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The Whole Earth 'Lectronic Link Sold To Its Members

Posted by Soulskill on from the well-done dept.

New submitter nadaou sends this quote from the NY Times: "One of the earliest online communities, The WELL, has a new owner: its members. On Thursday evening, Salon Media Group, the previous owner of The WELL, said it had sold the community to the Well Group, a private investment group consisting of longtime members of the community, which was founded in 1985, long before the rise of the Web."

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  1. Back to the roots by arth1 · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Slashdot was more than a little influenced by WELL (Whole Earth 'Lectronic Link), and today's WELL web interface (there's also a telnet interface) looks more than a little like Slashdot did when it first started.

    I for one am proud of my @well.com address, and welcome our new wellpern overlords.