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A family in Hatfield, ca. 1889. L.H. Kingsley, photographer. Guest post by Dylan Gaffney, Information Services Associate for Local History & Special Collections, Forbes Library. This post is part of a series written by members of the Community Webs program. Community Webs advances the capacity for community-focused memory organizations to build web and digital archives documenting local … Read more

As an editorial strategist and tech journalist, JD Shadel spends a lot of time thinking about how the content on the internet continues to rapidly evolve. One telling example they’ve followed closely is the evolution of GIFs. Two decades ago, the web was filled with millions of jittery, pixelated, handmade GIFs wherever you looked. And … Read more

Over the years, the area around the “Prince of Persia” station has added additional decorations, including a print drawn by the creator of Prince of Persia, Jordan Mechner. Entitled A Faithful Friend, the print depicts a moment in the Prince of Persia Game where a small mouse visits the captive princess. Worlds collided recently when Jordan Mechner, … Read more

Thank you to all who joined us in our Information Sessions and took the time to share your questions with us over the past month. We received a great number of inquiries and have tried our best to answer them in this blog post.  If you find that your questions are not covered or if … Read more

“Sinykin’s Big Fiction is a book of major ambition and many satisfactions. Come for the comprehensive reframing of a key phase in U.S. literary history, stay for the parade of interesting people, the fascinating backstories of bestsellers, the electrically entertaining prose. The story of literary publishing in the postwar period has never been told with such verve.” … Read more

In the leadup to our 1st public domain film screening on April 12th, we would like to introduce the curious case of a film entering the public domain immediately upon its release. In the realm of classic cinema, few films possess the enduring charm and intrigue of “Charade.” Released in 1963, this romantic comedy-thriller captivated audiences … Read more

In early March 2020, much like the rest of the United States, the staff of the Internet Archive transitioned to fully remote work in anticipation of the prolonged pandemic. This change was monumental and, like all workplaces, we discovered the challenge of sustaining a feeling of connection, morale, and joy within the team. Recognizing this … Read more

As our other posts have shown, keeping your software up-to-date is vital, especially with respect to security.  Software updates often have some type of security component to patch a known vulnerability.  By way of example, consider cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability from previous versions of several popular web browsers. This XSS vulnerability allowed attackers to hijack … Read more

TinyURL is a popular and convenient social media tool, which takes long URLs and shortens them.  This is especially useful with services such as Twitter, which only allows posts up to 140 characters. Although useful, it is important to exercise caution when using TinyURL.  Security flaws within your URL could compromise your security and privacy. … Read more

As we move into 2015, cybersecurity will continue to be a pervasive and important topic.  Threats from malicious attacks, along with website and application vulnerabilities, continue to put our privacy and personal information at risk.  To make sure each of your stays up-to-date on everything related to security, Secure Thoughts presents our Top 100 Security … Read more