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~ web designing since 1998 ~
✨ website updates ✨
💚 https://balamb.garden : fanlistings (under construction)
💛 https://yuna.nu : collective
💜 https://yuna.blog : tumblr blog
💙 http://yuna.co : 🔗
The era that I feel nostalgic for didn't last that long. But the Facebook/Reddit/Twitter/YouTube era has already lasted 20 years.
The early-to-mid-2000s was the LiveJournal/Xanga/MySpace era. I miss that era, too, but that was basically the beginning of the end of the old internet. 😢
The early-to-mid-2000s was the LiveJournal/Xanga/MySpace era. I miss that era, too, but that was basically the beginning of the end of the old internet. 😢
May 31, 2025 at 3:09 PM
The era that I feel nostalgic for didn't last that long. But the Facebook/Reddit/Twitter/YouTube era has already lasted 20 years.
The early-to-mid-2000s was the LiveJournal/Xanga/MySpace era. I miss that era, too, but that was basically the beginning of the end of the old internet. 😢
The early-to-mid-2000s was the LiveJournal/Xanga/MySpace era. I miss that era, too, but that was basically the beginning of the end of the old internet. 😢
* Everyone has been losing ownership of their own spaces on the internet due to centralization on social media platforms (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, etc) - and now, AI. Bluesky gives that ownership back to users.
It feels like old Twitter here, but an upgraded version. 💖
It feels like old Twitter here, but an upgraded version. 💖
May 31, 2025 at 2:41 PM
* Everyone has been losing ownership of their own spaces on the internet due to centralization on social media platforms (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, etc) - and now, AI. Bluesky gives that ownership back to users.
It feels like old Twitter here, but an upgraded version. 💖
It feels like old Twitter here, but an upgraded version. 💖
...(3) provide the public with what legit websites exist on the web without relying on search engine rankings (which are being eliminated by AI), (4) prevent username squatting, (5) stop impersonations as URLs serve as identity verification, and (6) merge web 1.0 + 2.0 with web 3.0*. 🔻
May 31, 2025 at 2:41 PM
...(3) provide the public with what legit websites exist on the web without relying on search engine rankings (which are being eliminated by AI), (4) prevent username squatting, (5) stop impersonations as URLs serve as identity verification, and (6) merge web 1.0 + 2.0 with web 3.0*. 🔻
The main reason I wasn't a fan of URLs for usernames was because I thought they were too long.
They're actually quite brilliant and provide multiple benefits: (1) make non-.com/.net/.org URLs easier to remember and linked directly to the individual, (2) make linking website in bio unnecessary... 🔻
They're actually quite brilliant and provide multiple benefits: (1) make non-.com/.net/.org URLs easier to remember and linked directly to the individual, (2) make linking website in bio unnecessary... 🔻
May 31, 2025 at 2:41 PM
The main reason I wasn't a fan of URLs for usernames was because I thought they were too long.
They're actually quite brilliant and provide multiple benefits: (1) make non-.com/.net/.org URLs easier to remember and linked directly to the individual, (2) make linking website in bio unnecessary... 🔻
They're actually quite brilliant and provide multiple benefits: (1) make non-.com/.net/.org URLs easier to remember and linked directly to the individual, (2) make linking website in bio unnecessary... 🔻
This reminded me that I need to let one of my .co domains (for a blog I've been working on) expire, because the person who owns the .com wants $10,000+. They went from $3,000 to $10,000, probably because of my blog adding value. LOL
Sorry, but I'll stick with .net. I'm just a hobbyist, not a biz.
Sorry, but I'll stick with .net. I'm just a hobbyist, not a biz.
May 26, 2025 at 2:49 PM
This reminded me that I need to let one of my .co domains (for a blog I've been working on) expire, because the person who owns the .com wants $10,000+. They went from $3,000 to $10,000, probably because of my blog adding value. LOL
Sorry, but I'll stick with .net. I'm just a hobbyist, not a biz.
Sorry, but I'll stick with .net. I'm just a hobbyist, not a biz.
I'd contemplated using a dropcatch service myself, but paying $70+ or $300+ for just a domain name, let alone a .org domain name, is outrageous. I think I'd rather let the scalpers waste their money on it. They can keep dreaming of selling it for four figures. lol
May 26, 2025 at 2:49 PM
I'd contemplated using a dropcatch service myself, but paying $70+ or $300+ for just a domain name, let alone a .org domain name, is outrageous. I think I'd rather let the scalpers waste their money on it. They can keep dreaming of selling it for four figures. lol
Even a .org domain I've been eyeing for years (that was unfortunately registered by a scalper recently via dropcatch service) has zero value. No one is going to pay $1000+ for a .org, even if the domain name contains popular words. There's a reason it's been repeatedly dropped by other scalpers. 🤣
May 26, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Even a .org domain I've been eyeing for years (that was unfortunately registered by a scalper recently via dropcatch service) has zero value. No one is going to pay $1000+ for a .org, even if the domain name contains popular words. There's a reason it's been repeatedly dropped by other scalpers. 🤣
If you look at the domain history, you'll see how many domainers failed to flip the domain name over the years. It has no value to anyone but FFX fans. I wish failed domainers/scalpers would understand that and do some research. 😂
May 26, 2025 at 2:49 PM
If you look at the domain history, you'll see how many domainers failed to flip the domain name over the years. It has no value to anyone but FFX fans. I wish failed domainers/scalpers would understand that and do some research. 😂