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Tommi 🤯Today is the <a href="https://wiki.hackerspaces.org/International_Open_Hackerspace_Day_2025" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">International Open Hackerspace Day</a>! 👾I didn’t know about this (thank you for sharing your discovery, <a href="https://social.wake.st/@liaizon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@liaizon</a>), but it’s a wonderful coincidence that this very day at 15:00 I’ll be hosting <a href="https://ournet.rocks/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Knitting Our Internet</a> at the newly open <a href="https://municipiozero.it/scift" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">SCIFT Makespace</a>! The workshop will most probably be in Italian, but we’ll be open to switch to English if non-Italian speakers are coming.<a href="https://balotta.org/event/la-nostra-rete" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">See this event on Balotta</a>, the local Gancio instance for Bologna 🤘This is going to be the last stop of the <a href="https://ournet.rocks/it-tour/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Knitting Our Internet Italy Tour</a>. After the workshop, I’m going to <a href="https://dice.fm/event/v367q6-queen-of-saba-29th-mar-locomotiv-club-bologna-tickets" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Queen Of Saba’s concert</a>, in case you want to join and see one of the most incredible (and my favorite) artists!<a href="https://pan.rent/tags/OurNet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OurNet</a> <a href="https://pan.rent/tags/KnittingOurInternet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#KnittingOurInternet</a> <a href="https://pan.rent/tags/LaNostraRete" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LaNostraRete</a> <a href="https://pan.rent/tags/LaNostraReteTour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LaNostraReteTour</a> <a href="https://pan.rent/tags/Internet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Internet</a> <a href="https://pan.rent/tags/InternetHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#InternetHistory</a> <a href="https://pan.rent/tags/Fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Fediverse</a>

Balotta🧶 La Nostra Rete Labàs, sabato 29 marzo alle ore 15:00 CET<a href="https://ournet.rocks/it" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">La Nostra Rete</a> è un viaggio interattivo nella storia di Internet e un ripensamento collettivo del suo futuro.L’attività consiste in un laboratorio in presenza che dà esempi semplici e tangibili di come funziona Internet, mettendo in questione i fondamenti tecnici su cui si basano i social media mainstream di oggi. Il suo obiettivo principale è smascherare i problemi del capitalismo della sorveglianza, della centralizzazione e il loro impatto ambientale.Dopo aver riconosciuto le sfide digitali che dobbiamo affrontare, le persone partecipanti sono incoraggiate a reinterpretare i social network partendo dalla decentralizzazione e immaginando futuri digitali più umani, corali e partecipativi. <a href="https://balotta.org/event/la-nostra-rete" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://balotta.org/event/la-nostra-rete</a>

Richard MacManusWhat was the internet like 30 years ago? I'm glad you asked. In 1995, Netscape went public and Microsoft noticed the internet — the browser wars began. Also that year, Amazon and eBay launched, JavaScript and PHP debuted, and the web went mainstream. <a href="https://cybercultural.com/p/internet-1995/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://cybercultural.com/p/internet-1995/</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/InternetHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#InternetHistory</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/1995Nostalgia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#1995Nostalgia</a>

ResearchBuzz: FirehoseBBC: The hidden world beneath the shadows of YouTube’s algorithm. “That’s the vision of YouTube the company promotes – slick, professional, entertaining and loud – but from one perspective, it’s all a façade. Through another lens, the essence of YouTube is more like this video from 2020. Before I watched, it had only been seen twice. A man points the camera out of his bedroom window as a […]<a href="https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/23/bbc-the-hidden-world-beneath-the-shadows-of-youtubes-algorithm/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/23/bbc-the-hidden-world-beneath-the-shadows-of-youtubes-algorithm/</a>

