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RIP Webmonkey

18 February 2004
Filed under Text, The Interweb

WebmonkeyWired reports on the death of Webmonkey, a site where I found a good deal of my early knowledge about web authoring. It doesn't surprise me that it's gone down the tubes; there's been no redesign in recent memory, and that ALWAYS smacks of doom. (Hello Surfstation, breaker of promises?)

That said, it was good while it lasted. Vale Webmonkey,

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Khoi Vinh says:

Why couldn't they keep it on the Web, yet in an archived state, I wonder? For really fresh out of the box newbies, there's still some value to be had in all of those old tutorials.

Also, your theory that a lack of redesigns is a telltale sign of impending doom is interesting. I'd better get started on a facelift for my site, then!

Virginia says:

Webmonkey does still seem to be there, at least for the moment. It's of historical interest if nothing else.

Khoi Vinh says:

Er, this is why I never would have made it as a journalist: a complete lack of presence of mind when it comes to fact checking. I stand corrected.

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