I am 31 years old - almost 32. Probably like a lot of you on this site around my age, I began using online services and the internet at a relatively young age and recall spending way too much time online in the mid to late '90s, before it was particularly cool.
Earlier this evening I randomly thought about about a weird genre of websites that doesn't really seem to exist anymore, nor really have a reason to exist anymore if you think about it. These were the "everything/nothing" or E/N sites, a terminology which hasn't been used in quite some time as far as I can tell. Basically they were early blogs, mostly run by young dudes, who would typically post weird, funny, and degenerate shit (sometimes porn) and which would typically also have active forum communities. If I recall correctly these kinds of sites were most popular in the late 90s and very early 2000s. The one I remember spending a lot of time at was badassmofo.com, which was run by a guy named Sharkey. The forum there limped along well into the 2000s and I think even past 2010 but doesn't seem to be in operation any longer. The biggest site I remember from this era was Stile Project, which was distinctly more ghoulish and fucked up and which I think eventually turned entirely into a porn portal. There were several other sites along these lines, of varying popularity.
Do any of you guys remember these sites, or participate in their communities way back when? I think they captured the spirit of a very specific point in the web's development, before most social media and even before sites like 4chan etc. became particularly popular. I guess I just get a little misty eyed thinking of these sites and how they were so linked to my teenage years.
Anyway, post any recollections/comments/virtual 40-pouring-out ITT.
Earlier this evening I randomly thought about about a weird genre of websites that doesn't really seem to exist anymore, nor really have a reason to exist anymore if you think about it. These were the "everything/nothing" or E/N sites, a terminology which hasn't been used in quite some time as far as I can tell. Basically they were early blogs, mostly run by young dudes, who would typically post weird, funny, and degenerate shit (sometimes porn) and which would typically also have active forum communities. If I recall correctly these kinds of sites were most popular in the late 90s and very early 2000s. The one I remember spending a lot of time at was badassmofo.com, which was run by a guy named Sharkey. The forum there limped along well into the 2000s and I think even past 2010 but doesn't seem to be in operation any longer. The biggest site I remember from this era was Stile Project, which was distinctly more ghoulish and fucked up and which I think eventually turned entirely into a porn portal. There were several other sites along these lines, of varying popularity.
Do any of you guys remember these sites, or participate in their communities way back when? I think they captured the spirit of a very specific point in the web's development, before most social media and even before sites like 4chan etc. became particularly popular. I guess I just get a little misty eyed thinking of these sites and how they were so linked to my teenage years.
Anyway, post any recollections/comments/virtual 40-pouring-out ITT.