#blogosphere

In 2000, the blogroll becomes a trend as bloggers increasingly link to each other. Meanwhile, RSS bifurcates into two opposing formats: Dave Winer's RSS 0.92 and the RDF-based RSS 1.0.

The tech industry and its press have treated the rise of billion-scale social networks and ubiquitous smartphone apps as an unadulterated win for regular people, a triumph of usability and empowerment. They seldom talk about what we've lost along the way in this transition, and I find that younger folks may not even know how the web used to be.

"Scoble could write a post about arm farting and 30 or 40 people would immediately link to it, hoping he might link back."

"I appreciate the victory, but I have a sneaking suspicion this honor is like being crowned king of the dipshits."