The Whole Earth 'Lectronic Link Sold To Its Members 36
New submitter nadaou sends this quote from the NY Times:
"One of the earliest online communities, The WELL, has a new owner: its members. On Thursday evening, Salon Media Group, the previous owner of The WELL, said it had sold the community to the Well Group, a private investment group consisting of longtime members of the community, which was founded in 1985, long before the rise of the Web."
Back to the roots (Score:4, Insightful)
Slashdot was more than a little influenced by WELL (Whole Earth 'Lectronic Link), and today's WELL web interface (there's also a telnet interface) looks more than a little like Slashdot did when it first started.
I for one am proud of my @well.com address, and welcome our new wellpern overlords.