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Last Notes npub13f3xuy2npzmpctnv3z4c0rte3ntsl7kflwcrkt97zrltlq68d5ws0pfd3f internetarchive The Internet Archive isn't just a place to find things. You can: 🔖 Save something before it disappears. 🔎 Discover something you didn't know existed. ✍️ Improve or contribute to a collection. 🤝 Connect with people doing the work of preservation. Over the next eight weeks, we'll show you how. SAVE. DISCOVER. CONTRIBUTE. CONNECT. ➡️ https://blog.archive.org/2026/08/17/registration-is-now-open-for-internet-archives-annual-celebration/ #ToolsYouCanUse https://mastodon.archive.org/system/media_attachments/files/117/179/865/855/055/300/original/270bc27ddb6eb4ff.png https://mastodon.archive.org/system/media_attachments/files/117/179/865/861/155/111/original/8e64302df1e458ee.png https://mastodon.archive.org/system/media_attachments/files/117/179/865/817/662/207/original/f3a08a7fcdf4927e.png https://mastodon.archive.org/system/media_attachments/files/117/179/865/817/410/759/original/c94cd4a2541873cf.png npub13f3xuy2npzmpctnv3z4c0rte3ntsl7kflwcrkt97zrltlq68d5ws0pfd3f internetarchive We've been getting a lot of questions about how the Internet Archive digitizes books. The short answer: page by page, by hand. You may remember our viral 2021 video of Eliza Zhang scanning a book. That's still how we do it. Meet Eliza, and learn how we scan books: https://blog.archive.org/2021/02/09/meet-eliza-zhang-book-scanner-and-viral-video-star/ https://mastodon.archive.org/system/media_attachments/files/117/158/139/931/561/674/original/14f8cf6a0b65790c.mp4 npub13f3xuy2npzmpctnv3z4c0rte3ntsl7kflwcrkt97zrltlq68d5ws0pfd3f internetarchive Update from @nprofile…m8u8 about last night's outage: "We are still bringing up the upload feature, but otherwise we are live and kicking." More here ➡️ https://blog.archive.org/2026/08/17/service-restored-from-overnight-power-outage/ npub13f3xuy2npzmpctnv3z4c0rte3ntsl7kflwcrkt97zrltlq68d5ws0pfd3f internetarchive Nearly half of recorded history lives on fragile 78rpm discs. 🎙️🎶 From music and comedy to speeches & firsthand accounts of world events, these recordings transformed what future generations could know about the past. For decades, 78rpm records were how people shared performance, culture, and ideas across the globe. 🎺🎷 George Blood explains why preserving them matters. Read “On 78s” and much more in VANISHING CULTURE. 📖 Download & read: https://archive.org/details/vanishing-culture-2026/page/114/ 🧵1️⃣/2️⃣ https://mastodon.archive.org/system/media_attachments/files/117/079/361/265/026/046/original/ecbcb2496de66cf5.png https://mastodon.archive.org/system/media_attachments/files/117/079/361/286/565/208/original/d7d2128d39f0f4b8.png https://mastodon.archive.org/system/media_attachments/files/117/079/361/291/648/120/original/a4fec2e8caea9831.png npub13f3xuy2npzmpctnv3z4c0rte3ntsl7kflwcrkt97zrltlq68d5ws0pfd3f internetarchive Web history disappears when it can’t be preserved. Today, many publishers are blocking the Wayback Machine from archiving parts of the public web, putting decades of digital history at risk. Tell publishers: don’t block the Wayback Machine. Sign the petition ➡️ https://www.savethearchive.com/newsleaders/ #WaybackMachine npub13f3xuy2npzmpctnv3z4c0rte3ntsl7kflwcrkt97zrltlq68d5ws0pfd3f internetarchive Celebrating Thirty Years of the Internet Archive with the ‘Class of 1996’ 🎓 Most Likely to LAN Party: Quake Before Twitch streams there were cables, pizza & Quake. You had to be there (literally). See more of the Class of ’96 ➡️ https://blog.archive.org/2026/05/07/celebrating-thirty-years-of-the-internet-archive-with-the-class-of-1996/ #Classof96 #idSoftware #bethesda #Doom https://mastodon.archive.org/system/media_attachments/files/116/615/756/726/492/483/original/fdd92cc89ceec0ab.png npub13f3xuy2npzmpctnv3z4c0rte3ntsl7kflwcrkt97zrltlq68d5ws0pfd3f internetarchive Celebrating Thirty Years of the Internet Archive with the ‘Class of 1996’ 🎓 Most Likely to Fix Your Computer: CNET Before YouTube tutorials, there was CNET, walking you through every crash, install & “have you tried turning it off and on again?” See more of the Class of ’96 ➡️ https://blog.archive.org/2026/05/07/celebrating-thirty-years-of-the-internet-archive-with-the-class-of-1996/ Go Wayback to 1996 👉 https://web.archive.org/web/19961022174919/http://www.cnet.com/ #Classof96 https://mastodon.archive.org/system/media_attachments/files/116/552/582/275/340/793/original/f40140bd1789b6ec.png npub13f3xuy2npzmpctnv3z4c0rte3ntsl7kflwcrkt97zrltlq68d5ws0pfd3f internetarchive Announcing the launch of Internet Archive Switzerland 🇨🇭 Thirty years after Brewster Kahle founded Internet Archive with the vision of Universal Access to All Knowledge, that mission is entering a new chapter: expanding a global network of independent archives to protect knowledge and digital history for future generations. Visit Internet Archive Switzerland ➡️ https://internetarchive.ch Learn more about this initiative ⤵️ https://blog.archive.org/2026/05/06/internet-archive-switzerland-expanding-a-global-mission-to-preserve-knowledge/ https://mastodon.archive.org/system/media_attachments/files/116/540/969/019/512/785/original/daa46d5f77633150.png npub13f3xuy2npzmpctnv3z4c0rte3ntsl7kflwcrkt97zrltlq68d5ws0pfd3f internetarchive RIP Ask Jeeves. The natural-language search engine founded in 1996 was rebranded as Ask in 2006, and officially shut down on May 1. Here are the Wayback Machine’s first and last captures of the site. When websites disappear, the historical record can disappear with them. The #WaybackMachine preserves that history – capturing the web so its past remains accessible. Explore 30 years of web history: https://web.archive.org #90s #90sNostalgia #WebHistory #WebDesign https://mastodon.archive.org/system/media_attachments/files/116/519/023/883/058/967/original/b0ebd217645ec9d1.jpeg npub13f3xuy2npzmpctnv3z4c0rte3ntsl7kflwcrkt97zrltlq68d5ws0pfd3f internetarchive What happens when seniors can't find safe, stable housing? The documentary "No Place to Grow Old" tells that story. Free screening & discussion with a panel of local advocates about what we can do about it. 📅 Wed, April 22 🕠 Doors 5:30 PM / 🕕 6 PM 📍 Internet Archive, 300 Funston Ave, SF 🎟️ RSVP https://luma.com/lrtq1eg5 @nprofile…qa86 @nprofile…m0e3 https://mastodon.archive.org/system/media_attachments/files/116/400/117/542/561/995/original/dc90bdfb9619cfc1.jpeg npub13f3xuy2npzmpctnv3z4c0rte3ntsl7kflwcrkt97zrltlq68d5ws0pfd3f internetarchive 🗂️🇨🇦 Preserving the Ethnic Press: Expanding Access to Historical Newspapers Discover the rich stories of Canada’s immigrant & ethnic communities 📜 Internet Archive Canada (IAC) & the Multicultural Historical Society of Ontario (MHSO) are partnering to make historical newspapers like Canadian Jewish Review, The New Canadian & L’Ami du Peuple freely accessible for research & exploration. 