In today’s internet world dominated by algorithms and social media, many feel isolated. But in the early days of the internet — the 1990s and early 2000s — the web was completely different: simple, slow, but sincere.
Forgotten web pages full of memories and nostalgia — from the 1996-created GeoCities sites to “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” chat rooms and the Space Jam movie promo page — are being revisited. Today, most of them are preserved only through the Internet Archive.
Researchers warn that 38% of online pages have disappeared. This means that an important part of humanity’s digital history is vanishing without a trace.
Due to new AI technologies and changes in Google’s search engine, regular users are now turning to direct answers instead of specific websites. This could disrupt the web economy.
However, the early internet — rich with simple, personal, and quirky pages — is a symbol of human creativity and free expression. Revisiting these forgotten corners reminds us of the internet’s human and kind side.
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