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  • 5 Early Internet Habits Kids Today Would Never Understand
  • The Top 12 Early Internet Sites Gen Zs Will Never Experience
  • People have been sharing what they miss the most about the early internet – 17 digital delights from a simpler time

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mentalfloss.com /2 weeks ago

5 Early Internet Habits Kids Today Would Never Understand

From former search engines to the not-so-easy way to get online, younger generations have no idea what we once dealt with.

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radicalfire.com /1 month ago

The Top 12 Early Internet Sites Gen Zs Will Never Experience

Imagine a time when the internet was a different playground—no hashtags, no 280-character limits, and definitely no “stories” that vanish in 24 hours. Well, Gen Z, you missed out! ...

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thepoke.com /1 month ago

People have been sharing what they miss the most about the early internet – 17 digital delights from a simpler time

The internet has changed a lot over the years. Today YouTube and TikTok rule the online roost, but this wasn’t always the case. If you’re old enough, you can likely remember the in...

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buzzfeed.com /1 month ago

Millennials Are Bonding Over This 1 Specific Thing That Traumatized Us During The Wild West Days Of The Early Internet,...

"This memory was repressed for a reason."View Entire Post ›

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moneytalksnews.com /1 month ago

This Swinging ’60s Hippie Relic Protects 20% of the Internet — and Your Money

Weird, wonderful and unbreakable. Although the one languishing in your attic won't help you.

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digitaltrends.com /1 month ago

Miss the old PC days? This website lets you experience Wikipedia like it’s Windows XP

A new web project turns Wikipedia into a Windows XP-style desktop, making categories, articles, and Wikimedia Commons feel like folders you can browse instead of pages you search.

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thechive.com /4 weeks ago

Facebook Just Ain’t The Same Anymore

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thechive.com /3 weeks ago

Shoutout To The Tech Of The 2000s (And Before)

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mentalfloss.com /1 month ago

6 Dead Social Media Platforms Younger Generations Never Heard Of

Look back at some of the social media platforms from the 2000s, and realize that kids today will never understand.

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theregister.com /3 weeks ago

Mythos discovers 'Squidbleed,' a memory leak that's gone undetected since Clinton era

Plus more blasts from the past: NetWare, FTP, and HTTP

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thespinoff.co.nz /2 days ago

What are they up to? The people who kept their Hotmail email addresses

Once derided as luddites, Hotmail holdouts have watched their ancient email provider become cool again. Email in 2004 was fundamentally borked. Inboxes were capped at a few megabyt...

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inc.com /2 weeks ago

An Explosion of AI Slop Is Pushing People Offline and Back Into the Real World

The internet used to be silly and original. Now it’s just boring.

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digitaltrends.com /2 weeks ago

Reddit is ending anonymous browsing on old Reddit, and longtime users are not happy

Reddit is locking down old.reddit.com with a login wall, and the admin's post hinting it may not last forever has longtime users worried.

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