my late grandmother’s house, I found a physical book which was just a listing and description of various websites.
I was a dmoz editor for a bit. They created the directory that Yahoo used on their site. Kind of wish directories came back.
Directories and webrings
Webrings are still a thing. I see them from time to time.
I can’t remember the last time I did. Have one in mind?
Here is a whole directory of them as a starter. Many retro pages from this directory but many sites are active and get regular updates.
Indie Web Database
Yahoo for a while was becoming the world wide web, messenger, clubs, search, email and games all engaged with on a single identity, even turned down an offer to buy Google. Then it packed it all away and went home.
Ive heard it still has a titan presence in Japan though