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Webring - Another One Bites The Dust

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the geocities-then-yahoo-then-obscurity dept.

imrdkl writes: "Salon is running an feature about the history of the WebRing since Yahoo! bought it last September. The article goes on to give an outlook on Yahoo! itself, including how WebRing has recently been sold to one of the original developers. Webring seemed to me to be a really nice neighborly concept, but it seems at least some of the ringmasters reckon it should die now."

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  1. Webrings are Trash by RedAlgaron · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Webrings are the internets version of strip-malls. They are trash.

  2. Just remember the "alternatives": by Ars-Fartsica · · Score: 3, Flamebait
    ...Microsoft and AOL. Gee sorry Yahoo had to let all of you down and try to run a business.

    Even with some of their more unfortunate antics, they have still been a more user-oriented network than either AOL or MSN.