# An Ode to Links - Jim Nielsen’s Blog

<https://blog.jim-nielsen.com/2026/ode-to-links/>

- Host: [blog.jim-nielsen.com](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/hosts/blog.jim-nielsen.com/)
- Saved: September 30, 2026 (2026-09-30T11:58:56Z)
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## What Jamie wrote

The fundamental building block of the web isn't HTML or a web page — it is the link. The way that closed platforms fight links makes them feel rebellious to even use. Long live the hyperlink!

## Facts

- Kind: [Page](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/kinds/page/)

## Appears in

- [WT352: WT352 — Interviewing Otto for the Job](https://weekly.thingelstad.com/archive/352/), Briefly

## Same host

- [What “Work” Looks Like - Jim Nielsen’s Blog](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/93bef16d8c70/) (blog.jim-nielsen.com, October 26, 2022)
- [Examples of Great URL Design - Jim Nielsen’s Blog](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/77c2d544194e/) (blog.jim-nielsen.com, December 4, 2023)
- [My Om Malik Story](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/2627188bbc09/) (blog.jim-nielsen.com, June 26, 2026)

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## Elsewhere

- Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/https://blog.jim-nielsen.com/2026/ode-to-links/