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April Fools! PigeonRank™ claimed queries were sent to a “data coop,” where flocks watched flashing results and pecked rubber bars to rank pages in true pecking order. Revisit this fine feathered foolishness on the Wayback Machine ⤵️ https://web.archive.org/web/20020401000000/http://www.google.com/technology/pigeonrank.html #WebNostalgia #InternetHistory #WaybackMachine #AprilFools #April1st https://mastodon.archive.org/system/media_attachments/files/116/329/815/523/592/125/original/f987cf05fc8f0fb9.png npub13f3xuy2npzmpctnv3z4c0rte3ntsl7kflwcrkt97zrltlq68d5ws0pfd3f internetarchive Apple turns 50 today 💻 The iconic Apple II became home to countless software breakthroughs. "The Print Shop" let anyone create posters, cards, and more from home 🖨️ Celebrate classic software preservation ⤵️ https://archive.org/details/The_Print_Shop_1984_Broderbund #Apple #Apple50 #AppleII #HomeComputing #VintageComputing #HomeComputing #SoftwareMilestone https://mastodon.archive.org/system/media_attachments/files/116/329/576/246/479/090/original/15dbfd07a1de2eec.mp4 npub13f3xuy2npzmpctnv3z4c0rte3ntsl7kflwcrkt97zrltlq68d5ws0pfd3f internetarchive Some news organizations are restricting access to the #WaybackMachine over fears of AI scraping. Mark Graham @nprofile…3xfk, director of the Wayback Machine, explains why these concerns are unfounded and that blocking archives risks harming the public record. Get the story on Techdirt 🔗 https://www.techdirt.com/2026/02/17/preserving-the-web-is-not-the-problem-losing-it-is/ #techdirt npub13f3xuy2npzmpctnv3z4c0rte3ntsl7kflwcrkt97zrltlq68d5ws0pfd3f internetarchive Where will San Francisco's seniors live as they age? Join us for a free screening of the short documentary "No Place to Grow Old" and a panel discussion with local advocates working on solutions. 📅 April 22 🕠 Doors 5:30 PM PT / Screening 🕕 6 PM PT 📍 Internet Archive, 300 Funston Ave, SF 🎟️ RSVP https://luma.com/lrtq1eg5 @nprofile…qa86 @nprofile…m0e3 https://mastodon.archive.org/system/media_attachments/files/116/303/151/211/135/993/original/487230adaee3790d.jpeg npub13f3xuy2npzmpctnv3z4c0rte3ntsl7kflwcrkt97zrltlq68d5ws0pfd3f internetarchive Are machines changing how we see the world and ourselves? In SEARCHES: SELFHOOD IN THE DIGITAL AGE on the Future Knowledge #podcast, journalist Vauhini Vara reflects on grief, memory, and identity filtered through AI & digital platforms, in conversation with Luca Messarra. 🎧 Listen & subscribe ⬇️ https://futureknowledge.transistor.fm/episodes/searches #AI #DigitalCulture #VauhiniVara #LucaMessarra @nprofile…gf9y https://mastodon.archive.org/system/media_attachments/files/116/296/547/186/024/905/original/cd1562fc9b451ebd.mp4 npub13f3xuy2npzmpctnv3z4c0rte3ntsl7kflwcrkt97zrltlq68d5ws0pfd3f internetarchive ⏰ TOMORROW! Don’t miss Ryan Calo & Danielle Citron discussing LAW AND TECHNOLOGY & how we can navigate legal challenges in emerging tech while defending digital rights 📖 Sponsored by @nprofile…gf9y and @nprofile…kffy . 📆 Thurs Mar 26 🕙 10 AM PT 📍 Online 🎟️ https://blog.archive.org/event/book-talk-law-and-technology-with-ryan-calo-and-danielle-citron/ @nprofile…pklv #DigitalRights #TechPolicy https://mastodon.archive.org/system/media_attachments/files/116/290/180/705/310/169/original/bdd1542c1e368e3d.png npub13f3xuy2npzmpctnv3z4c0rte3ntsl7kflwcrkt97zrltlq68d5ws0pfd3f internetarchive Mass surveillance is on the rise. License plate reader cameras & tools meant for safety can also put people at risk, including those seeking reproductive health care or those targeted by ICE. On the Future Knowledge #podcast, Cindy Cohn talks with Rainey Reitman about digital safety, surveillance, and why protecting yourself online matters. 🎧 Listen & subscribe ⬇️ https://futureknowledge.transistor.fm/episodes/privacys-defender @nprofile…eexk @nprofile…gf9y #Privacy #DigitalRights https://mastodon.archive.org/system/media_attachments/files/116/257/120/849/092/075/original/e46765f22c91718e.mp4 npub13f3xuy2npzmpctnv3z4c0rte3ntsl7kflwcrkt97zrltlq68d5ws0pfd3f internetarchive 🎶 3.1415926535… 🎶 For #PiDay, enjoy the first 50 digits of Pi, sung to the tune of the Battle Hymn of the Republic. 𝝅 It’s one of 56 delightfully nerdy readings of The First Fifty Digits of Pi by LibriVox volunteers, performed in styles & languages from Hebrew & Chinese to Gilbert & Sullivan to Cylon. Real Pi, served with a side of silliness. 🎧 Listen to the full collection ⤵️ https://archive.org/details/pi_0803_librivox #HappyPiDay #March14 #3Point14 https://mastodon.archive.org/system/media_attachments/files/116/228/361/385/784/912/original/f5a8a5c40a5c4fbe.mp4 npub13f3xuy2npzmpctnv3z4c0rte3ntsl7kflwcrkt97zrltlq68d5ws0pfd3f internetarchive For decades, Cindy Cohn & @nprofile…eexk have led the fight for digital rights—challenging surveillance, defending encryption, and protecting online freedom. Her new book, Privacy’s Defender, is out now. 🎧 On the latest Future Knowledge episode, Cohn talks with Rainey Reitman about the cases that shaped the internet and why privacy still matters. 🎧 Listen & subscribe ⬇️ https://futureknowledge.transistor.fm/episodes/privacys-defender https://mastodon.archive.org/system/media_attachments/files/116/213/802/457/996/824/original/4a2f0c5543c0ce38.mp4 npub13f3xuy2npzmpctnv3z4c0rte3ntsl7kflwcrkt97zrltlq68d5ws0pfd3f internetarchive Congrats to "THE KING IN YELLOW" by Caleb Hernandez, a Finalist in the Internet Archive’s 2026 Public Domain Film Remix Contest 🎬 An eerie remix that is genuinely unsettling and even frightening when watched alone at home. Full film ➡️ https://archive.org/details/king-in-yellow #PublicDomain #PublicDomainDay https://mastodon.archive.org/system/media_attachments/files/116/205/951/334/909/121/original/04eb34ad47e02033.mp4 npub13f3xuy2npzmpctnv3z4c0rte3ntsl7kflwcrkt97zrltlq68d5ws0pfd3f internetarchive Welcome to the public domain, CIMARRON (1930) by Edna Ferber 📖 This sweeping saga of the Oklahoma land rush follows Yancey & Sabra Cravat as they build a life on the American frontier 🌾🏜️ The book inspired the Oscar-winning film starring Richard Dix & Irene Dunne. Read it here ➡️ https://archive.org/details/cimarron0000edna_o9w0 #PublicDomainDay #PublicDomain #InternetArchive https://mastodon.archive.org/system/media_attachments/files/116/201/126/036/116/568/original/807c846a85504314.mp4 npub13f3xuy2npzmpctnv3z4c0rte3ntsl7kflwcrkt97zrltlq68d5ws0pfd3f internetarchive 🎉 Welcome to the Public Domain, FIDDLING AROUND (1930)! 🐭🎶🎻 🎬 If the star looks a little odd, it's because this is the first Mickey cartoon not animated by Ub Iwerks (who left to create Flip the Frog). It's also the first Mickey short released by Columbia Pictures, making it a unique piece of animation history. Full short ⤵️ https://archive.org/details/fiddling-around-aka-just-mickey_1930 #PublicDomainDay #PublicDomain #animation https://mastodon.archive.org/system/media_attachments/files/116/184/204/510/455/751/original/464380643db482c6.mp4 npub13f3xuy2npzmpctnv3z4c0rte3ntsl7kflwcrkt97zrltlq68d5ws0pfd3f internetarchive 🚨 Upcoming #booktalk! 