Because I want to know when something was first available (am I late to see it? early?), and where it fits in the context of other things that were written arou

Because I want to know when something was first available (am I late to see it? early?), and where it fits in the context of other things that were written around that time. The majority of my information comes in time-based feeds and streams, whereas these essays have inscrutable URLS and date formatting. I suppose that's by design but I don't find the lack of information adds significant value.