Melon Corporate Blog
Museum Calls for email archive submissions
Posted on Apr 02, 2008
Yesterday Microsoft and The Powerhouse Museum announced that they are accepting emails into an email archive of sorts.
I am unsure if this initiative has gimmick value only or could be a wise move to take an ongoing snapshot of our modern world.
Email tends to exist somewhere between conversations (think telephone) and more formal communications (think letters).
I would imagine emails tending more towards the letter side of things would archive well.
There is a similar web project that archives websites.
In the spirit of the archive have a look at one of our own newsletters from November 2001. The links are not active anymore.
A far cry from our most recent newsletter.
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