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Screenshots of classic websites and blogs from Dot-Com, Web 2.0 and the 2010s.

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[Original post on indieweb.social]
Web design books; image by Phillip Chee on Flickr, February 2010.
January 13, 2026 at 3:00 PM
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scriptygoddess.com in 2005
https://web.archive.org/web/20051222085136if_/http://www.scriptygoddess.com:80
Screenshot of scriptygoddess.com in 2005
January 13, 2026 at 1:37 PM
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megnut.com in 2005
https://web.archive.org/web/20051214042907if_/http://megnut.com:80
Screenshot of megnut.com in 2005
January 13, 2026 at 12:40 PM
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pepysdiary.com in 2004
https://web.archive.org/web/20040810032431if_/http://www.pepysdiary.com:80
Screenshot of pepysdiary.com in 2004
January 12, 2026 at 9:23 PM
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interconnected.org in 2005
https://web.archive.org/web/20051029045010if_/http://interconnected.org:80/home
Screenshot of interconnected.org in 2005
January 12, 2026 at 6:55 PM
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antipixel.com in 2005
https://web.archive.org/web/20051124194116if_/http://www.antipixel.com:80/blog
Screenshot of antipixel.com in 2005
January 12, 2026 at 5:43 PM
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paulboutin.weblogger.com in 2005
https://web.archive.org/web/20050204085850if_/http://paulboutin.weblogger.com:80
Screenshot of paulboutin.weblogger.com in 2005
January 12, 2026 at 4:22 PM
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php.net in 2005
https://web.archive.org/web/20051023003150if_/http://php.net:80
Screenshot of php.net in 2005
January 12, 2026 at 3:28 PM
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blogs.law.harvard.edu in 2004
https://web.archive.org/web/20040627075542if_/http://blogs.law.harvard.edu:80
Screenshot of blogs.law.harvard.edu in 2004
January 12, 2026 at 2:14 PM
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Group weblogs...you don't see too many of them these days. Who has time, I guess, with all those social media accounts to update.

radiofreeblogistan.com in 2004
https://web.archive.org/web/20040830025833if_/http://www.radiofreeblogistan.com:80
Screenshot of radiofreeblogistan.com in 2004
January 12, 2026 at 10:41 AM
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theregister.co.uk in 2004
https://web.archive.org/web/20041129043730if_/http://theregister.co.uk:80
Screenshot of theregister.co.uk in 2004
January 10, 2026 at 11:32 AM
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backwash.com in 2004
https://web.archive.org/web/20040407220815if_/http://www.backwash.com:80/content.php?id=119
Screenshot of backwash.com in 2004
January 9, 2026 at 7:49 PM
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paidcontent.org in 2005
https://web.archive.org/web/20051202111402if_/http://www.paidcontent.org:80
Screenshot of paidcontent.org in 2005
January 9, 2026 at 6:24 PM
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This was considered edgy in 2005...but it seems so innocent compared to what X and Grok are doing these days :(
boingboing.net in 2005
https://web.archive.org/web/20050518014000if_/http://www.boingboing.net:80
Screenshot of boingboing.net in 2005
January 9, 2026 at 5:01 PM
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ln.hixie.ch in 2004
https://web.archive.org/web/20040711080449if_/http://ln.hixie.ch:80
Screenshot of ln.hixie.ch in 2004
January 9, 2026 at 4:11 PM
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muensterland.org in 2004
https://web.archive.org/web/20040229120244if_/http://muensterland.org:80/users/0000006/weblog/pycsde
Screenshot of muensterland.org in 2004
January 9, 2026 at 2:17 PM
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sixapart.com in 2003
https://web.archive.org/web/20030618043219if_/http://www.sixapart.com:80/log
Screenshot of sixapart.com in 2003
January 8, 2026 at 9:38 PM
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technorati.com in 2004
https://web.archive.org/web/20040412112239if_/http://www.technorati.com:80
Screenshot of technorati.com in 2004
January 8, 2026 at 7:24 PM
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milkandcookies.com in 2005
https://web.archive.org/web/20050131021739if_/http://milkandcookies.com:80
Screenshot of milkandcookies.com in 2005
January 8, 2026 at 6:19 PM
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"A Good Word for Cosmopolitan Snobs"
juliansanchez.com in 2004
https://web.archive.org/web/20041107041828if_/http://www.juliansanchez.com:80/notes.html
Screenshot of juliansanchez.com in 2004
January 8, 2026 at 5:16 PM
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overtaken.blogmosis.com in 2005
https://web.archive.org/web/20050827095545if_/http://overtaken.blogmosis.com:80
Screenshot of overtaken.blogmosis.com in 2005
January 8, 2026 at 2:39 PM
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caterina.net in 2003
https://web.archive.org/web/20030130101134if_/http://www.caterina.net:80
Screenshot of caterina.net in 2003
January 8, 2026 at 1:51 PM
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DavidBowie.com on January 8, 2016. RIP #bowieforever (click here for a mini-history of Bowie's website from 2004-2016: https://cybercultural.com/p/bowienet-2004-2016/)
DavidBowie.com on January 8, 2016
January 8, 2026 at 12:04 PM
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inessential.com in 2005
https://web.archive.org/web/20051229230627if_/http://inessential.com:80/?
Screenshot of inessential.com in 2005
January 7, 2026 at 8:18 PM
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nicelytoasted.net in 2005
https://web.archive.org/web/20051230141636if_/http://nicelytoasted.net:80/tea
Screenshot of nicelytoasted.net in 2005
January 7, 2026 at 7:12 PM