Way back in 2002 I built something called the Referrer System that found links to your web page and listed them. All you had to do is put a little Javascript snippit on your page. It became really popular and broke my server and also attracted a lot of spam. WebMentions performs essentially the same function, but isn't centralized, and offers more control over what appears on your page. But it's also harder to implement, though in recent years it has gotten easier. I really think something like Webmention is the alternative to social media, but we have to get to that point where everyone has their own easy-to-use website (which, ultimately, is what social media provided). Image: CSS-Tricks.
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