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Celebrating 25 Years of Preserving the Web

Since 1996, the Internet Archive has been capturing the World Wide Web but also doing so much more to preserve our digital world behind the scenes.

  • By Todd A Carpenter
  • Oct 19, 2021
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  • Time To Read: 6 mins

Happy Birthday to the eBook!

On July 4, 1971 Michael Hart posted the first ebook file on the ARPANET and transformed content distribution.

  • By Todd A Carpenter
  • Jul 13, 2021
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  • Time To Read: 4 mins

Mary Meeker's Internet Trends 2012: The Reimagination of Nearly Everything

Mary Meeker has been spearheading Internet trend tracking for years now. This year’s update shows that Internet growth remains robust. But the real news is the growth in smart device adoption — smartphones, tablet computers, e-readers. And the trend looks […]

  • By Kent Anderson
  • Jun 1, 2012
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