🚨 Join us for Ryan Calo’s LAW AND TECHNOLOGY, exploring a clear framework for governing tech ⚖️💻 and defending rights in the digital age. Ryan will be in conversation with legal expert Danielle Citron. 📆 Thurs Mar 26 🕙 10 AM PT 📍 Online 🎟️ https://blog.archive.org/event/book-talk-law-and-technology-with-ryan-calo-and-danielle-citron/ @nprofile…pklv @nprofile…kffy @nprofile…gf9y #LawAndTechnology #DigitalRights #TechPolicy https://mastodon.archive.org/system/media_attachments/files/116/177/875/501/978/572/original/721c4c8507bd31c8.png npub13f3xuy2npzmpctnv3z4c0rte3ntsl7kflwcrkt97zrltlq68d5ws0pfd3f internetarchive Congrats to "ELPIS" by Heather Tahl, a Finalist in the Internet Archive’s 2026 Public Domain Film Remix Contest. 🎬 After all the art on Earth was harvested, it was discarded. Only a few businessmen reaped the new profits, while the artists searched for a means to create & survive. Elpis employs public domain works to show the value of human artists. Full film ➡️ https://archive.org/details/elpis_202601 #PublicDomain #PublicDomainDay https://mastodon.archive.org/system/media_attachments/files/116/177/639/605/683/521/original/1b93a8588eca2d74.mp4 npub13f3xuy2npzmpctnv3z4c0rte3ntsl7kflwcrkt97zrltlq68d5ws0pfd3f internetarchive Sarah Friend & Arkadiy Kukarkin’s "The Lives of Infamous Men" generates live video where politicians, clips, and Foucault collide 🎥 Created for the Internet Archive x Gray Area Trillionth Webpage Net Art Commissions, it draws on an Archive that holds books, code, images, video, and a trillion pages 🌐 More about the art ⤵️ https://blog.archive.org/internet-archive-x-gray-area-trillionth-webpage-net-art-commissions/ #Wayback1T @nprofile…gf9y #GrayAreaOrg https://mastodon.archive.org/system/media_attachments/files/116/172/684/212/640/348/original/83322a8459d9e1a2.mp4 npub13f3xuy2npzmpctnv3z4c0rte3ntsl7kflwcrkt97zrltlq68d5ws0pfd3f internetarchive Welcome to the public domain, GRAND HOTEL (1930) by Vicki Baum 🏨 A glamorous Berlin hotel becomes the crossroads for intertwined lives in this bestselling novel of drama, romance, and ambition 📖 In 1932, it received a big-screen treatment starring Greta Garbo. Read it here ➡️ https://archive.org/details/bwb_W9-DGV-438 #PublicDomainDay #PublicDomain #InternetArchive https://mastodon.archive.org/system/media_attachments/files/116/167/019/460/825/163/original/2472b0cb20cc16b6.mp4 npub13f3xuy2npzmpctnv3z4c0rte3ntsl7kflwcrkt97zrltlq68d5ws0pfd3f internetarchive Congrats to "TOM FROM COLORADO" by Nicola Eddy, a Finalist in the Internet Archive’s 2026 Public Domain Film Remix Contest 🎬 A poetic montage of indeterminacy and fleeting meaning using contemporary confessional text to evoke evanescent memory. Full film ➡️ https://archive.org/details/tom-from-colorado #PublicDomain #PublicDomainDay https://mastodon.archive.org/system/media_attachments/files/116/166/550/982/368/043/original/e0d6805750724c38.mp4 npub13f3xuy2npzmpctnv3z4c0rte3ntsl7kflwcrkt97zrltlq68d5ws0pfd3f internetarchive 🎼 The 2026 Public Song Project is here! And this year, we’re turning up the volume on the public domain. 🤝 For the first time, WNYC’s Public Song Project is partnering with the Internet Archive! 🎤 Anyone can participate. 📚 The public domain in the U.S. includes creative works published in 1930 or earlier, sound recordings from 1925 or earlier, plus U.S. federal government works. 📆 Submit your song by May 10 Details & entry form ⤵️ https://www.wnyc.org/story/2026-public-song-project/ 📩 Questions? [email protected] https://mastodon.archive.org/system/media_attachments/files/116/166/250/753/567/351/original/4ec2a188c393bd30.jpeg https://mastodon.archive.org/system/media_attachments/files/116/166/250/851/743/007/original/47c53ae38b37683c.jpeg https://mastodon.archive.org/system/media_attachments/files/116/166/250/767/290/709/original/1608a71ced7d1151.jpeg https://mastodon.archive.org/system/media_attachments/files/116/166/251/249/899/198/original/48ad5528e911fa2c.jpeg npub13f3xuy2npzmpctnv3z4c0rte3ntsl7kflwcrkt97zrltlq68d5ws0pfd3f internetarchive 📽️📺 Named for a classic Star Trek torture device, The Agony Booth was a cult site for brutally honest movie & TV reviews. Running from the early 2000s until 2022, it chronicled pop culture pain for a generation. Revisit web history with the #WaybackMachine ⤵️ https://web.archive.org #WebNostalgia #InternetHistory #WaybackMachine #PopCulture #MovieReviews #StarTrek https://mastodon.archive.org/system/media_attachments/files/116/160/885/471/942/524/original/749fbe612daee4c2.png npub13f3xuy2npzmpctnv3z4c0rte3ntsl7kflwcrkt97zrltlq68d5ws0pfd3f internetarchive Rodell Warner’s "Ghosts of the Internet Archive" creates generative “ghosts” from Web 1.0 blog fragments. The work was created for the Internet Archive x Gray Area: Trillionth Webpage Commission, which invited artists to create new works from archived materials. Learn more about the project and artists ⤵️ https://blog.archive.org/internet-archive-x-gray-area-trillionth-webpage-net-art-commissions/ @nprofile…gf9y #Wayback1T https://mastodon.archive.org/system/media_attachments/files/116/143/428/395/444/250/original/93538910374e7c8a.mp4 npub13f3xuy2npzmpctnv3z4c0rte3ntsl7kflwcrkt97zrltlq68d5ws0pfd3f internetarchive ⏰ TOMORROW. TICKETS STILL AVAILABLE 🎟️ There’s still time to join #DWebCamp 2026 Berlin! 🏕️ Unconference + Meetup + fireside chat with @nprofile…m8u8. All free. All community-led. Exploring decentralization & Europe’s public knowledge future 🇪🇺 . 📅 Feb 28, 2026 🕙 Unconference 10:00–18:00 CET 🕖 Meetup 19:00-22:00 CET 📍In-person at c-base in Berlin 🎟️🆓 https://dwebcamp.org/berlin-2026/ @nprofile…zz4a @nprofile…ykh8 @nprofile…ufp3 https://mastodon.archive.org/system/media_attachments/files/116/142/251/530/721/340/original/d720aa300fd444d8.jpeg https://mastodon.archive.org/system/media_attachments/files/116/142/251/650/493/530/original/6ad27993be15c3ab.png https://mastodon.archive.org/system/media_attachments/files/116/142/251/157/265/707/original/d5341a18e764bbc8.jpeg npub13f3xuy2npzmpctnv3z4c0rte3ntsl7kflwcrkt97zrltlq68d5ws0pfd3f internetarchive Scrapbooks. Witchcraft. Cats. 🐾 Our latest Artist in Residence, Cindy Rehm, mined the Internet Archive to create The Seers—a 100-piece collage series inspired by feminist mysticism. Watch her talk & explore the work ⬇️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ol9Xc-D5U-8&t=938s npub13f3xuy2npzmpctnv3z4c0rte3ntsl7kflwcrkt97zrltlq68d5ws0pfd3f internetarchive Mickey’s theme song, “Minnie’s Yoo Hoo,” debuted in Mickey’s Follies (1929) 🎶 In the 1930 Mickey comic strips, the song wasn’t promoted but casually referenced, moving it from a commercial song to a cultural work. Learn how Mickey’s 1930 comics turned popular songs into the foundation of Disney’s music & see the original strips ⤵️ https://blog.archive.org/2026/02/24/mickey-tunes-in/ #mickeymouse #comics #DisneyHistory https://mastodon.archive.org/system/media_attachments/files/116/132/810/355/689/213/original/b9eab85543dc90d1.mp4 npub13f3xuy2npzmpctnv3z4c0rte3ntsl7kflwcrkt97zrltlq68d5ws0pfd3f internetarchive To clear up any confusion, this action is not about the Internet Archive, which is at archive.org, or the Wayback Machine. https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/wikipedia-blacklists-archive-today-after-alleged-ddos-attack?utm_source=chatgpt.com npub13f3xuy2npzmpctnv3z4c0rte3ntsl7kflwcrkt97zrltlq68d5ws0pfd3f internetarchive We keep hearing AI framed as an apocalypse or a miracle. Reality is far less dramatic. On the Future Knowledge #podcast, Sayash Kapoor joins Kevin Frazier to unpack AI as a powerful—but ultimately normal—general-purpose technology & what that means for democracy, work, risk, and policy. 