Author Archives: brewster

Want to help build a distributed web?

Posted on February 15, 2012 by brewster

Isn’t the web distributed now?  No really, let me illustrate– ever IM your friend that is near you “Hey, wanna see a cool video?  check out this URL”?  Then they download the same video you just downloaded from the original … Continue reading →

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Lost Landscapes SF6: huge success– Next Lost Landscapes of Detroit February 22

Posted on January 25, 2012 by brewster

Standing room only for Rick Prelinger’s Lost Landscape of San Francisco 6 at the Internet Archive last night.   New films including “process plates” from studios brought a new sharpness to many of the films presented.   Suggested donations was 5 … Continue reading →

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12 Hours Dark: Internet Archive vs. Censorship

Posted on January 17, 2012 by brewster

The Internet Archive believes that it is critical to protest and raise awareness of pending legislation in the United States:  House Bill 3261, The Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and S.968, the PROTECT IP Act (PIPA). Archive.org is going dark … Continue reading →

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Happy News Year! An Exhibit of International News

Posted on January 4, 2012 by brewster

In celebration of the new year, we’d like to take you on a tour of news broadcasts from around January 1st from more than 60 stations in 30 countries. We hope the Happy News Year exhibit will highlight the amazing … Continue reading →

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Please Donate to the Internet Archive

Posted on December 7, 2011 by brewster

Dear Supporters of the Archive, In the last year, the number of people using the Internet Archive has increased to two million people every day, and our collections of free books, music, video, and web pages have also grown by … Continue reading →

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Thursday Night 5:30pm Books in Browsers in San Francisco

Posted on October 24, 2011 by brewster

Please join the Internet Archive and O’Reilly Media: Eleven of the most exciting ebook startups and leaders in publishing will present short-form “ignite talks” on Thursday night, October 27, at Books in Browsers: Ignite! Books in Browsers: Ignite! 300 Funston … Continue reading →

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Thank you Friends of the SF Public Library for 130,000 books

Posted on October 3, 2011 by brewster

130,000 books, records, and videos were donated and then cataloged, de-duplicated, and readied for scanning and long term preservation in 2 days.   Thank you to the Friends of SFPL for our largest public donation ever.   With this, we believe we … Continue reading →

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3 Million Texts for Free

Posted on September 17, 2011 by brewster

Hundreds of libraries reached the milestone of offering 3 million freely downloadable texts yesterday through the Internet Archive website.  Our 3 millionth text is a Galileo pamphlet from the rare book collection of the University of Toronto. Internet Archive has … Continue reading →

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