Web Transformed: A Brief History

8/11/2019 Web Transformed: A Brief History

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September 11th

and theTransformation of the Web

Steven M. Schneider

WebArchivist.orgSUNY Institute of Technology

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2/19

WebArchivist.org

Mission

Enhance archiving of specialized collections of web materialsto facilitate scholarly analyses

Develop sense-making tools for individuals using digital

archives.

Co-Directors

Steve Schneider, SUNY Institute of Technology

Kirsten Foot, University of Washington

Collaborators on September 11 Project

Library of Congress

The Internet Archive Pew Internet & American Life Project

Responsibilities

Produce metadata, create front end, deploy sense-making

tools..for archive of web materials related to September 11.


3/19

september11.archive.org

Launched

October 11.Archive of

multiple

impressions

of about

6,000 sites.

Indexed by

producer

type.

Additionalindexes &

new features

under

development


4/19

BeforeSeptember

11th

Transforming the Web

Expand

familiar webfeatures,

increasing

volume and

speed.

Emerge

to provide newfeatures, new

types of

content, and

new producers

Expungelimited

material fromweb sites,

leaving the

remainder of

the site intact.

Eradicateentire sites

from the web,either

voluntarily or

involuntarily.xxx


5/19

Expansion PressNews

http://www.startribune.com/stories/1576/(10/09/01)

Press sites

providedexpanded

news

coverage,

often

throughspecial

sections

devoted to

the terroristattacks and

the

aftermath.
http://www.startribune.com/stories/1576/http://www.startribune.com/stories/1576/


6/19

Expansion Business- Donate

Business

sites, such asEbay,

expanded their

traditional

functions to

provide

features and

services

related to

September 11

http://pages.ebay.com(10/30/01)
http://pages.ebay.com/http://pages.ebay.com/


7/19

EmergenceGovernment- Information

New

features ongovernment

sites

facilitated

emergency

and

logistical

information

distribution

http://www.nyc.gov(09/18/01)
http://www.nyc.gov/http://www.nyc.gov/


8/19

EmergeVolunteer- Information

An Im

OK

genre ofsites quickly

emerged to

facilitate

distribution of

information

about

specific

individuals.

http://safe.millennium.berkeley.edu/(9/14/01)
http://safe.millennium.berkeley.edu/http://safe.millennium.berkeley.edu/


9/19

EmergenceBusiness- Information

Businesses

used theirweb

presence to

provide

information

about their

employees

status.

http://www.cantorusa.com/employees.php(9/24/01)
http://www.cantorusa.com/employees.phphttp://www.cantorusa.com/employees.php


10/19

EmergenceGovernment- Connection

Governments

around theworld used

their sites to

provide

opportunities

for individuals

to express

themselves

and to see

otherexpressions

of condolence

http://commemoration.gc.ca(9/20/01)
http://commemoration.gc.ca/http://commemoration.gc.ca/


11/19

EmergenceUniversity- Connection

Various

types ofproducers

launched

features

allowing

community

members to

connect

with each

other.

www.elon.edu/e-net/terrorism.asp9/20/01
http://www.elon.edu/e-net/terrorism.asphttp://www.elon.edu/e-net/terrorism.asphttp://www.elon.edu/e-net/terrorism.asphttp://www.elon.edu/e-net/terrorism.asp


12/19

EmergenceVolunteer- Mourn

Memorial

and tribute

sites quickly

emerged,

many

featuring

multi-media

andphotographs.

http://worldtradecentermemorial.com/splashwtc.html(09/23/01)
http://worldtradecentermemorial.com/splashwtc.htmlhttp://worldtradecentermemorial.com/splashwtc.html


13/19

ExpungeGovernment


14/19

ExpungeGovernment

http://www.tecom.usmc.mil/mawts1/ (6/15/01)
http://www.tecom.usmc.mil/mawts1/http://www.tecom.usmc.mil/mawts1/


15/19

ExpungeGovernment

http://www.tecom.usmc.mil/mawts1/ (10/28/01)
http://www.tecom.usmc.mil/mawts1/http://www.tecom.usmc.mil/mawts1/


16/19

EradicateGovernment (?)

A site that

may be theofficial site

of the

Taleban

movement.

http://www.taleban.com(03/02/01)
http://www.taleban.com/http://www.taleban.com/


17/19

EradicateGovernment - Defacement

As reported

on September12

http://defaced.interrorem.com/mirror/2001/09/12/www.taleban.com/


18/19

EradicateGovernment?404


19/19

september11.archive.org

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