🎧 Listen & subscribe ⬇️ https://futureknowledge.transistor.fm/episodes/ai-as-normal-technology #ai #techpolicy @nprofile…gf9y https://mastodon.archive.org/system/media_attachments/files/116/131/865/819/909/274/original/eca74033f771d757.mp4 npub13f3xuy2npzmpctnv3z4c0rte3ntsl7kflwcrkt97zrltlq68d5ws0pfd3f internetarchive 📢 TOMORROW! Learn how tech & capitalism shape human creativity in SEARCHES: SELFHOOD IN THE DIGITAL AGE w/ Vauhini Vara & Luca Messarra. 🎙️📖 A LIVE #booktalk you won’t want to miss. 📅 Thurs Feb 26, 2026 🕙 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET 📍 ONLINE 🎟️ https://blog.archive.org/event/book-talk-searches-selfhood-in-the-digital-age/ #ai #techculture https://mastodon.archive.org/system/media_attachments/files/116/131/633/690/303/418/original/ae3fd9400341f626.jpeg https://mastodon.archive.org/system/media_attachments/files/116/131/633/681/233/513/original/c6caeb168ddb64bc.jpeg npub13f3xuy2npzmpctnv3z4c0rte3ntsl7kflwcrkt97zrltlq68d5ws0pfd3f internetarchive 🚀 Coming THIS SATURDAY #DWebCamp 2026 Berlin Join us for a free Unconference day + Meetup evening + in-person fireside chat with Brewster Kahle. Co-create the decentralized future of public knowledge in Europe 🇪🇺 🎟️🆓 https://dwebcamp.org/berlin-2026/ Co-hosted by Internet Archive Europe and Department of Decentralization. @nprofile…zz4a @nprofile…ykh8 @nprofile…m8u8 @nprofile…ufp3 https://mastodon.archive.org/system/media_attachments/files/116/119/126/774/070/076/original/e4a8e5e660a39fa8.jpeg npub13f3xuy2npzmpctnv3z4c0rte3ntsl7kflwcrkt97zrltlq68d5ws0pfd3f internetarchive ✏️📆 Filling out your calendar for the week? 🎙️📖 Consider joining us for a LIVE #booktalk exploring how AI transforms what we create & share in SEARCHES: SELFHOOD IN THE DIGITAL AGE w/ Vauhini Vara & Luca Messarra. 📅 Thurs Feb 26, 2026 🕙 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET 📍 ONLINE 🎟️ https://blog.archive.org/event/book-talk-searches-selfhood-in-the-digital-age/ #ai #techculture https://mastodon.archive.org/system/media_attachments/files/116/114/879/572/870/054/original/051beecc26ddd9bd.jpeg npub13f3xuy2npzmpctnv3z4c0rte3ntsl7kflwcrkt97zrltlq68d5ws0pfd3f internetarchive Enter a world of mystic cats & feminist histories 🐈✨ Internet Archive’s latest Artist in Residence, Cindy Rehm, brings the Archive’s collections to life in THE SEERS. Drawing from historic books on women, mysticism, cats, and craft, Rehm transforms archival fragments into a new feminist visual language full of symbolism, texture, and playful esoteric threads. Learn more ⤵️ https://blog.archive.org/2026/02/19/the-seers-mystic-cats-feminist-histories-and-the-art-of-the-archive/ @nprofile…gf9y #ArtistInResidence #WebArchives #FeministArt #CollageArt https://mastodon.archive.org/system/media_attachments/files/116/104/968/983/382/442/original/36b638c3e8e0b510.jpeg https://mastodon.archive.org/system/media_attachments/files/116/104/968/975/172/681/original/fe17222c1b45dfe1.jpeg npub13f3xuy2npzmpctnv3z4c0rte3ntsl7kflwcrkt97zrltlq68d5ws0pfd3f internetarchive 🧵 Curious how researchers, journalists, and artists dig into the web’s past? 🌐 WAYS OF WORKING WITH THE WAYBACK MACHINE shows how the #WaybackMachine opens up discovery & creativity from tracking platform changes to investigating misinformation & remixing archived sites. A recent gathering at Internet Archive Europe shared methods, tools, and collaborations shaping digital research and media art. Learn more ⤵️ https://www.internetarchive.eu/2026/02/18/ways-of-working-with-the-wayback-machine/ #WebArchives #DigitalResearch @nprofile…zz4a https://mastodon.archive.org/system/media_attachments/files/116/104/732/911/028/910/original/c10b262bead5d93c.jpeg https://mastodon.archive.org/system/media_attachments/files/116/104/732/910/286/361/original/7d11c159c4b24f30.jpeg https://mastodon.archive.org/system/media_attachments/files/116/104/732/917/393/105/original/71ddc685c5e3d34d.jpeg https://mastodon.archive.org/system/media_attachments/files/116/104/732/920/913/783/original/9ab9a7de2ac7a926.jpeg npub13f3xuy2npzmpctnv3z4c0rte3ntsl7kflwcrkt97zrltlq68d5ws0pfd3f internetarchive Meet the voices behind next week's #booktalk, SEARCHES: SELFHOOD IN THE DIGITAL AGE 📖 VAUHINI VARA reports for The Atlantic, The New Yorker & NYT Magazine, and is the author of The Immortal King Rao & This is Salvaged. LUCA MESSARRA, Public Humanities Fellow @nprofile…gf9y & Stanford PhD, studies literature, digital humanities & text tech. 📅 Thurs Feb 26, 2026 🕙 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET 📍 ONLINE 🎟️ https://blog.archive.org/event/book-talk-searches-selfhood-in-the-digital-age/ #ai #techculture https://mastodon.archive.org/system/media_attachments/files/116/098/368/136/605/669/original/e59dc614824c60c0.jpeg https://mastodon.archive.org/system/media_attachments/files/116/098/368/140/943/742/original/542f4cf81a6c1ac2.jpeg npub13f3xuy2npzmpctnv3z4c0rte3ntsl7kflwcrkt97zrltlq68d5ws0pfd3f internetarchive Who benefits from the internet we’re building? Brewster Kahle @nprofile…m8u8 discusses building "a smarter infrastructure rather than more powerful monopolies" ahead of his keynote at CloudFest. https://www.cloudfest.com/blog/brewster-kahle-cloudfest-internet-archive-public-ai https://mastodon.archive.org/system/media_attachments/files/116/098/093/761/405/029/original/5cb010c072af283f.png npub13f3xuy2npzmpctnv3z4c0rte3ntsl7kflwcrkt97zrltlq68d5ws0pfd3f internetarchive A trillion webpages, saved. 🌐 To mark the milestone, Internet Archive x GrayArea commissioned new net․art created from within the Archive’s vast collections. Ex. “alive internet theory” by Spencer Chang takes the form of a séance with the Internet, channeling millions of archived media files to ask: can the web feel alive? Talented artists turn preserved data into presence & memory into experience. Learn more about the Trillionth Webpage Commissions ⤵️ https://blog.archive.org/internet-archive-x-gray-area-trillionth-webpage-net-art-commissions/ #Wayback1T https://mastodon.archive.org/system/media_attachments/files/116/092/469/375/584/634/original/1fa551ed61d76722.mp4 npub13f3xuy2npzmpctnv3z4c0rte3ntsl7kflwcrkt97zrltlq68d5ws0pfd3f internetarchive Wayback Machine director Mark Graham pushes back on unfounded claims from media organizations that the Wayback Machine is a backdoor for AI scraping. Read more via Techdirt: https://www.techdirt.com/2026/02/17/preserving-the-web-is-not-the-problem-losing-it-is/ npub13f3xuy2npzmpctnv3z4c0rte3ntsl7kflwcrkt97zrltlq68d5ws0pfd3f internetarchive 🇮🇹 Italy hosted the Winter Games in 2006 and they’re carving fresh tracks in the show again, right now, in 2026 ❄️⛷️⛸️ Official sites get replaced, but you can still revisit the originals & compare past and present on the #WaybackMachine ⤵️ https://web.archive.org #Olympics #WinterOlympics #InternetHistory https://mastodon.archive.org/system/media_attachments/files/116/087/980/729/386/091/original/4735c77a894bceb9.png npub13f3xuy2npzmpctnv3z4c0rte3ntsl7kflwcrkt97zrltlq68d5ws0pfd3f internetarchive The recording from our Public Domain Day virtual event is now available! 