Made With Love and Sparkles: Purple-Moon.com

In 1997, I stumbled upon a website called Purple Moon. What I found there was a handcrafted proto-social network with elements of point-and-click adventures. The site is a time machine of both web design and community management. Also, there are sparkles.Please note: This interactive essay has a flashing background. Please take care if you're photosensitive! If you'd like to read it without the ba…