KIXX.NEWS edition for:
Tuesday, May 6, 2025
Today is International No Diet Day. So, there's that.
This is edition is focused on webrings, a wonderful artifact of 1997 Web which seems to be making a bit of a comeback. Check out the webring definition on Wikipedia for a refresher (well worth it). To follow the narrative, check out this Hacker News discussion "What ever happened to webrings?".
I was first exposed to the webring concept a couple of years ago, but the signifance was lost on me at the time. Recently I noticed a list of webrings on Ariel Salminen's site. Then I noticed Andy Bell had noticed the same thing.
Webrings are back! I feel like we really need this now, in this era of walled gardens; stuck in social media platforms, search engines, and mobile applications. It's been getting cramped in here, and I want to see what other people are doing on the web.
So, for today, here is an appetizer of freedom outside the walls.
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Ariel Salminen's Webrings
A great place to start exploring.
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Daryl Sun's weblog.lol Webring
Blogs and microblogs in the free world outside the walled gardens.
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The No AI Webring
Let's get that nonsense out of here and acknowledge that human creativity is fundamentally irreplaceable.
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Fediring.net
This webring is for the personal sites of any member of the fediverse (also known as fedizens).
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IndieWeb Webring
This proof-of-concept webring is a way for folks adding IndieWeb building blocks to their personal websites to find (and be found by) other folks with IndieWeb building blocks on their sites!
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webri.ng
A webring service with a directory of webrings. Concieved by ajxs.me/
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