Want the ‘Old Internet’ Back? Nostalgia Fuels a New Wave of Apps
Relics of the “old internet” are respawning in new social media startups. Myspace’s profiles, Tumblr’s vibes, StumbleUpon’s spontaneity, Twitter’s status updates — they’re being reinvented by a new guard of startup founders. What’s fueling it? Nostalgia for the internet they grew up with. Zehra Naqvi said she misses “how seemingly small” the earlier days of…