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Webrings, we need webrings back. Search is fine for people searching for something, but when just "surfing" or browsing for interesting stuff, we end up on thi

by roomey 3y ago

Webrings, we need webrings back. Search is fine for people searching for something, but when just "surfing" or browsing for interesting stuff, we end up on this site, or some other centralised site that will constantly try and pull value from the creator back to the owned site (like Reddit, Facebook etc). A creator owned way to surf and discover (like the old webrings) would be great.

pantulis 3y ago
Hacker News itself is kind of a webring, isn't it? The variety of stuff that gets shared here makes it the perfect discovery for tech oriented people.
- roomey 3y ago
  Kinda, but it's not creator owned, which I think is the key thing here. Is there still webrings like there used to be?
  - pantulis 3y ago
    There are not many webfingers left to put webrings on any more, I'm afraid.
scottyah 3y ago
I used to love stumbleupon, which kind of is a webring? (I had to look up the definition). I think the business model is just not as profitable in these days of engagement metrics