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That's so true, it's almost like a return to the beginning (Yahoo Web Directory). We need to find a way to curate content that scales but in a way that eliminat
by flpm 3y ago
That's so true, it's almost like a return to the beginning (Yahoo Web Directory). We need to find a way to curate content that scales but in a way that eliminates the incentive for bad actors to try SEO-like approaches to game the process.
That feels impossible without a feasible alternative to the ad-based revenue model.
- HotGarbage 3y agoI always thought search engines could go back to using titles, description, and meta tags, but limit the number of characters/meta tags accepted.
- Tomte 3y agoPinboard and similar bookmarking sites could play that role.
- ghaff 3y agoBlogrolls, folksonomies (tags), etc. just pretty much faded away once the web really went mainstream. How many people ever really used lists on Twitter?
- rchaud 3y agoDirectories died because a) Websites change hands frequently and enshittify rapidly. b) Nobody was getting paid to check in on websites and make sure they were still on-topic c) Most 'good' websites don't update every day, and people hate RSS and email signups. So activity and engagement on those sites are completely overshadowed by the bottomless pit of content that is social media.