Tyler Gaw published a good blog post titled The Old Internet is Still Here, noting that there are many personal websites and blogs worth reading on the web. As he put it, “they just got layered over by time.” I agree with his post and encourage you to read it on his website. For those who are inclined, it is easy enough to use a feed reader to collect good websites from around the web (I suggest combining it with a read-it-later solution) instead of viewing the internet through the prism of Google, social media, and whatever the popular chatbot is next week. Of course, knowing that there are good original websites, articles, and media online and promoting those things to others are separate matters. But I did recently offer some initial thoughts on the subject of promotion.
The Ever-Present Old Internet
There’s a frequent lament of missing the “old” Internet. It’s different for every person that thinks it, but it’s usually a feeling of loss for things like personal websites, blogs, RSS feeds, quirky sites for special interests and hobbies, forums, etc. A feeling that they don’t exist. That they’ve disappeared from the Internet. While I understand the feeling, it’s misplaced.