🕵️ Investigate THE CASE OF THE DISAPPEARING COPYRIGHT to learn which works entered the public domain—and why copyright is more complicated than it looks. Watch the full recording ⤵️ https://archive.org/details/the-case-of-the-disappearing-copyright #PublicDomain #PublicDomainDay #Copyright #OpenCulture @nprofile…kffy https://mastodon.archive.org/system/media_attachments/files/116/087/897/194/139/014/original/c85e79af8442f289.mp4 npub13f3xuy2npzmpctnv3z4c0rte3ntsl7kflwcrkt97zrltlq68d5ws0pfd3f internetarchive 📣 Co-create the #DWebCamp 2026 in Berlin! 🏕️ Join the Unconference + Meetup in exploring decentralization & the future of public knowledge in Europe 🇪🇺 On Feb 28, 2026, the #DWeb community gathers at @nprofile…ufp3 in Berlin for a free DWeb Camp Unconference (day) & Meetup (evening) with an in-person fireside chat with @nprofile…m8u8. 🎟️🆓 https://dwebcamp.org/berlin-2026/ Co-hosted by @nprofile…zz4a, @nprofile…ykh8, and the Department of Decentralization. https://mastodon.archive.org/system/media_attachments/files/116/066/039/182/987/759/original/a5bab848e4dcb10f.jpeg npub13f3xuy2npzmpctnv3z4c0rte3ntsl7kflwcrkt97zrltlq68d5ws0pfd3f internetarchive The Winter #Olympics continue! ⛷️ 🏂 Celebrate gaming history by revisiting 1985’s "Winter Games" from our classic software collection ❄️ 💾 #SoftwarePreservation is how we go for the Gold! 🥇 🕹️ Play it on your favorite vintage platform ⤵️ https://archive.org/search?query=winter+games&and%5B%5D=mediatype:%22software%22 #8bit https://mastodon.archive.org/system/media_attachments/files/116/065/804/604/663/505/original/b6add97e138694ed.mp4 npub13f3xuy2npzmpctnv3z4c0rte3ntsl7kflwcrkt97zrltlq68d5ws0pfd3f internetarchive Congrats to "THE REALITY ENGINEER" by Konstantin, an Honorable Mention, Internet Archive’s 2026 Public Domain Film Remix Contest 🏅 A comedic short about a scientist who attempts to improve human life by altering reality, only to find that each well-intentioned fix deepens the chaos. Full film ➡️ https://archive.org/details/the-reality-engineer #PublicDomain #PublicDomainDay https://mastodon.archive.org/system/media_attachments/files/116/065/629/993/597/441/original/d9454fd2c61056da.mp4 npub13f3xuy2npzmpctnv3z4c0rte3ntsl7kflwcrkt97zrltlq68d5ws0pfd3f internetarchive 5️⃣/5️⃣ Select recordings now feature AI-generated transcripts, making interviews, oral histories, and radio shows searchable and readable. 🎧📝 Tune in for the full story ⬇️ https://blog.archive.org/2026/02/13/Tuning_in_to_College_Radio_Materials_on_World_Radio_Day_2026 npub13f3xuy2npzmpctnv3z4c0rte3ntsl7kflwcrkt97zrltlq68d5ws0pfd3f internetarchive 3️⃣/5️⃣ The Internet Archive’s DLARC College Radio collection brings that to life with 1980s paper playlists, airplay reports, zines, flyers, stickers, and materials from stations across the U.S. and Canada. 🎶🌈 npub13f3xuy2npzmpctnv3z4c0rte3ntsl7kflwcrkt97zrltlq68d5ws0pfd3f internetarchive 4️⃣/5️⃣ Newly digitized collections include playlists saved by the band Get Smart!, materials from the Cleveland College Radio Coalition and WBGU-FM, and decades of KVRX-FM history from 1986 to 2025. 🗂️ npub13f3xuy2npzmpctnv3z4c0rte3ntsl7kflwcrkt97zrltlq68d5ws0pfd3f internetarchive 2️⃣/5️⃣ Commemorated every Feb 13 since UNESCO’s 2011 proclamation, World Radio Day 2026 spotlights “radio and artificial intelligence,” including how AI-generated transcription can unlock decades of archived broadcasts. 📻 npub13f3xuy2npzmpctnv3z4c0rte3ntsl7kflwcrkt97zrltlq68d5ws0pfd3f internetarchive 🎉 Celebrate World Radio Day! 🎙️ Tune into college & community radio history, from vintage playlists to searchable transcripts of historic broadcasts. Observed every Feb 13 since UNESCO’s 2011 proclamation, 2026 highlights “radio and artificial intelligence” 🧠📻 DLARC College Radio brings this to life with 1980s playlists, zines, flyers, stickers, and materials from stations across the U.S. and Canada 🎶 It’s all in our blog ⬇️ https://blog.archive.org/2026/02/13/Tuning_in_to_College_Radio_Materials_on_World_Radio_Day_2026 #WorldRadioDay #AI #CollegeRadio https://mastodon.archive.org/system/media_attachments/files/116/065/096/939/588/839/original/4eaf95234e2c6abc.jpeg https://mastodon.archive.org/system/media_attachments/files/116/065/096/943/560/537/original/e157c446ab767c45.jpeg https://mastodon.archive.org/system/media_attachments/files/116/065/096/979/656/527/original/2f923b5ecbf30bb6.jpeg https://mastodon.archive.org/system/media_attachments/files/116/065/096/951/787/223/original/86463f213c4387a4.jpeg npub13f3xuy2npzmpctnv3z4c0rte3ntsl7kflwcrkt97zrltlq68d5ws0pfd3f internetarchive 🎉 Welcome to the Public Domain, BLONDIE (1930) 💄📰 👒 Before suburban life with Dagwood, Blondie debuted as a carefree flapper in Chic Young’s comic strip. Her early adventures focused on attempts to win the blessing of Dagwood's snooty, rich family, a far cry from the domestic icon she’d later become. Blondie’s maiden name, Boopadoop, nods to the “boop-a-doop” singing fad of the 1920s–’30s.🎶 Read all the 1930 Blondie dailies ➡️ https://archive.org/details/blondie-1930 #PublicDomainDay #CopyrightFree https://mastodon.archive.org/system/media_attachments/files/116/058/967/157/545/511/original/766736fc2da53aff.mp4 npub13f3xuy2npzmpctnv3z4c0rte3ntsl7kflwcrkt97zrltlq68d5ws0pfd3f internetarchive Hernando Colón wanted to build a library containing everything ever printed. 📚 Hear Edward Wilson-Lee, author of THE CATALOGUE OF SHIPWRECKED BOOKS, in conversation with Brewster Kahle on the Future Knowledge #podcast, exploring Colón’s epic quest for knowledge. 🎧 Listen & subscribe ⬇️ https://futureknowledge.transistor.fm/episodes/the-catalogue-of-shipwrecked-books #digitalpreservation #libraries @nprofile…gf9y @nprofile…m8u8 https://mastodon.archive.org/system/media_attachments/files/116/052/599/938/200/002/original/2cb5fe0c14f63bd7.mp4 npub13f3xuy2npzmpctnv3z4c0rte3ntsl7kflwcrkt97zrltlq68d5ws0pfd3f internetarchive 📚 How do our searches shape who we are, and who profits? Join Vauhini Vara, award-winning tech journalist and author, for a LIVE podcast recording and #booktalk on SEARCHES, co-hosted by Luca Messarra. 