Published May 10, 2026, 7:00 AM EDT Patrick is a seasoned writer with more than a decade of experience, specializing in any and all things tech. His work has been featured on platforms like CNET, Yahoo, Xfinity, and many other outlets. When not typing away, he can be found with his nose in a book.  When I first started exploring the internet in the late 90s, it was a different place than it is now. Wilder. Less regulated and corporatized. In those days, personal websites dominated ; there was no "front page of the internet." Most users had their browsers open to their favorite, most-used sites (or their email). Fun fact: browsers were actually used for browsing back then, not just jumping between subreddits. The internet has lost some of its charm over the years, or so I believed, but it's actually just tucked away in dusty corners. Neocities is a collection of thousands of personal websites, all united under a single umbrella that's half-Live Journal, half-RSS feed.…