# 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/) --- ## 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)