Readme.txt<a href="https://fedifreu.de/@cryptgoat" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@cryptgoat</a> Looking for the same thing. Please warn me if you found. I don't understand how is impossible on Android to import mozilla bookmarks/history without a shitty Firesync/dont know name . Maybe at least there are a directory to find it ?<a href="https://shelter.moe/tags/help" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#help</a> <a href="https://shelter.moe/tags/android" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#android</a> <a href="https://shelter.moe/tags/smartphone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#smartphone</a> <a href="https://shelter.moe/tags/tips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tips</a> <a href="https://shelter.moe/tags/hardware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#hardware</a> <a href="https://shelter.moe/tags/opensource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#opensource</a> <a href="https://shelter.moe/tags/browser" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#browser</a> <a href="https://shelter.moe/tags/mozilla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mozilla</a> <a href="https://shelter.moe/tags/mozillafirefox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mozillafirefox</a> <a href="https://shelter.moe/tags/internet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#internet</a> <a href="https://shelter.moe/tags/InternetHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#InternetHistory</a> <a href="https://shelter.moe/tags/migration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#migration</a> <a href="https://shelter.moe/tags/software" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#software</a> <a href="https://shelter.moe/tags/apps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#apps</a> <a href="https://shelter.moe/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#privacy</a> <a href="https://shelter.moe/tags/gatekeeping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#gatekeeping</a> <a href="https://shelter.moe/tags/mozillafoundation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mozillafoundation</a>

Richard MacManusYou may not be familiar with the name Alice Mary Hilton, but I'd argue she's just as significant as Marshall McLuhan in the history of cyberculture theory. In fact, she invented the word "cyberculture"! What's more, her 1960s focus on the practical impacts of computer automation on society is more important than ever in 2025, with the rise of AI. I'm quite proud of this post, so I hope you click through to learn more about this super-smart lady. <a href="https://cybercultural.com/p/cyberculture-alice-mary-hilton/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://cybercultural.com/p/cyberculture-alice-mary-hilton/</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/InternetHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#InternetHistory</a>

Tommi 🤯🧶 Knitting Our Internet Italy Tour! 🇮🇹(Versione italiana nel post precedente)Tomorrow will begin the unbelievable tour of <a href="https://ournet.rocks/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Knitting Our Internet</a>, bringing the workshop around Italy! ⛵If you’ll be in the places where the workshop will be happening, you are most definitely welcome to join, 🆓 participation is completely free. If you won’t be around, please help me spread the word to friends and curious folks around the country! Everyone is invited. 💕Thanks to the awesome people who will be hosting me! <a href="https://livellosegreto.it/@collettivodemand" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@collettivodemand</a> <a href="https://mastodon.uno/@reclaimthetech" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@reclaimthetech</a> ✨ Special note: while I will be in Bologna, we are planning to gather in person and collectively attend <a href="https://mastodon.social/@fediforum" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@fediforum</a>, all together, from <a href="https://municipiozero.it/scift/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Scift</a>, the newborn hackerspace in Làbas!ℹ️ To get the latest info, visit <a href="https://ournet.rocks/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://ournet.rocks/</a><a href="https://pan.rent/tags/LaNostraRete" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LaNostraRete</a> <a href="https://pan.rent/tags/LaNostraReteTour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LaNostraReteTour</a> <a href="https://pan.rent/tags/OurNetTour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OurNetTour</a> <a href="https://pan.rent/tags/Milano" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Milano</a> <a href="https://pan.rent/tags/FaLaCosaGiusta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FaLaCosaGiusta</a> <a href="https://pan.rent/tags/Napoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Napoli</a> <a href="https://pan.rent/tags/Roma" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Roma</a> <a href="https://pan.rent/tags/Velletri" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Velletri</a> <a href="https://pan.rent/tags/L%C3%A0bas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Làbas</a> <a href="https://pan.rent/tags/UrbanArtLab" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UrbanArtLab</a> <a href="https://pan.rent/tags/Bologna" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Bologna</a> <a href="https://pan.rent/tags/Bolo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Bolo</a> <a href="https://pan.rent/tags/Verona" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Verona</a> <a href="https://pan.rent/tags/KnittingOurInternet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#KnittingOurInternet</a> <a href="https://pan.rent/tags/Internet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Internet</a> <a href="https://pan.rent/tags/InternetHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#InternetHistory</a> <a href="https://pan.rent/tags/Web" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Web</a> <a href="https://pan.rent/tags/DWeb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DWeb</a> <a href="https://pan.rent/tags/Zero81" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Zero81</a> <a href="https://pan.rent/tags/Fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Fediverse</a> <a href="https://pan.rent/tags/decentralization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#decentralization</a> <a href="https://pan.rent/tags/decentralizzazione" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#decentralizzazione</a> <a href="https://pan.rent/tags/Demand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Demand</a> <a href="https://pan.rent/tags/laboratorio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#laboratorio</a> <a href="https://pan.rent/tags/lab" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#lab</a> <a href="https://pan.rent/tags/Italy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Italy</a> <a href="https://pan.rent/tags/hackerspace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#hackerspace</a> <a href="https://pan.rent/tags/FediForum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FediForum</a> <a href="https://pan.rent/tags/Fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Fediverse</a>

