Kevin Boone: The "small web" is bigger than you might think
4 hours ago
- #Gemini protocol
- #feed aggregator
- #small web
- The 'small web' refers to private, non-commercial websites free from advertising and corporate tracking.
- The Gemini protocol is a non-commercial alternative to the regular web, with around 6,000 known capsules (sites), mostly used by IT professionals.
- Feed aggregators in Gemini help users track updates across multiple capsules by listing new content chronologically.
- Kagi search engine maintains a list of small web sites, which has grown from about 6,000 to 32,000 entries.
- After filtering inactive sites and those without timestamps, around 9,000 active small web sites remain, with 1,251 updates recorded on March 15.
- The small web is too large and active to aggregate all updates on a single page, making a feed aggregator impractical.
- Despite its size, the small web's lack of commercial influence makes it a valuable part of the internet.