Netscape Navigator brought the web to millions 🌐 It was the first browser to reach mass adoption & introduce bookmarks, cookies, & JavaScript, features that shaped the modern web. It also sparked early software-bundling debates & set the stage for the browser wars. Its website is preserved on the #WaybackMachine. 1 in a Trillion pages saved ➡️
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We’ve archived 1 trillion web pages via the Wayback Machine. Help us preserve 1 trillion more with P2P fundraising:
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In 1996, Brewster Kahle wrote "Preserving the Internet" for Scientific American. Nearly 30 years later, many of his predictions about digital preservation came true—while some challenges remain. Back then he wrote: “Our goal is to help people answer hard questions.” That vision still drives the Internet Archive in 2025: building a reliable memory for a digital age that forgets too quickly. 👉 Learn more: https://blog.archive.org/2025/09/02/looking-back-on-preserving-the-internet-from-1996/#comment-530423 image
Libraries, archives & museums are under pressure—but our cultural memory can survive. Hear Trevor Owens (@npub14vay...c7dr), author of AFTER DISRUPTION: A FUTURE FOR CULTURAL MEMORY, in conversation with Shannon Mattern on the latest Future Knowledge #podcast. 🎧 Listen & subscribe ⤵️
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Future Knowledge explores the intersection of technology, culture, and information policy with leading authors, scholars, and experts. From copyrig...
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Sir Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the World Wide Web, joins Brewster Kahle, founder of the Internet Archive, for a conversation on the past, present & future of the Web. 📅 Thurs Oct 9, 7:30 PM PT 🎟️ In-person ➡️ https://blog.archive.org/event/building-and-preserving-the-web-a-conversation-with-sir-tim-berners-lee-and-brewster-kahle/ image
🐹🎶 In 1998, the web danced to hamsters. Hampsterdance began as a lighthearted bet between Canadian art student Deidre LaCarte & her sister: who could get the most traffic with a single webpage? Her site of dancing hamster GIFs went viral—before going viral was even a thing. It became one of the web’s first memes. Today, the domain is parked—but the #WaybackMachine lets you relive its pixelated glory:
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1 trillion web pages preserved makes the Wayback Machine an indispensable research tool. Share how this effort has impacted you, and encourage your network to support the Internet Archive:
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Mark next week's calendar for THE VAST BLUE WE with Del Sol Quartet 💻🎶 Celebrate 1 trillion pages saved on the #WaybackMachine with new works inspired by our shared digital memory 🌐 📅 Tues, Oct 7 @ 7 PM PT 🎟️ IN-PERSON & VIRTUAL Details ➡️ https://blog.archive.org/event/the-vast-blue-we-del-sol-quartet-at-the-internet-archive/ #Wayback1T @npub1umd6...wfr7 #LiveMusic #DigitalMemory #OctoberEvents #VirtualEvent #MusicLovers image
This #CollegeRadioDay, stations worldwide are celebrating student radio’s past & future. Discover 9,000+ artifacts—station flyers, playlists & more—in the College Radio Collection, part of the Digital Library of Amateur Radio and Communications at the Internet Archive. 📻 Explore ➡️ https://blog.archive.org/2025/10/03/happy-college-radio-day-explore-student-radios-past-and-present-in-the-dlarc-college-radio-collection/ image
Get a rare behind-the-scenes look at the Physical Archive! 🏛️ 📚🎶🎞️ See how books, music, and film move from donation to preservation to digitization. 📥 📆 Tues, Oct 21 🕕 DOORS: 6 PM - 8 PM 📍 IN-PERSON: 2512 Florida Ave, Richmond, CA 🎟️ Details ➡️ https://blog.archive.org/event/doors-open-2025-go-behind-the-scenes-at-the-physical-archive/ #Wayback1T #Tour image