📅 Thurs Feb 26, 2026 🕙 10am PT / 1pm ET 📍 ONLINE 🎟️ https://blog.archive.org/event/book-talk-searches-selfhood-in-the-digital-age/ @nprofile…gf9y @nprofile…kffy #ai #techculture https://mastodon.archive.org/system/media_attachments/files/116/048/111/725/675/768/original/4a4d13d979f691c7.jpeg npub13f3xuy2npzmpctnv3z4c0rte3ntsl7kflwcrkt97zrltlq68d5ws0pfd3f internetarchive 🏈🏆 The champions change. So do their websites. From early HTML to modern redesigns, the @WaybackMachine preserves the digital playbook of #NFL champions, decades of archived team sites, including the Seattle Seahawks. 🏟️ Run the archive ➡️ https://web.archive.org #WaybackMachine #webpreservation #Football @nprofile…gf9y #Seahawks #Superbowl https://mastodon.archive.org/system/media_attachments/files/116/047/873/229/440/399/original/4228a16dcf23b665.jpeg npub13f3xuy2npzmpctnv3z4c0rte3ntsl7kflwcrkt97zrltlq68d5ws0pfd3f internetarchive Congrats to "GEORGIA" by Javier Estella, a Finalist in the Internet Archive’s 2026 Public Domain Film Remix Contest 🎬 A letter to the mother who is no longer here & left too soon. Based on a fragment of a home movie filmed in Georgia in 1930, accompanied by a cover of the 1930 composition "Georgia on My Mind," recorded for this piece. Full film ➡️ https://archive.org/details/georgia_202601 #PublicDomain #PublicDomainDay https://mastodon.archive.org/system/media_attachments/files/116/047/739/859/552/914/original/5af110ed2da80142.mp4 npub13f3xuy2npzmpctnv3z4c0rte3ntsl7kflwcrkt97zrltlq68d5ws0pfd3f internetarchive 🎙️ Join us for FUTURE KNOWLEDGE #PODCAST LIVE RECORDING: AI TOOLS, NOT GODS Featuring Caroline De Cock, LL.M., Head of Research at information labs & a leading voice on digital rights, AI governance, and technology policy. A clear-eyed look at how AI narratives influence real laws. 📆 Tues Feb 10 🕙 10 AM PT 📍 Online event 🎟️ https://blog.archive.org/event/book-talk-ai-tools-not-gods/ Co-hosted by @nprofile…gf9y & @nprofile…kffy. @nprofile…ah0n #booktalk #AIpolicy #TechPolicy https://mastodon.archive.org/system/media_attachments/files/116/024/991/487/015/588/original/b0e7347eae56c84b.png https://mastodon.archive.org/system/media_attachments/files/116/024/991/487/297/716/original/655d108089546ab4.png https://mastodon.archive.org/system/media_attachments/files/116/024/991/469/705/923/original/af9c7bddb133b43b.png npub13f3xuy2npzmpctnv3z4c0rte3ntsl7kflwcrkt97zrltlq68d5ws0pfd3f internetarchive Market-driven open access often reinforces commercialism and private control. On the Future Knowledge #podcast, Samuel Moore & Heather Joseph discuss how PUBLISHING BEYOND THE MARKET envisions scholar-led presses, collective governance, and a truly ethical, commons-based publishing landscape. 🎧 Tune in ➡️ https://futureknowledge.transistor.fm/episodes/publishing-beyond-the-market @nprofile…nhqk @nprofile…jkqy https://mastodon.archive.org/system/media_attachments/files/116/016/896/269/750/803/original/f4a06284c458fc94.mp4 npub13f3xuy2npzmpctnv3z4c0rte3ntsl7kflwcrkt97zrltlq68d5ws0pfd3f internetarchive 🎉 Welcome to the Public Domain, FIDDLESTICKS (1930)! 🐸🎶 🎬 Meet Flip the Frog in his very first cartoon—created by animator Ub Iwerks, who previously animated STEAMBOAT WILLIE and later formed his own studio. Originally produced in a two-color Harriscolor process, the short circulated in black & white in the U.S. Full short ➡️ https://archive.org/details/Fiddlesticks1930UbIwerks #PublicDomainDay #CopyrightFree #animation https://mastodon.archive.org/system/media_attachments/files/116/008/008/774/148/096/original/921b7d7a294622ec.mp4 npub13f3xuy2npzmpctnv3z4c0rte3ntsl7kflwcrkt97zrltlq68d5ws0pfd3f internetarchive Volunteer #librarians from around the world joined forces to build the Nancy Drew collection on Open Library—volunteering their time to organize series, verify editions, untangle authorship, and clean up metadata so anyone can discover these books. Learn more about the collection ➡️ https://blog.openlibrary.org/2026/01/30/a-community-curated-nancy-drew-collection/ #empoweringlibraries https://mastodon.archive.org/system/media_attachments/files/116/004/579/517/380/208/original/34d1e39dec2b0b79.jpeg npub13f3xuy2npzmpctnv3z4c0rte3ntsl7kflwcrkt97zrltlq68d5ws0pfd3f internetarchive Welcome to the Public Domain, MY PAL PAUL (1930) 🎷🐰 🎶 Oswald the Lucky Rabbit swings alongside a caricature of bandleader Paul Whiteman in this cartoon tie-in for the King of Jazz (also now in the #publicdomain), featuring music featured in the film. Learn more ➡️ https://blog.archive.org/public-domain-day-2026/ #PublicDomainDay #CopyrightFree https://mastodon.archive.org/system/media_attachments/files/115/990/782/896/599/237/original/e4202e2ce93819e5.mp4 npub13f3xuy2npzmpctnv3z4c0rte3ntsl7kflwcrkt97zrltlq68d5ws0pfd3f internetarchive Congrats to @nprofile…m8u8 for being named to the Computer History Museum 2026 Fellows! "For pioneering roles in online search engines, and in digital preservation and open access to knowledge provided by the Internet Archive" More info ➡️ https://computerhistory.org/2026-fellow-awards/ npub13f3xuy2npzmpctnv3z4c0rte3ntsl7kflwcrkt97zrltlq68d5ws0pfd3f internetarchive The internet's memory isn’t a cloud—it's heat & hard drives 💽⚡ A comprehensive engineering teardown of the Internet Archive, and how it preserves the web at planetary scale 🛠️🌍 Learn more ➡️ https://hackernoon.com/the-long-now-of-the-web-inside-the-internet-archives-fight-against-forgetting https://mastodon.archive.org/system/media_attachments/files/115/969/782/634/551/332/original/65582176234c6c91.jpeg npub13f3xuy2npzmpctnv3z4c0rte3ntsl7kflwcrkt97zrltlq68d5ws0pfd3f internetarchive Congrats “RHAPSODY, REIMAGINED” by Andrea Hale 🎶 First Place winner of the Internet Archive’s 2026 Public Domain Film Remix Contest 🥇 A dazzling reimagining of King of Jazz (1930) set to Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue. Treating image as modular rather than linear, Hale builds a kaleidoscope of dancers, musicians, and deco sherbet-colored office scenes! A fabulously fun, rhythm-driven triumph of archival remix. Full film ➡️ https://archive.org/details/rhapsody-reimagined #PublicDomain #PublicDomainDay https://mastodon.archive.org/system/media_attachments/files/115/968/979/937/908/284/original/49ed9a2807021356.mp4 npub13f3xuy2npzmpctnv3z4c0rte3ntsl7kflwcrkt97zrltlq68d5ws0pfd3f internetarchive Join the Internet Archive & partners for PROTECT OUR FUTURE MEMORY 🏛️ 📚 This #webinar introduces the growing international movement to ensure libraries & other memory institutions have the same rights online they’ve long held in the physical world. 🌐 📆 Jan 27 🕙 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET 📍 Online 🎟️ https://blog.archive.org/event/protect-our-future-memory-join-the-call-for-library-digital-rights/ #libraries #digitalrights #righttoown https://mastodon.archive.org/system/media_attachments/files/115/962/236/534/253/713/original/091b238b4b9390bd.png npub13f3xuy2npzmpctnv3z4c0rte3ntsl7kflwcrkt97zrltlq68d5ws0pfd3f internetarchive Welcome to the public domain, THE MYSTERY AT LILAC INN (1930), Nancy Drew’s fourth and final adventure of her debut year 🏨 👧 With this fourth novel now open for everyone to read, we can officially call Nancy’s 1930 inaugural cases closed. Learn more ➡️ https://blog.archive.org/public-domain-day-2026/ #PublicDomainDay #CopyrightFree https://mastodon.archive.org/system/media_attachments/files/115/945/490/174/478/809/original/6f91e6630aa4758b.mp4 npub13f3xuy2npzmpctnv3z4c0rte3ntsl7kflwcrkt97zrltlq68d5ws0pfd3f internetarchive 🏛️ What rights must libraries have online? 