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> And not a word about discoverability? The article ends with a list of web sites that you should check out. This is how discoverability worked in the early we
by vaylian 2y ago
> And not a word about discoverability?
The article ends with a list of web sites that you should check out. This is how discoverability worked in the early web days and that is how it can still work. People link to other pages. The joy of "surfing the web" is about starting somewhere and then walking off into some unforeseen direction to discover new places on the web.
Links were placed by humans. They were curated. They were organic. And they can still have these qualities today.
- nunodonato 2y agodon't forget Webrings :D
- Ferret7446 2y agoThey were also horribly inefficient and promptly got outcompeted and outselected by centralization, about as unceremoniously as small tribes got dominated by the various historical empires.
- vaylian 2y agoInefficient by which metric?
- myzek 2y agoWe should start a movement among personal-blog people, where each personal website is encouraged to attach 1 to 5 (to not overwhelm) link to other personal websites they find interesting. That way, if the chain is solid enough, we can bring back the notion of "surfing the internet"