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Jean Armour Polly, aka the Net-mom & the person who helped popularize the phrase “surfing the internet," celebrates the Internet Archive’s 1 trillionth webpage. Her message highlights the ephemerality of websites, the importance of preserving digital culture, & honors the librarians & archivists who make it possible.
Jean Armour Polly, aka the Net-mom & the person who helped popularize the phrase “surfing the internet," celebrates the Internet Archive’s 1 trillionth webpage. Her message highlights the ephemerality of websites, the importance of preserving digital culture, & honors the librarians & archivists who make it possible.
"A truly historic accomplishment," as NPR President & CEO Katherine Maher puts it: “1 trillion web pages. That’s 1 trillion artifacts and snapshots of our interconnected world.”
🎬 Maher reflects on why preserving our digital record matters more than ever, and the crucial role of the Wayback Machine.
Hi5 was an early social platform, launched in 2003. Mostly forgotten in the U.S., but big in Latin America & Southeast Asia with tens of millions of users around 2007–2008. Today it’s mostly social games & dating.
The #WaybackMachine preserves the early web, from the famous to the forgotten. Use it to find your forgotten corners of the internet. ⤵️
https://web.archive.org
#Wayback1T #Hi5 #DigitalHistory #SocialMediaHistory #Nostalgia
Today’s web is fragmented, paywalled & dominated by a few powerful platforms. Some of the internet’s founders & current leaders gathered to discuss how it can still be saved: “a game with many winners.”
Today’s web is fragmented, paywalled & dominated by a few powerful platforms. Some of the internet’s founders & current leaders gathered to discuss how it can still be saved: “a game with many winners.”
Internet pioneer Vint Cerf, co-creator of the TCP/IP protocols that built the Internet, celebrates the Internet Archive reaching 1 trillion pages & reflects on why preserving our digital history matters for generations to come.
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https://blog.archive.org/2025/11/12/voices-celebrating-1-trillion-pages-vint-cerf-internet-pioneer/
Internet pioneer Vint Cerf, co-creator of the TCP/IP protocols that built the Internet, celebrates the Internet Archive reaching 1 trillion pages & reflects on why preserving our digital history matters for generations to come.
More ⤵️
https://blog.archive.org/2025/11/12/voices-celebrating-1-trillion-pages-vint-cerf-internet-pioneer/
🌐 From dial-up to a trillion pages, we’ve built a web worth remembering.
Watch THE WEB WE’VE BUILT, a cinematic journey through our shared digital history & preserved pages in the Wayback Machine.
Our web is a story of connection, creativity, and triumph. 🎬
https://archive.org/details/the-web-weve-built-documentary
Learn more ⤵️
https://blog.archive.org/2025/11/11/looking-back-on-our-shared-digital-history-the-web-weve-built-mini-doc/
Legendary musician & activist Peter Gabriel celebrates the Internet Archive hitting 1 trillion pages & reflects on its role in preserving humanity’s memory.
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https://blog.archive.org/2025/11/10/voices-celebrating-1-trillion-pages-peter-gabriel-musician/
Legendary musician & activist Peter Gabriel celebrates the Internet Archive hitting 1 trillion pages & reflects on its role in preserving humanity’s memory.
More ⤵️
https://blog.archive.org/2025/11/10/voices-celebrating-1-trillion-pages-peter-gabriel-musician/
🎉 At our 1 trillion-page celebration, CA State Senator Scott Wiener honored the Internet Archive for its “remarkable innovation and leadership,” presenting @brewsterkahle with a California Senate Certificate of Recognition.
Read the full story & see the video on our blog ⤵️
https://blog.archive.org/2025/11/05/california-state-senator-recognizes-internet-archives-remarkable-innovation-and-leadership/
🎉 Today we're celebrating the recipient of the 2025 Internet Archive Hero Award: Sir Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the World Wide Web, for his visionary work connecting the world. 🏆🏛️
Full story ⤵️
https://blog.archive.org/2025/11/05/celebrating-sir-tim-berners-lee-2025-internet-archive-hero-award-recipient/
🎉 At our 1 trillion-page celebration, CA State Senator Scott Wiener honored the Internet Archive for its “remarkable innovation and leadership,” presenting @brewsterkahle with a California Senate Certificate of Recognition.
Read the full story & see the video on our blog ⤵️
https://blog.archive.org/2025/11/05/california-state-senator-recognizes-internet-archives-remarkable-innovation-and-leadership/
🎉 Today we're celebrating the recipient of the 2025 Internet Archive Hero Award: Sir Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the World Wide Web, for his visionary work connecting the world. 🏆🏛️
Full story ⤵️
https://blog.archive.org/2025/11/05/celebrating-sir-tim-berners-lee-2025-internet-archive-hero-award-recipient/
🎉 Supervisor Connie Chan led a unanimous SF Board of Supervisors resolution honoring@InternetArchive@mastodon.archive.org for preserving 1 trillion web pages & declared October 22, 2025 as Internet Archive Day in San Francisco.
https://archive.org/embed/establishing-internet-archive-day-in-san-francisco
Full story: https://blog.archive.org/2025/11/03/supervisor-connie-chan-recognizes-internet-archive-day-in-san-francisco/
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