This may be just nostalgia talking, but I think a big part of it is that these days there is much more of a 'commercial' nature to the internet. 'Back in the d

This may be just nostalgia talking, but I think a big part of it is that these days there is much more of a 'commercial' nature to the internet. 'Back in the day', it seemed like there were a lot more 'community' focused sites, that were primarily there to serve the community, rather than to actually make a profit. Forums, blogs, etc where communities of people with similar interests would share information, collaborate, or just 'hang out'. Forums in general seem to have almost died out, and most blogs have some kind of commercial intent.