Tommi 🤯🧶 La Nostra Rete in tour! 🇮🇹(English version in the following post)Da domani partirà il fantasmagorico imperdibile tour de <a href="https://ournet.rocks/it/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">La Nostra Rete</a>, che porterà il workshop in giro per l’Italia! ⛵Se sarete nei luoghi in cui si terrà il laboratorio siete assolutamente invitatз, 🆓 l’ingresso è libero e gratuito. Se non foste nei paraggi, condividete appppalla con amicз tecnoscetticз, tecnoinnamoratз, tecnoasceticз, tecnorepellenti o tecnoindifferenti. Sono tuttз benvenutз 💕Grazie alle persone stratopiche che mi ospiteranno! <a href="https://livellosegreto.it/@collettivodemand" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@collettivodemand</a> <a href="https://mastodon.uno/@reclaimthetech" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@reclaimthetech</a> ✨ Nota speciale: mentre sarò a Bologna, ci stiamo organizzando per trovarci di persona e partecipare collettivamente al <a href="https://mastodon.social/@fediforum" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@fediforum</a>, tuttз insieme da <a href="https://municipiozero.it/scift/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Scift</a>, la nuova officina che aprirà domani a Làbas!ℹ️ Per info aggiornate, visitate <a href="https://ournet.rocks/it/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://ournet.rocks/it/</a><a href="https://pan.rent/tags/LaNostraRete" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LaNostraRete</a> <a href="https://pan.rent/tags/LaNostraReteTour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LaNostraReteTour</a> <a href="https://pan.rent/tags/OurNetTour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OurNetTour</a> <a href="https://pan.rent/tags/Milano" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Milano</a> <a href="https://pan.rent/tags/FaLaCosaGiusta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FaLaCosaGiusta</a> <a href="https://pan.rent/tags/Napoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Napoli</a> <a href="https://pan.rent/tags/Roma" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Roma</a> <a href="https://pan.rent/tags/Velletri" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Velletri</a> <a href="https://pan.rent/tags/L%C3%A0bas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Làbas</a> <a href="https://pan.rent/tags/UrbanArtLab" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UrbanArtLab</a> <a href="https://pan.rent/tags/Bologna" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Bologna</a> <a href="https://pan.rent/tags/Bolo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Bolo</a> <a href="https://pan.rent/tags/Verona" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Verona</a> <a href="https://pan.rent/tags/KnittingOurInternet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#KnittingOurInternet</a> <a href="https://pan.rent/tags/Internet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Internet</a> <a href="https://pan.rent/tags/InternetHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#InternetHistory</a> <a href="https://pan.rent/tags/Web" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Web</a> <a href="https://pan.rent/tags/DWeb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DWeb</a> <a href="https://pan.rent/tags/Zero81" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Zero81</a> <a href="https://pan.rent/tags/Fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Fediverse</a> <a href="https://pan.rent/tags/decentralization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#decentralization</a> <a href="https://pan.rent/tags/decentralizzazione" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#decentralizzazione</a> <a href="https://pan.rent/tags/Demand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Demand</a> <a href="https://pan.rent/tags/laboratorio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#laboratorio</a> <a href="https://pan.rent/tags/lab" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#lab</a>

