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People are changing their profile pictures to Clippy
R.I.P. AOL's dial-up internet service.
Aug 12
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Kristin Merrilees
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'My weekend as a 28-year-old in Chicago' has a Wikipedia article...for now?
Plus: HTML Day, internet culture newsletter names, and brand-meme page partnerships.
Aug 6
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Kristin Merrilees
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I Enjoy Music is a callback to old-school music blogging
A conversation with Molly Mary O'Brien about the state of music publications, the joys of personal writing, and how to get people to actually read…
Aug 1
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Kristin Merrilees
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How it feels to be an internet culture reporter
A story in memes.
Jul 30
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Kristin Merrilees
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My favorite emoji proposals
Plus, shoppable collage app Zeen is shutting down.
Jul 25
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Kristin Merrilees
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Soot wants to help you 'map your world' using AI
It's one answer to an internet increasingly defined by visuals, memes, aesthetics, mood boards, and "vibes."
Jul 16
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Kristin Merrilees
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Let's go on an Internet Roadtrip
Neal Agarwal on the website as a medium.
Jul 13
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Kristin Merrilees
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'The story of the future is what you will be able to do with computers'
'The Electronic Cottage,' a 1981 book by Joseph Deken, contains both practical guidance and dreamy optimism about personal computing.
Jul 11
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Kristin Merrilees
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Putting the smartphone on stage
This year's Pageant of the Masters, “Gold Coast: Treasures of California," blended historical paintings with digital storytelling.
Jul 9
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Kristin Merrilees
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This website-poem asks what it feels like to be visited by grief
Writer and technologist Omayeli Arenyeka made interactive website "Grief Found Me" to capture the rogue and permissionless nature of grief.
Jul 8
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Kristin Merrilees
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A scroll through stampstagram
Plus, the Chuck E. Cheese website has an AI assistant called "Chuckbot." User interactions have been varied.
Jul 4
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Kristin Merrilees
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July is International Zine Month
Plus, there's a new Instagram Story font.
Jul 2
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Kristin Merrilees
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