🏛️ Join the conversation at PROTECT OUR FUTURE MEMORY, a webinar introducing a global movement for digital access & preservation. Hosted by the Internet Archive & partners. 📆 Tues, Jan 27 🕙 10 AM PT 📍 Online 🎟️ https://blog.archive.org/event/protect-our-future-memory-join-the-call-for-library-digital-rights/ #libraries https://mastodon.archive.org/system/media_attachments/files/115/939/828/383/650/230/original/f9dfabed1d6ba96a.jpeg npub13f3xuy2npzmpctnv3z4c0rte3ntsl7kflwcrkt97zrltlq68d5ws0pfd3f internetarchive 🕵️ TODAY! There's still time to sign up and crack The Case of the Disappearing Copyright. Join us for a #Livestream event as beloved sleuths & unforgettable stories slip back into the hands of the public! 📅 Weds Jan 21 🕙 10:00 AM PT / 🕐 1 PM ET 📍VIRTUAL 🎟️ FREE ⤵️ https://blog.archive.org/event/the-case-of-the-disappearing-copyright-virtual-public-domain-day-2026/ #PublicDomainDay @livenow https://mastodon.archive.org/system/media_attachments/files/115/932/739/808/671/796/original/1ec5d0763e72fd30.jpeg npub13f3xuy2npzmpctnv3z4c0rte3ntsl7kflwcrkt97zrltlq68d5ws0pfd3f internetarchive 📢 NEW #LIVESTREAM EVENT TOMORROW! 📡 Watch the winning films & honorable mentions from the 2026 Public Domain Film Remix Contest - live from the @nprofile…gf9y! 📅 Weds Jan 21 🕕 7:00–8:00 PM PT 📍ONLINE 🎟️ https://blog.archive.org/event/livestream-2026-public-domain-film-remix-contest-screening/ #PublicDomain #PublicDomainDay #livenow https://mastodon.archive.org/system/media_attachments/files/115/931/087/425/783/720/original/5a5d66afd432e4de.jpeg npub13f3xuy2npzmpctnv3z4c0rte3ntsl7kflwcrkt97zrltlq68d5ws0pfd3f internetarchive 🎉 Can you believe Wikipedia is 25 years old? 🎂 A quarter-century of free knowledge built on a simple idea: show your sources. In a web where pages disappear, Wikipedia endures by documenting, citing, and inviting the world to improve what we know. And when sources vanish, the #WaybackMachine helps keep them alive—preserving evidence so knowledge stays verifiable and free. 🌍📚 #Wikipedia25 #WikipediaDay @nprofile…6jwy https://mastodon.archive.org/system/media_attachments/files/115/901/598/778/904/644/original/266513adb6e8b5a5.png npub13f3xuy2npzmpctnv3z4c0rte3ntsl7kflwcrkt97zrltlq68d5ws0pfd3f internetarchive Welcome to the public domain, THE BUNGALOW MYSTERY (1930), where Nancy tackles her third literary investigation 🏠 🔎 The case comes together in this classic Nancy Drew tale, now free for everyone. Learn more ➡️ https://blog.archive.org/public-domain-day-2026/ #PublicDomainDay #CopyrightFree https://mastodon.archive.org/system/media_attachments/files/115/899/953/137/057/197/original/c327811258b75995.mp4 npub13f3xuy2npzmpctnv3z4c0rte3ntsl7kflwcrkt97zrltlq68d5ws0pfd3f internetarchive @nprofile…4xcp Thanks for your message, Juanjo. The tool we use for scheduling posts allows us to add ALT text to images (which we work to ensure are present), but not video. This is a good reminder to find something that works better for all readers! npub13f3xuy2npzmpctnv3z4c0rte3ntsl7kflwcrkt97zrltlq68d5ws0pfd3f internetarchive 🎉LOST LANDSCAPES doubly celebrates this year — its 20th anniversary & San Francisco itself, center of creativity, style, resistance & freedom. 📽️ Join us for this LIVE in-person film program where the audience, provides the soundtrack, explaining what's playing on the screen. 🎤 📅 Fri 1/30 @ 6:30 PM PT 📍 Internet Archive, 300 Funston, SF 🎟️ https://blog.archive.org/event/lost-landscapes-of-san-francisco-creativity-style-resistance-freedom/ #FunCheapSF #sfevents @nprofile…gf9y https://mastodon.archive.org/system/media_attachments/files/115/888/622/750/660/526/original/d3031a821df77683.png npub13f3xuy2npzmpctnv3z4c0rte3ntsl7kflwcrkt97zrltlq68d5ws0pfd3f internetarchive 🎬 Meet a winner: THE SITUATIONSHIP by Samara Meyer reimagines a 1920s silent film as a humorous love story, and took third place in the Internet Archive's 2025 Public Domain Day Film Remix Contest. Now it’s your turn—create a 2–3 min short using public domain works from 1930 & earlier. 📆 Deadline: January 7, 2026 💰 First prize: $1,500 ℹ️ Details 👉 https://blog.archive.org/2025/12/01/2026-public-domain-day-remix-contest #PublicDomain #Filmmaking #Contest @nprofile…8vq4 https://mastodon.archive.org/system/media_attachments/files/115/662/604/546/137/847/original/91c9aa8897ddeebc.mp4 npub13f3xuy2npzmpctnv3z4c0rte3ntsl7kflwcrkt97zrltlq68d5ws0pfd3f internetarchive 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/ https://mastodon.archive.org/system/media_attachments/files/115/311/654/662/929/083/original/54e89e8a00951bf1.jpeg npub13f3xuy2npzmpctnv3z4c0rte3ntsl7kflwcrkt97zrltlq68d5ws0pfd3f internetarchive A vital record of Black life on the Mississippi Gulf Coast is now online. ⭐ The Mississippi Star, digitized by Hancock County Library System Community Webs, preserves local voices, culture, & civil rights stories. Accessible to everyone, these issues now live on the web we built. 🌐 Learn more on our blog ⤵️ https://blog.archive.org/2025/09/03/local-voices-lasting-impact-digitizing-a-community-magazine-in-hancock-county-mississippi/ #CommunityHistory #Libraries #WebArchiving https://mastodon.archive.org/system/media_attachments/files/115/157/713/034/658/315/original/e3d51336386ea6c0.png https://mastodon.archive.org/system/media_attachments/files/115/157/713/678/747/135/original/b37e7a2eff6f4aa3.png https://mastodon.archive.org/system/media_attachments/files/115/157/713/029/276/109/original/0e7b3f0cf1ba428c.png https://mastodon.archive.org/system/media_attachments/files/115/157/714/127/646/756/original/5c54b6f4ccba5c37.png npub13f3xuy2npzmpctnv3z4c0rte3ntsl7kflwcrkt97zrltlq68d5ws0pfd3f internetarchive Once the lifeblood of online creativity—from silly games to iconic animations—Flash has all but disappeared from the live web. In our latest Vanishing Culture essay, free-range archivist Jason Scott explores why Flash deserves to be preserved, and how the Internet Archive is keeping it alive. 🔗 https://blog.archive.org/2025/08/06/vanishing-culture-why-preserve-flash/ 🕳️ #VanishingCulture https://mastodon.archive.org/system/media_attachments/files/114/988/554/504/923/128/original/63a4273a141f8258.png npub13f3xuy2npzmpctnv3z4c0rte3ntsl7kflwcrkt97zrltlq68d5ws0pfd3f internetarchive This October, the Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine is projected to hit a once-in-a-generation milestone: 1 trillion web pages archived. We’ll be commemorating this historic achievement on October 22 with a global celebration. Learn how you can take part ➡️ https://blog.archive.org/2025/07/01/wayback-machine-to-hit-once-in-a-generation-milestone-this-october-one-trillion-web-pages-archived/ #Wayback1T #WaybackMachine https://mastodon.archive.org/system/media_attachments/files/114/778/345/546/814/502/original/05ccd0e6c3fa8758.png npub13f3xuy2npzmpctnv3z4c0rte3ntsl7kflwcrkt97zrltlq68d5ws0pfd3f internetarchive Not scanning? Still streaming! 