Celebrating Thirty Years of the Internet Archive with the ‘Class of 1996’ 🎓
Most Quotable: Salon
Smart, sharp & written to be shared.
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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).
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Celebrating Thirty Years of the Internet Archive with the ‘Class of 1996’ 🎓
Most Likely to Save Everything: Internet Archive
Because the web isn’t forever, unless someone saves it.
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Celebrating Thirty Years of the Internet Archive with the ‘Class of 1996’ 🎓
Most Talkative: ICQ & Hotmail
The beginning of being always reachable…for better or worse.
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Celebrating Thirty Years of the Internet Archive with the ‘Class of 1996’ 🎓
Most Athletic: Atlanta Olympics Website 🥇
One of the first times the whole world followed the games online. Faster, higher, more digital.
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Celebrating Thirty Years of the Internet Archive with the ‘Class of 1996’ 🎓
Cutest Couple: W3C & CSS
Structure meets style. The web’s ultimate power couple & still going strong. 💙
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Celebrating Thirty Years of the Internet Archive with the ‘Class of 1996’ 🎓
Best Hair: Unofficial Spice Girls Fan Site
Before social media, fandom lived here: glitter text, tiled backgrounds & serious ‘Wannabe’ hair.
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Celebrating Thirty Years of the Internet Archive with the ‘Class of 1996’ 🎓
Most Helpful: Ask Jeeves
Ask a question. Get an answer. Preferably in complete sentences. The internet had a butler once & he was awesome.
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Celebrating Thirty Years of the Internet Archive with the ‘Class of 1996’ 🎓
Best Dressed: eBay
Where the outfit and the backstory come with it. Vintage, rare, unforgettable…just like the early web.
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Celebrating Thirty Years of the Internet Archive with the ‘Class of 1996’ 🎓
Best Dressed: eBay
Where the outfit and the backstory come with it. Vintage, rare, unforgettable…just like the early web.
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Go Wayback to 1996 👉 https://web.archive.org/web/19961022174919/http://www.cnet.com/
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