Capitalist social media is bad, but I will never be nostalgic for the "old web," since I actually remember what it was like. Websites were all slow and shitty, half of them would infect your computer with a virus, there were dead links and broken images everywhere. People were obsessed with posting slurs, swastikas and gore. I witnessed all kinds of sickening things when all I was doing was looking for video game cheat codes and Disney movie fan art.

It's good to promote personal websites, but let's not romanticize the past.

#OldWeb #PersonalSites #IndieWeb #Aughts

I Miss You (Liquid DNB)
https://on.soundcloud.com/wvjr4

#liquid #blink182tickets #blink182Manchester #drumandbass #drum #Bass #bassinthepark #punk #punkrock #poppunk #aughts #2000s #FridayVibes #Friday13th #dnb

For those who remember MySpace, a dude made a full clone of it that WORKS and looks the same (and is pretty epic) over at https://spacehey.com. Check out some of those profiles! Wild. 🤣

(UPDATE: if you make an account and wanna add me, I'm https://spacehey.com/jake4480)

#SocialMedia #SocialMediaHistory #TechHistory #MySpace #SpaceHey #2000s #00s #aughts #HTML

I was reading about LimeWire (which I used back in the early 00's) and I just can't stop laughing about this:

"Both a zero-cost version and a purchasable "enhanced" version called LimeWire Pro were available; however, LimeWire Pro could be acquired for free through the standard LimeWire software, where users distributed it without authorization."

#limewire #torrent #filesharing #aughts #software

Back in the #aughts I spent a lot of time on eMusic - more on that later - and discovered a lot of great #music during the time.

The Oranges Band's debut All Around, was a major one. Catchy as hell indie pop/rock with a bit of punk and jangle, it was probably one of the first I bothered to burn to CD so I could listen in the car. It came right on the heels of my love of power pop.

They dropped this gem 20 years ago #YesterdayNotToday and I still love "My Street".

#ThisDayInMusicHistory