The Smol Web

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Community for the appreciation and sharing of links, resources, and culture of: the smol web / small web / ~(w)~ / the indie web / or even the non-www internet (gemini, gopher, etc).

Back of a napkin definition, subject to change: if it's internet accessible and is maintained by a person, especially for non-commercial aims, then I would consider it smol. There are, however, much stricter definitions.

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The internet used to be fun (projects.kwon.nyc)

submitted 9 months ago by smps@sopuli.xyz to c/smolweb@slrpnk.net

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A a collection of articles that to some degree answer the question “Why have a personal website?” with “Because it’s fun, and the internet used to be fun.”

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[–] ChapulinColorado@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

I find that a lot of the forums that I used to visit closed down when everyone started using facebook, reddit, deviant art, digg, etc.

Nowadays most of the personally hosted websites tend to be either: resume / portfolio site or a developer/tech guy that wants to bring the feeling of a community from the early 2000s back and has a forum (and has the know how).

For a time I also checked out some creators slack/discord channels, but the vibe didn't feel right (and apparently are unsearchable).

I would say its very different now.