Richard MacManusThree Hollywood movies were released in 1995 with internet themes: the Keanu Reeves cyberpunk film Johnny Mnemonic (with an accompanying website), The Net with Sandra Bullock, and Hackers. As well as these 3 films, I look back at William Gibson's now extinct mid-90s website, "William Gibson’s Yardshow", and the equally lost to time Johnny Mnemonic net.hunt, an online scavenger hunt. <a href="https://cybercultural.com/p/cyberspace-movies-1995/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://cybercultural.com/p/cyberspace-movies-1995/</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/InternetHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#InternetHistory</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/90smovies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#90smovies</a>

Tommi 🤯I got nostalgic, so I ended up browsing pictures from <a href="https://pan.rent/tags/DWebCamp2023" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DWebCamp2023</a>, and I found these wild shots of me and <a href="https://w3c.social/@timbl" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@timbl</a>. Almost two years have passed, and I still cannot completely believe that I spent time chatting with the creator of the <a href="https://pan.rent/tags/WorldWideWeb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WorldWideWeb</a> and that he autographed <a href="https://tommi.space/csss/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">my thesis</a>!Unbelievable things happen at <a href="https://pan.rent/tags/DWebCamp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DWebCamp</a>.(Thanks to <a href="https://social.coop/@mai" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@mai</a> for the stolen shot 🌻)Fun fact: <a href="https://mastodon.archive.org/@mark" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@mark</a> kindly came and picked me up at the airport and he drove me and TBL to DWeb Camp. The first thing they asked me about while getting to the car was this patch I had, simulating the hammer and sickle communist symbol, but actually representing a sickle popping open an Aperol Spritz. So there was me, super jet-lagged and hungover (because I had my last exam of my bachelor the day before) trying to explain what that was to the creator of <a href="https://pan.rent/tags/HTML" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HTML</a> and the director of the <a href="https://pan.rent/tags/WaybackMachine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WaybackMachine</a>. It was super embarrassing but it is a great story to tell.<a href="https://social.coop/@dweb" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@dweb</a> <a href="https://pan.rent/tags/TBL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TBL</a> <a href="https://pan.rent/tags/WWW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WWW</a> <a href="https://pan.rent/tags/Internet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Internet</a> <a href="https://pan.rent/tags/InternetHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#InternetHistory</a> <a href="https://pan.rent/tags/decentralization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#decentralization</a> <a href="https://pan.rent/tags/HTTP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HTTP</a> <a href="https://pan.rent/tags/Web" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Web</a>

Silicon Underground (Dave F)36 years ago today, Tim Berners-Lee wrote a proposal that led to the World Wide Web, bringing the Internet to the masses. It contained early but recognizable descriptions of HTTP, HTML, and the URI. <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/InternetHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#InternetHistory</a> <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RetroComputing</a> <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/DigitalRevolution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DigitalRevolution</a> <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/InnovationHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#InnovationHistory</a> <a href="https://dfarq.homeip.net/the-1989-proposal-that-led-to-the-world-wide-web/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://dfarq.homeip.net/the-1989-proposal-that-led-to-the-world-wide-web/</a>

Nick's world 🌎 👨‍🦯This story is so wacky. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFRjrLmc_4c" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFRjrLmc_4c</a> <a href="https://caneandable.social/tags/InternetHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#InternetHistory</a>

Silicon Underground (Dave F)25 years ago today, on March 10, 2000, the dotcom bubble reached its peak. Within three days, the value of tech startups was in a freefall. The recovery took 15 years. Yes, you read that right. <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#retrocomputing</a> <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/techhistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#techhistory</a> <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/internethistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#internethistory</a> <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/2000snostalgia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#2000snostalgia</a> <a href="https://dfarq.homeip.net/when-the-dotcom-bubble-burst/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://dfarq.homeip.net/when-the-dotcom-bubble-burst/</a>

