How are people getting into the Small Web and related movements these days (aside from fediverse)?

I missed the whole Yesterweb thing and just finished reading their website.

Is Neocities still a common platform for progressive netizens? Should I just self host? Are we going back to web rings? What about Gemini browsers?

Please help, lol.

What are things looking like for 2024/2025?

Making a new #Introduction since I moved instances!

Hello, I'm Wasp (they/xe/it pronouns), I'm a nonbinary artist, furry PNGTuber, and amateur web developer/programmer! I'm also the admin/owner of the autisticats.xyz instance.

My partner is also on Mastodon at the accounts @radioactive_transfem and @NorseTeaMaiden, she's a very talented pixel artist and Twitch streamer who you should absolutely go check out!

My other semi-active Fediverse accounts are @waspsystem and @punkwasp@spectra.video (videos, synced up with my YouTube channel).

I'm also neurodivergent (autism/ADHD/DID), physically disabled, and proudly on the aroace spectrum.

Hashtags:
#Artist #DigitalArtist #Art #Furry #FurryFandom #Nonbinary #ActuallyAutistic #ADHD #Disability #WebDev #WebRevival #DID #DIDSystem #PNGTuber #VTuber #Transgender #TransgenderArtist #FurryArtist

BIG 32-bit cafe news: we're expanding into https://discourse.32bit.cafe starting february 15th! (sign-ups will be open then!)

if you've never really been into discord, deleted discord, or just want to diversify your communication platforms, you'll be happy to see this from us! you'll have way more ways to participate and engage with our community.

read more about the news here and why we're trying to expand out from the walled garden of discord: https://discuss.32bit.cafe/f/32bitcafe/217/valentine-s-day-event-huge-announcement

it's been a while since i've gushed about the 32-bit cafe's massive resources list for the personal web, so i'll take the opportunity now!

we often try to find where the needs are for the resources list, and i noticed lots of folks asking across mastodon about where the #web directories and listings went, so i asked our community to collaborate on a list, and we found the answer was a *lot*!

browsing the independent web is getting easier every day. it's so exciting to see how this side of the web continues to grow!

keep an eye on our resources list in case you need more for building your own #website and being an active participant in the personal web :)

https://discuss.32bit.cafe/wiki/resources#directories-listings

I've been working on a new web project to both feature artists and their work in bimonthly "exhibitions" and share resources, etc. and I'm super happy to share that the first exhibition is now live!

https://arthive.marigold.town/exhibition-2023-10.php