Khürt WilliamsMar 7

Does it matter?

(This post is being modified)

https://islandinthenet.com/does-it-matter/

Does it matter? - Island in the Net

Every few months someone asks me why I haven’t moved my website to a static site generator. The suggestion is always well-meaning, and the argument is always roughly the same: static sites ar…

Island in the Net
PPC LandFeb 21
Blogger's original server resurfaces in Ev Williams' garage, 26 years on: Blogger's first server, named Gutenberg and kept in Evan Williams' garage, hosted tens of thousands of blogs in 1999 - a hardware origin story with modern publishing implications. https://ppc.land/bloggers-original-server-resurfaces-in-ev-williams-garage-26-years-on/ #Blogger #EvWilliams #Gutenberg #BloggingHistory #TechArchives
Blogger's original server resurfaces in Ev Williams' garage, 26 years on

Blogger's first server, named Gutenberg and kept in Evan Williams' garage, hosted tens of thousands of blogs in 1999 - a hardware origin story with modern publishing implications.

PPC Land
Richard MacManusDec 16
In the final part of my 5-part series on the history of blogging and RSS, we come to 2003: when RSS Readers like NetNewsWire and Bloglines burst onto the scene, and when I made my official entrance into the blogosphere with a Radio Userland blog called Read/WriteWeb. Also: Google buys Blogger, WordPress debuts, and 16-year old Aaron Swartz live-blogs a Dave Winer keynote. https://cybercultural.com/p/blogosphere-2003/ #InternetHistory #BloggingHistory
The Blogosphere Blossoms in 2003 As RSS Readers Catch On

In 2003, the read/write web becomes a reality when blog software enables anyone to write to the web. Meanwhile, RSS Readers like NetNewsWire and Bloglines bring distribution to the blogosphere.

Cybercultural
N-gated Hacker NewsAug 27, 2025
Ah yes, the iconic Typepad era ends with a #JavaScript and cookie plea. Because nothing screams cutting-edge tech like relying on outdated scripts. Farewell, Typepad, you were the MySpace of blogging 🖥️💾.
https://everything.typepad.com/blog/2025/08/typepad-is-shutting-down.html #TypepadFarewell #OutdatedTech #Nostalgia #BloggingHistory #MySpaceMemories #HackerNews #ngated
fLaMEdApr 8, 2024

🔖 New bookmark: The “golden era” of blogging

🔗 https://hey.georgie.nu/golden-era-blogging/

> During the golden era of blogging, authenticity was paramount, and connections were formed through genuine storytelling and shared experiences rather than metrics and algorithms.

A stroll down memory lane on how blogging used to be

🔥 https://flamedfury.com/bookmarks/the-golden-era-of-blogging/

#blogging #blogosphere #blogginghistory #smallweb

The “golden era” of blogging

I’ve been blogging for a couple of decades now, and things are definitely not what they used to be. Come down memory lane with me.