Personally, I like and prefer websites, but it seems search engines do not.
A lot of things are put on social media now which is where most people seem to hang out. (God knows why.) If you are not a Faecebook or Instagram etc member then you can't even view them.
What I find interesting is that a lot of information now lives outside traditional sites:
updates on social platforms
shared docs
spreadsheets
internal tools that get screenshotted or linked
In many of those cases, people aren’t really trying to “publish” in the classic sense — they just want a stable, public reference that doesn’t require joining a platform or logging in.
Search engines still matter, but it feels like a growing amount of content is accessed via direct links rather than discovery.
Curious whether you’ve seen good lightweight patterns for this that don’t turn into full websites.
In regard to the last question, I wish I do know but don't. I think the internet took a wrong turn in the 2010s. Yes, I am well aware of spam and cyberbullying but they've been used as an excuse to get rid of the better aspects of the internet.
Personally, I like and prefer websites, but it seems search engines do not.
A lot of things are put on social media now which is where most people seem to hang out. (God knows why.) If you are not a Faecebook or Instagram etc member then you can't even view them.
Personally I agree — I still prefer websites too.
What I find interesting is that a lot of information now lives outside traditional sites:
updates on social platforms
shared docs
spreadsheets
internal tools that get screenshotted or linked
In many of those cases, people aren’t really trying to “publish” in the classic sense — they just want a stable, public reference that doesn’t require joining a platform or logging in.
Search engines still matter, but it feels like a growing amount of content is accessed via direct links rather than discovery.
Curious whether you’ve seen good lightweight patterns for this that don’t turn into full websites.
In regard to the last question, I wish I do know but don't. I think the internet took a wrong turn in the 2010s. Yes, I am well aware of spam and cyberbullying but they've been used as an excuse to get rid of the better aspects of the internet.
Agreed. Many guardrails were necessary, but they also shifted publishing toward platforms and away from simple, owned spaces.
The middle ground seems harder to find now. Thanks for sharing this view.