The internet used to feel like a treasure hunt. Let’s bring that back.
The internet used to feel like a treasure hunt. Let’s bring that back.
No fluff, no clickbait — just hidden gems, underrated tools, indie games/ films & lot more. Discover the best corners of the internet, curated for you by Coi.
Remember when the internet felt like a giant treasure hunt instead of just… cycling through the same five apps? Yeah, me too. That’s why I started COI (Corners of Internet)—a place where I dig up weird, fun, and happy corners of the web so you don’t have to.
No algorithms. No doomscrolling. Just pure internet exploration.
If it’s cool, underrated, or a little unhinged, it goes on COI.
Check it out: www.cornersofinternet.com
Also, if you’ve got a favorite weird site, drop it below! I’m always looking for new rabbit holes to fall into.
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Maybe it's a generational thing (I'm a 50+), I don't know, but when I see a 'Buy me (something)' or a 'tip me' first thing first on the home page even before I can get any idea of what I will find on the website I'm not likely to explore further. I thought you might want to know about that, even I may be in the minority.
Just in case:
- Nope, I'm not cheap. I just want to know who and why I'm supposed to be paying a coffee to (or a pizza) before I decide I want to do it, or not to do it.
- I'm always very happy to see people trying to refocus attention toward a less corporate-owned Internet.
- I hope it was clear it's nothing personal, just my first reaction on visiting your page. I'll explore it further ;)
I totally get it, yet I contemplated that decision a lot. This is a self funded indie project, could use a lotta funding.
But I agree, I will be removing that soon, maybe tug it into the footer or someplace. Not like it is helping me get coffee anyways :D
Thanks for the feedback.
I don't think it needs to be hidden or anything, but consider your "before the fold" content, it's what is most important on a web page and what will grab users in the 2-3 seconds you have to capture their attention before many will click off.
Currently on your site I have to scroll down quite a bit beyond the fold to get to the actual website on my phone, as the top section is taken up by very large text superfluous to the main content.
I know it sucks to have to build for that sort of user, but it's a large chunk of users, and the rest are just putting up with the inconvenience haha :-)
Actually I plan to change it when there is some awareness about what we are doing uk. I wanted to give the site some personality tbh, the thought was Coi is an internet curator and the hero section is designed like his resume! I know it might just make sense in my head lol
prominant at the footer or last on a sidebar. a page dedicated to a brief transparency of hosting costs and ongoing labor demands of the project, and current state of funding helps a lot!
if that seems difficult, see if a friend or comrade with ok writing skills 'interview' you on the subject for five or ten minutes -- sometimes it's easier to have a friend reflecting to discover one's finer points of value.
thanks for helping build the webrings and discovery tools of tomorrow.
i'll be watching your project while i work on my Web Literacy and Navigation materials. :)
Yes, will think about shifting it to the footer + I was working on being open about the spending for the site. A road map page is also under construction.
Thank you so much for the feedback. would love to see what you working on.
Thanks for the feedback.
You're welcome
Maybe a solution would be to make the donation info a toast that pops up after a time or after a certain amount of scrolling has happened.
So people like op are not put of from the start but you also make it easy for people who want to donate.
Yeah, maybe.
One of the genuine use of cookies is to see if the person has explored a bit your own website and then nag.
Wait. Why could you use a lot of funding? I run websites, I don't do adds I don't charge and I don't ask for money.
That is part of what made the old internet fun.
What is the money for?
It's hosted on Framer.
Maybe start smaller and work your way up? They really charge $75 a month AND put you under a bandwidth cap? Yikes.
Yeah the pricing model is kinda painful. yup a bandwidth cap for $75 is super crazy
Earlier 40’s and I have the opposite opinion on this.
I think the button needs to be prominent so people remember where it is if they find the site useful and now want to contribute. Building things and hosting them isn’t free and I have no objection to paying for quality content.
Haha maybe I need to run a poll somewhere to settle this out, appreciate your thought.
Its like asking people to subscribe on Youtube. People say they hate it but it verifiably increases the numbers by a wide margine.
yeah a CTA of sorts true.
they hate it less if it's funny and easy and doesn't trigger paywall-creep trauma?
It would be interesting to see the results.
I have removed it and made it go on the end :D
:)