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Classics

Internet Classics Worth Revisiting

Old web favorites with staying power. Classic is a label across the collection, not a separate kind of site: the original experience is at least ten years old, has a lasting place in web culture, and remains recognizable today. I add the label only after checking its history.

2 sites
  1. Zoomquilt An infinitely zooming collaborative painting that never quite arrives anywhere.Classic · 2004
  2. The Million Dollar Homepage A million pixels sold one small block at a time.Classic · 2005

History behind the label

Zoomquilt (2004): An enduring collaborative web artwork. History and source ↗

The Million Dollar Homepage (2005): A widely remembered early web experiment whose original pixel grid remains its defining experience. History and source ↗