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Remembering the pre-Google web, when search was an experiment: “Most people have completely forgotten how chaotic it really was.”
arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/08/remembering-the-pre-google-web-when-search-was-an-experiment/
Ars TechnicaRemembering the pre-Google web, when search was an experimentMost people have completely forgotten how chaotic it really was."
Replying to @sanitation@lemmy.today
The web used to be so small that Yahoo! had real humans doing the categorizing.
Replying to @Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world
I was a dmoz editor for a bit. They created the directory that Yahoo used on their site. Kind of wish directories came back.
Replying to @treadful@lemmy.zip
Directories and webrings
Replying to @Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world
Webrings are still a thing. I see them from time to time.
Replying to @RunningInRVA@lemmy.world
I can’t remember the last time I did. Have one in mind?
Replying to @treadful@lemmy.zip
Here is a whole directory of them as a starter. Many retro pages from this directory but many sites are active and get regular updates.
Pagans, queers, fandoms, mental illness communities, fans of purple… 10/10 exactly the sort of stuff that should be there