I have a website that has been up since 1995. I haven't updated in 20 years or so.
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This still exists. It's Grateful Dead related.
I don't know how to find any date info on it though, sorry.
Webtender - An On-Line Bartender.
The Webtender web site including, but not limited to the collection of recipes, web links and drinking games, as well as graphics and layout, is Copyright © 1995-2025, The Webtender/Pål Løberg unless stated otherwise.
https://www.webtender.com/info/c.html
Not only is it 30 years old, but it has searching built-in since at least 1997, if not the whole time. This puts it in a very special class: first-generation server-side web applications. Looks like it's still rocking cgi-bin.
Wow! I’ve been using the internet since 1995 and I’ve never heard of this site. Thanks! I’m actually interested in learning about mixing drinks!
Sluggy Freelance and Schlock Mercenary have both been around a while and both have (or had, when I still had time to read webcomics) stellar reputations for reliability.
I was going to mention User Friendly, but sadly that appears to be down. I think it was last time I checked, too, so I'm guessing it's a lost cause.
My MySpace page. Has ALL the animated dancing banana GIFs you could ever want.
It’s nothing if it doesn’t have a yellow and black sign of a road worker scratching his butt.
Gaia Online.
It's been around since 2003 and it still clings on to its early roots of the internet but with awful modern internet decisions.
Can't get older than this one:
Neat. It even includes a table of content for the web.
https://info.cern.ch/hypertext/DataSources/bySubject/Overview.html
I remember visiting that site from an Arena browser on a remote X-Windows session. It was back when that site was still hosted on Tims NeXT cube on his desk.
No idea why this is the 3rd time this has come up now, but I just learned this year that an anti "barney the dinosaur" webpage is among the oldest still active ones, where you can shoot and stab him.
Hate for children's media for being... for children has really come a long way. Now we hate them for legitimate reasons, like peppa pig for being bloody monarchists and Bluey for being Australian.
Holy crap! I played with that Barney page for hours back in '95. I had no idea it was still up and running!!
Honourable mention:
https://homestarrunner.com/
Homestarrunner.net - "It's dot com!"
...Cut!
Their last big cartoon came out seven months ago, and it was a big celebration of the idea of going back to playing on individual websites instead of just being fed the same handful of social media crap.
Emulated Flash version on the h*r site - YouTube video version
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Oliviatremorcontrol.com
No idea the year but it’s a band website that still has Web 1.0 vibes
Registered 2002
Makes me so happy that that's still going.
Best site on the internet. I was so worried when flash died, big sigh of relief when they went html5.
The best place to test speakers
GameFAQs.com launched November 5, 1995, although it didn't have that name or URL until 1996.
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I give you Warren Buffets company website.
https://www.berkshirehathaway.com/
The domain was purchased in 1996 It looks like they never updated the layout since.
All the visible content and the copyright is up to date at least!
I just went through and checked out the site and hit a bunch of the links.. Honestly, with the nature of the data, there really is no reason to have more than the basics. Also, think of what Berkshire Hathaway is about and as far as maximizing everything that they can for the stake and stock-holders, it makes sense. Focus on the investment essentials, not the window dressing online.
I wish more businesses were oriented this way.
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unironically the best corporate site I've ever seen.
Straight up hard coding in a Geico ad is a strong choice...
I wonder if they change it or Buffet is still getting 1996 page view numbers on a perpetual contract?
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There's an ad on it, which gets past my adblocker since it's a simple hardcoded link and logo.
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It's surely one of the first sites that I know and use, and it's still alive. I think it's from the 90s. (Looked it up again, their earliest visitor count starts at 1997)
Later we have Metal Archives, but I think Lost Souls Domain was the first website where you look for Metal music informations.
Everybody get up, it's time to slam now! We got a real jam goin' down now!
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I remember using telnet to connect to that site so I could run a browser in the session because I didn't have a browser on my computer for some reason. Maybe this was before we had access to browsers.
The website of that big suicide cult. I don't know how old the site actually is but it's very 90s.
Fun fact, back in 2018 I emailed them asking if someone would take over once they were not able to have that responsibility, and if so, who. They replied the next day, and just said (copy and pasted from that email):
Yes, it will be. You would not know them.
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For websites I actually use, even if just every once in while:
The website, according to it and wikifur was founded in 1999 ( allegedly September 23rd according to the website ).
If you like things like transformation scenes in media, this is a site for you. Still being updated to this day. Does have some 18+ stuff, but you'll know right away that it is because they have the thumbnail for that clip tell you it's "R 18+ RESTRICTED".
Edit: just found out you need an account to access restricted R 18+ content... So to you'll be safe enough from that content.
serebii.net is one of those sites that surprises me that not only its still up, but also being regularly updated.
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