Author Archives: brewster

National Security Agency ❤ ❤ ❤ Internet Archive?

Posted on May 18, 2013 by brewster

An unclassified document from the National Security Agency from 2007 has some nice words to say about the Internet Archive, Brewster Kahle, and the Wayback Machine. “The Wayback Machine is, very simply, one of the greatest deep web tools ever … Continue reading →

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Brewster Kahle to be Honored with 2013 Amer Lib Assoc LITA/Library Hi Tech Award

Posted on May 10, 2013 by brewster

Brewster Kahle is honored to receive the 2013 LITA/Library Hi Tech Award for Outstanding Communication in Library and Information Technology this year.   It will be awarded at the American Library Association meeting in Chicago in June. http://www.ala.org/news/pr?id=13005  

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Free and Fast ‘Roof2Roof’ Internet Available in Richmond, CA

Posted on May 8, 2013 by brewster

As a free service to Richmond residents, the Internet Archive has installed a 70 foot tower on its physical archive building in Richmond California to offer free and fast Internet to those with roofs that can see the tower.  Those … Continue reading →

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Archive of Historical Computer Software is here

Posted on April 14, 2013 by brewster

Thanks to Jason Scott, lots of deep collecting communities, and volunteers, Jason is announcing that the Internet Archive now hosts some very large software and computer documentation collections, maybe the largest overall host. Yippie! Now we all have to make … Continue reading →

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450,000 Early Journal Articles Now Available

Posted on April 11, 2013 by brewster

Internet Archive announces today the addition of over 450,000 journal articles from the JSTOR Early Journal Content collection. Early Journal Content is a selection of pre-1923 materials from more than 350 journals and includes articles in the arts and humanities, … Continue reading →

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How the Internet Archive is having Great Time with Bitcoin

Posted on April 3, 2013 by brewster

The Internet Archive jumped into bitcoin in 2011 after many people asked to donate bitcoins– a non-techy set up our wallet (good sign), and we got about $2,000 worth of donations that first year.  In 2012 we got about $6,000 … Continue reading →

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Bitcoin <-> Cash Converter Box

Posted on March 5, 2013 by brewster

Bitcoin to Cash Converter Box          (Please leave this page visible on the computer next to the cash box).  To help us try out bitcoins, I am putting up $200 ($100 cash and $100 worth of bitcoins) … Continue reading →

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Idea for a WordPress Plugin for Low-End Bitcoin Storefront

Posted on February 25, 2013 by brewster

The Internet Archive would like to take donations and sell some swag for bitcoins via our wordpress blog.   There are a number of quality third-party plug-ins we could use, but we are dreaming of a simple system that has no … Continue reading →

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Employees to be Paid in Bitcoin: Please Donate

Posted on February 21, 2013 by brewster

(Press about this:  Bitcoin Magazine, The Next Web, arstechnica) As Bitcoin is becoming the “local currency” of the Internet, the Internet Archive would like to help support it and use it.    In the last 2 years, over 300 people … Continue reading →

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New Uploader Handles Bigger Files

Posted on February 12, 2013 by brewster

Today we are launching a new uploader that handles much larger files.  We’ve tested files well over 100GB in size, so if you’re using the right browser it should be able to take care of all your uploading needs.  We … Continue reading →

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Browser distribution for those using Archive.org

Posted on February 9, 2013 by brewster

Ok, this is a geeky post.  For web designers it is important to watch what is the distribution of user’s browser and browser/Operation system combinations.    Just for those that care, here is yesterday’s breakdown for us.     There are many other … Continue reading →

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new archive.org uploader: html5, for big big files, and easier (but not for IE)

Posted on January 29, 2013 by brewster

We have been working on a new HTML5 version of the uploader, and it is now available in beta if you’d like to try it out: http://archive.org/create/ (look for the Beta Uploader button). The new uploader is capable of uploading … Continue reading →

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Bulk Downloading, Aaron Swartz, and Terms of Service

Posted on January 20, 2013 by brewster

[Aaron Swartz worked for and with the Internet Archive for years.] Aaron was threatened with 35 years in prison for being accused of something my library actively encourages: bulk downloading of library collections.    Some are calling it “hacking”, which … Continue reading →

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Aaron Swartz, hero of the open world, dies

Posted on January 12, 2013 by brewster

Aaron Swartz Memorial Thursday, January 24th at the Internet Archive. Downloadable version, and links to speakers. Aaron’s girlfriend Taren’s and Open Access activist Carl Malamud’s gripping calls to action.   Eulogy by Brewster Kahle, written January 12, 2013: Aaron Swartz, … Continue reading →

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Wayback Machine: Now with 240,000,000,000 URLs

Posted on January 9, 2013 by brewster

Today we updated the Wayback Machine with much more data and some code improvements.  Now we cover from late 1996 to December 9, 2012 so you can surf the web as it was up until a month ago.  Also, we … Continue reading →

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Thanks a Million!

Posted on December 31, 2012 by brewster

Thanks to the generous support of our users we raised $250,000 in donations during the month of December, and with the 3-to-1 match from one of our donors that gives us $1,000,000!  We raised enough to purchase 4 petabytes of … Continue reading →

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Funds for 1 petabyte raised, 3 to go! (please help)

Posted on December 16, 2012 by brewster

One down, three to go! With help from a generous, anonymous donor who’s matching other donations three to one through the end of the year, we now have enough funding to buy a new Petabox! We now have only seventeen … Continue reading →

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3-for-1 Match for Internet Archive Donations: Please Help

Posted on November 30, 2012 by brewster

Dear Friends, The Internet Archive has received a generous offer this holiday season. For every dollar we raise before December 31st, one of our supporters will match that money three to one. Please consider donating now. Every day three million people around the … Continue reading →

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Call for an Open Stack: Securing an open and competitive information environment for the next decade

Posted on November 6, 2012 by brewster

[letter to the Open Internet Preservation Society] The “Stack” of technical layers that have delivered text and video from around the world are now embattled.      An Open Stack encourages competition at each layer, where a closed stack does not.    Unfortunately, … Continue reading →

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Siteless Website Possible? If bittorrent is a fileserver without a server, what about a website without a site?

Posted on October 22, 2012 by brewster

  Bittorrent is a system that makes a fileserver that does not have a server. I find the idea of calling for a file given a handle from the community of Internet users is pretty interesting.    It allows a … Continue reading →

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