flo<p><span>Some of such Small-Web platforms aren't just accessible from the Web (https, that is), but also via gemini and gopher. <br><br>Like e.g. Smol Pub <br><br></span><a href="https://smol.pub/manual" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">smol.pub/manual</a><span> <br><br>"Gemini? Gopher? What are these words?! If you already know, feel free to skip this section. Otherwise, read on...<br><br>The Web isn't the only Internet protocol, in fact it wasn't even the first one. Gopher predates the Web and is still in use today. It's actually gaining in popularity. Gemini, a recent Internet protocol that explores the space between the Web and Gopher brings back the late 90's excitement over what Internet can be: a place where people connect. Both Gemini and Gopher share simplicity. There's no ads, JavaScript code and cookie-tracking technology. Just plain text. There's no notification, no point system, just real people. The small net is also slow. It's a place for longer-form content. It's bare: there's no bell and whistle. Only text. It's a place of substance.<br><br>Here's a definition I really like:<br><br>The Small Internet happens<br>when a few people<br>use simple protocols<br>to talk with each other<br>and nobody else.<br><br>The small net is about connecting using simple technologies." <br><br></span><a href="https://iceshrimp.de/tags/SmolPub" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SmolPub</a><span> </span><a href="https://iceshrimp.de/tags/Blog" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Blog</a><span> </span><a href="https://iceshrimp.de/tags/Blogging" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Blogging</a><span> </span><a href="https://iceshrimp.de/tags/SmallWeb" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SmallWeb</a><span> </span><a href="https://iceshrimp.de/tags/SmallNet" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SmallNet</a></p>