# open web
## or small web or indie web or some other name for independent websites and blogs
stuff about the small web, indie web, personal blog renaissance, handmade web, etc. i keep stumbling upon this sort of stuff quite a bit lately. some is historical nostalgia, some is about the new renaissance. collecting here for future exploration.
- [the internet used to be fun](https://projects.kwon.nyc/internet-is-fun/) - articles about how it used to be and can be again
- [digital homes and neighborhoods](https://polymathematics.blog/2023/05/25/digital-homes-and-neighborhoods/)
- [i miss human curation](https://blog.cassidoo.co/post/human-curation/)
- [the web renaissance takes off](https://www.anildash.com/2024/01/03/human-web-renaissance/)
- [soft glossary inspiration](https://softglossary.space/inspiration)
- [how the blog broke the web](https://stackingthebricks.com/how-blogs-broke-the-web/)
- [why i’m ready to party like it’s 1999…again](https://theinternet.review/2024/03/13/ready-to-party-like-its-1999/)
- [where have all the websites gone](https://www.fromjason.xyz/p/notebook/where-have-all-the-websites-gone/)
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## tiny web
super-small websites that load quickly and have interesting content. there seems to be a big world for tiny sites. i find it fascinating.
- [tiny awards nominations](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1KIBPs2qE0QDFdIeTC1mqwISY6SMXYsinl5QQRzCWrj0/edit#gid=0)