📡 Our livestream runs around the clock. After microfiche scanning hours (Mon–Fri, 7:30 AM–midnight PT / GMT+8), enjoy a curated mix of vintage footage, films, and more from the #InternetArchive. Tune in ➡️ https://www.youtube.com/live/aPg2V5RVh7U npub13f3xuy2npzmpctnv3z4c0rte3ntsl7kflwcrkt97zrltlq68d5ws0pfd3f internetarchive Big update: The Internet Archive has launched a new version of GifCities, the search engine for vintage GeoCities GIFs. It's now easier to explore the glitter, chaos, and charm of early web animation. Search better. Share better. Blink more. Learn more: https://blog.archive.org/2025/06/09/keep-on-gifin-a-new-version-of-gifcities-internet-archives-geocities-animated-gif-search-engine/ https://mastodon.archive.org/system/media_attachments/files/114/671/738/975/813/184/original/eef41e1a75af4dc9.mp4 npub13f3xuy2npzmpctnv3z4c0rte3ntsl7kflwcrkt97zrltlq68d5ws0pfd3f internetarchive This National Library Week, we're celebrating the power of libraries to endure—even in the face of unprecedented challenges. In our latest Vanishing Culture essay, @nprofile…8dg9 shares why preserving the library system matters now more than ever: https://blog.archive.org/2025/04/07/vanishing-culture-preserving-the-library-system/ https://mastodon.archive.org/system/media_attachments/files/114/297/167/362/005/335/original/82f4cecd54221bf4.png npub13f3xuy2npzmpctnv3z4c0rte3ntsl7kflwcrkt97zrltlq68d5ws0pfd3f internetarchive Internet Archive Responds to Record Labels in 78s Lawsuit: Stop Playing “Hide-The-Ball” ➡️ https://blog.archive.org/2025/03/21/internet-archive-responds-to-record-labels-stop-playing-hide-the-ball/ npub13f3xuy2npzmpctnv3z4c0rte3ntsl7kflwcrkt97zrltlq68d5ws0pfd3f internetarchive Consumers are being sold an illusion of ownership. "Buy" a digital movie, an e-book, or a game today? Tomorrow, it could vanish. 🕳️ Senator Ron Wyden is calling on the FTC to crack down on this digital "bait-and-switch." Read the letter & learn what's at stake in our latest post ➡️ https://blog.archive.org/2025/02/28/wyden-to-ftc-stop-digital-bait-and-switch-sales/ npub13f3xuy2npzmpctnv3z4c0rte3ntsl7kflwcrkt97zrltlq68d5ws0pfd3f internetarchive https://www.cbsnews.com/video/how-the-wayback-machine-is-preserving-outdated-government-websites/ npub13f3xuy2npzmpctnv3z4c0rte3ntsl7kflwcrkt97zrltlq68d5ws0pfd3f internetarchive As part of its new 'transformative' access model for libraries, "...Clarivate will also phase out one-time perpetual purchases of digital collections, print and digital books for libraries." https://clarivate.com/news/clarivate-unveils-transformative-subscription-based-access-strategy-for-academia/ npub13f3xuy2npzmpctnv3z4c0rte3ntsl7kflwcrkt97zrltlq68d5ws0pfd3f internetarchive Welcome to the public domain, THE SKELETON DANCE (1929). 🎞️ 🎶👻 Walt Disney Studios' first Silly Symphony cartoon is a wordless masterpiece of synchronized animation & music featuring dancing skeletons in a graveyard. Learn more about the creative works from 1929 & sound recordings from 1924 that have moved into the public domain in the US in 2025: https://blog.archive.org/2025/01/01/welcome-to-the-public-domain-in-2025/ https://mastodon.archive.org/system/media_attachments/files/113/755/516/220/041/840/original/2caec6210e2c34ef.mp4 npub13f3xuy2npzmpctnv3z4c0rte3ntsl7kflwcrkt97zrltlq68d5ws0pfd3f internetarchive New Feature Alert: Access archived webpages directly through Google Search, now featuring a link to the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine. 🔗 https://blog.archive.org/2024/09/11/new-feature-alert-access-archived-webpages-directly-through-google-search/ https://mastodon.archive.org/system/media_attachments/files/113/120/907/835/150/230/original/f8004ee79720782b.jpg npub13f3xuy2npzmpctnv3z4c0rte3ntsl7kflwcrkt97zrltlq68d5ws0pfd3f internetarchive Why is it important to preserve 78rpm recordings? As audio preservation expert George Blood explains, "78rpm discs were the way we learned about each other and entertained the world." https://blog.archive.org/2024/08/26/vanishing-culture-on-78s/ #VanishingCulture https://mastodon.archive.org/system/media_attachments/files/113/030/271/673/604/622/original/13590d35a140fff7.jpg npub13f3xuy2npzmpctnv3z4c0rte3ntsl7kflwcrkt97zrltlq68d5ws0pfd3f internetarchive So what happened last Friday in court with Hachette v. Internet Archive, the publishers' lawsuit against our library? Check out updates in our new post: https://blog.archive.org/2024/07/01/what-happened-last-friday-in-hachette-v-internet-archive/ npub13f3xuy2npzmpctnv3z4c0rte3ntsl7kflwcrkt97zrltlq68d5ws0pfd3f internetarchive Sorry to say, archive.org is under a ddos attack. The data is not affected, but most services are unavailable. We are working on it & will post updates in comments. npub13f3xuy2npzmpctnv3z4c0rte3ntsl7kflwcrkt97zrltlq68d5ws0pfd3f internetarchive Sierra Christmas Card 1986: A Computer Christmas https://archive.org/details/sierra-christmas-card-1986 #preservation https://mastodon.archive.org/system/media_attachments/files/111/638/183/157/733/427/original/5e52a67009c53b7e.mp4 npub13f3xuy2npzmpctnv3z4c0rte3ntsl7kflwcrkt97zrltlq68d5ws0pfd3f internetarchive When the clock strikes midnight on January 1, works of art & culture from 1928 will enter the public domain in the US, meaning they can be remixed & reused in new creative works. And 1928 was a big year, thanks to a famous mouse... Join our celebrations: https://blog.archive.org/2023/12/05/weird-tales-from-the-public-domain-freeing-culture-from-corporate-captivity/ https://mastodon.archive.org/system/media_attachments/files/111/534/891/542/964/826/original/4d87c12d07b2a92b.png npub13f3xuy2npzmpctnv3z4c0rte3ntsl7kflwcrkt97zrltlq68d5ws0pfd3f internetarchive We submitted a letter to the court today in the ongoing lawsuit against our library. We’re fighting for the rights of libraries to use their print collections in the digital age: https://blog.archive.org/2023/08/11/our-fight-is-far-from-over/ #DigitalRightsForLibraries #EmpoweringResearch https://mastodon.archive.org/system/media_attachments/files/110/872/316/825/842/932/original/47e800c8089bfdff.jpg npub13f3xuy2npzmpctnv3z4c0rte3ntsl7kflwcrkt97zrltlq68d5ws0pfd3f internetarchive 📚🏛️ Want to contribute to the preservation of knowledge? 🌐📦 Learn everything about donating physical items to the Internet Archive in our comprehensive FAQ guide! Help us build a digital archive for future generations 👉 https://help.archive.org/help/frequently-asked-questions/ npub13f3xuy2npzmpctnv3z4c0rte3ntsl7kflwcrkt97zrltlq68d5ws0pfd3f internetarchive 🔊 #OnThisDay in 1957, New York radio station WQXR aired a 10+ minute recording of then-Senator John F. Kennedy reciting the Declaration of Independence in full. Listen to this captivating piece of history ▶️ https://archive.org/details/TheDeclarationOfIndependence #July4 #IndependenceDay #JFK