Internet & Culturestory2 min
The web feels permanent. Its memory is actually a rescue operation.
A live website is not a permanent deposit. Its survival depends on selection, capture, replay and maintenance.
Internet history
Internet history guides about forgotten systems, design decisions, standards, communities, and technical choices that still shape online life.
2 published stories
Internet & Culturestory7 min
The old web was ugly. It was also a lot more human.
Guestbooks, blinking text and pages built by one obsessed person. We lost plenty when the web cleaned itself up.