I didn't see a topic for this and felt like it was important to share. A Tildes user shared the Tiny Awards with me last year, but voting had already began. Regardless, I became obsessed with the...
I didn't see a topic for this and felt like it was important to share. A Tildes user shared the Tiny Awards with me last year, but voting had already began. Regardless, I became obsessed with the idea and ended up learning a lot about the small web aka indie web or as the Tiny Awards frames it, the personal internet.
I'm personally exhausted by what the internet has become. I had a lot more fun on the internet in the 2000's than I do today. Part of that is that I've gotten older so nostalgia is painting my memories, but I don't I think it's unfair to say that internet has gotten really fucking big. A;long this big boom has came the tech giants with their platforms that big chunks of the internet have conglomerated under. I'm not really interested in arguing whether that's good or bad. (here anyways, maybe as a separate topic. I hope this thread will be a joyful discussion of the sites nominated for the Tiny Awards.)
I haven't went through the nominees yet, but I considered many(all?) of the nominees last year to be art;. They were clearly personal and singular expressions of their creators. I felt like I could understand a bit of the personality of the person behind each site which is not something I ever feel on today's most commonly used platforms.
So yeah, tldr; go check out these expressive, creative, experimental, and personal websites and cast a vote! I don't know when voting closes, but the winner will be announced August 18th so there can't be too much time left.
I didn't see a topic for this and felt like it was important to share. A Tildes user shared the Tiny Awards with me last year, but voting had already began. Regardless, I became obsessed with the idea and ended up learning a lot about the small web aka indie web or as the Tiny Awards frames it, the personal internet.
I'm personally exhausted by what the internet has become. I had a lot more fun on the internet in the 2000's than I do today. Part of that is that I've gotten older so nostalgia is painting my memories, but I don't I think it's unfair to say that internet has gotten really fucking big. A;long this big boom has came the tech giants with their platforms that big chunks of the internet have conglomerated under. I'm not really interested in arguing whether that's good or bad. (here anyways, maybe as a separate topic. I hope this thread will be a joyful discussion of the sites nominated for the Tiny Awards.)
I haven't went through the nominees yet, but I considered many(all?) of the nominees last year to be art;. They were clearly personal and singular expressions of their creators. I felt like I could understand a bit of the personality of the person behind each site which is not something I ever feel on today's most commonly used platforms.
So yeah, tldr; go check out these expressive, creative, experimental, and personal websites and cast a vote! I don't know when voting closes, but the winner will be announced August 18th so there can't be too much time left.
Tiny Awards has a post about 2023's awards here
And here is a link to last year's winner: Rotating Sandwiches