Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Walking Down Memory Lane
Every now and then I find myself wondering about websites I use to visit. It is weird how a website can be like a friend you have fallen out of touch with. You use to have contact with the site once maybe more times a day. If the site had a forum maybe you were part of the community. Perhaps the site was one you introduced other friends to and then they too were part of the site and all its glory.
Then things change....
Perhaps the site changed its layout and you were uncomfortable with it. Could it be that someone else got the domain name and then all the sudden the site you use to go to for your favorite cross-stitch patterns now had all this info on automotive repair.
I know I stopped going to some sites due to their adding endless pop-ups. I think that is mainly a thing of the past but it was enough to drive me away.
This leads to the old line in relationships, "You changed man!"
Or...it could be...you just did not find the info on the page something you were caring about anymore.
You begin to communicate less and less and then finally no contact at all...it happens. People change and so do websites.
This morning I was chatting on Facebook with a high school friend who recently got into podcasting about his show and it got me thinking about shows I use to listen to but do not anymore. So, I began to look around and not too surprising many of them are now gone or have changed completely.
This led to another thought thought about other websites I use to frequent for various news and info. To be honest I think the browsing history of a person says alot about who they are. The Web as been a active part of all of our lives for more than 10 years now.
So I challenge you, my much appreciated reader, to think of 10 websites you went to on a daily basis five years ago...do you still go them today?
# posted by robcasting @ 6:48 PM 
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www.ford-trucks.com
been a member for over 8 years. A great site, with tons of awesome people, most of whom I've never met in person, but consider as friends, anyway.
been a member for over 8 years. A great site, with tons of awesome people, most of whom I've never met in person, but consider as friends, anyway.
I still go to Classic Van Halen.com, as I have been doing for over eight years now, although I finally took a break for a few months awhile back. Used to be on the Regular Guys radio show's site a lot, but that forum lasted less than a year. When I get in a guitar mood I frequent the Telecaster and Les Paul sites a lot, but haven't been in the guitar gear for several months now. Led Zeppelin's site is filled with a bunch of annoying 13-year olds, oddly enough.
The ease of creating and closing a site makes Web sites like night clubs: everybody goes to the hip place for awhile, then that fizzles and they go to the new place.
Now that I think about it, I spend more time on my own sites than anywhere else. Somebody has to be there.
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The ease of creating and closing a site makes Web sites like night clubs: everybody goes to the hip place for awhile, then that fizzles and they go to the new place.
Now that I think about it, I spend more time on my own sites than anywhere else. Somebody has to be there.
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