N-gated Hacker NewsAh, GeoCities: the prehistoric playground where everyone's cousin thought they were a web design genius, unleashing a cacophony of Comic Sans and blinking GIFs onto the unsuspecting public. 🚀💾 Now let's fondly reminisce over why the internet needed a hard reset. 😂🌐 <a href="https://cybercultural.com/p/geocities-1995/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://cybercultural.com/p/geocities-1995/</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GeoCities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GeoCities</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Nostalgia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Nostalgia</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/InternetHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#InternetHistory</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WebDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WebDesign</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Throwback" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Throwback</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/90sMemories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#90sMemories</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HackerNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HackerNews</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ngated" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ngated</a>

Stefan Bohacek"The key to [Beverly Hills Internet]'s initial growth over 1995 was helping people who had no technical knowledge of HTML to build a web page on the internet. It offered a “Personal GeoPage Generator” that enabled homesteaders to easily create a home page.But more than that, and as the name for its users implied, Bohnett wanted to give people the sense that they had a home on the internet."<a href="https://cybercultural.com/p/geocities-1995/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://cybercultural.com/p/geocities-1995/</a><a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/internet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#internet</a> <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/TheWeb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TheWeb</a> <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/geocities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#geocities</a> <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#history</a> <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/InternetHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#InternetHistory</a>

Richard MacManusA look back at GeoCities in 1995 (30 years ago!), including a couple of rare screenshots of the GeoCities website from 1995 — when it was still known as Beverly Hills Internet. <a href="https://cybercultural.com/p/geocities-1995/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://cybercultural.com/p/geocities-1995/</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/InternetHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#InternetHistory</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GeoCities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GeoCities</a> (special thanks to <a href="https://olia.geocities.institute/@GIFmodel" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@GIFmodel</a> for the knowledge and <a href="https://digipres.club/@andrewjbtw" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@andrewjbtw</a> for the 1995 BHI images)

Richard MacManusIn 1994, the World Wide Web became the default multimedia channel of the Internet. With the launch of Netscape Navigator and early websites like Yahoo! and HotWired, the Web achieved lift-off. <a href="https://cybercultural.com/p/internet-1994/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://cybercultural.com/p/internet-1994/</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/InternetHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#InternetHistory</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Netscape" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Netscape</a>

Timo TijhofSkype ringtone.Memories....<a href="https://youtu.be/tsUyjzRIU9w" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/tsUyjzRIU9w</a>via <a href="https://mastodon.social/@daringfireball" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@daringfireball</a> <a href="https://daringfireball.net/linked/2025/02/28/microsoft-skype-eol" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://daringfireball.net/linked/2025/02/28/microsoft-skype-eol</a><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/skype" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#skype</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#retrocomputing</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/internethistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#internethistory</a>

Stéphane Bortzmeyer<a href="https://mastodon.gougere.fr/tags/InternetHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#InternetHistory</a> Call for papers: Internet Histories Early Career Researcher Award 2026Deadline 1st October 2025Please see the full call for papers here: <a href="https://think.taylorandfrancis.com/special_issues/early-career-researcher-award-2026/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://think.taylorandfrancis.com/special_issues/early-career-researcher-award-2026/</a>

Richard MacManusIn this week's Cybercultural post, I look back on Tumblr in 2012. In particular, I explore how the gifset — a collection of animated gifs — came to epitomize Tumblr's quirky appeal and helped redefine blogging. (note: I fired up my YouTube a/c for this post, recording 4 video screencasts to illustrate some beautiful 2012 gifsets) <a href="https://cybercultural.com/p/tumblr-2012/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://cybercultural.com/p/tumblr-2012/</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/InternetHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#InternetHistory</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Tumblr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Tumblr</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gifsets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#gifsets</a>

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