1990 Web Archive Partners with University Digital Libraries
We're expanding our preservation network through a new academic initiative focused on recovering dormant institutional web pages from the late 90s.
Read Full Release →// Latest Dispatches
News & Announcements
The Aesthetics of Tables: A Study on 1997 Layout Trends
Our latest data analysis reveals how HTML tables dominated web design before CSS gained traction, with over 68% of archived pages relying on them.
View Research Paper →Crawler v4.2 Deploys Enhanced GIF & MIDI Recovery
Our archival engine now supports lossless extraction of animated GIFs and embedded MIDI tracks from broken legacy framesets.
View Changelog →Celebrating 30 Years of Web Preservation
A milestone anniversary marked by a global data restoration drive, recovering over 120,000 lost personal homepages from 1990–1995.
Read Full Release →Digital Footprints: Tracking Early E-Commerce Interfaces
How cart systems, shopping badges, and early SSL indicators shaped consumer trust during the dot-com boom.
View Research Paper →New API Access for Academic Researchers
Verified academic institutions can now query our metadata index and request bulk archival packages via REST endpoints.
API Documentation →// In The Press
Media Coverage & Features
Wired
The Verge
TechCrunch
MIT Tech Review
NPR
BBC Digital
Ars Technica
📺 Video Interview
Preserving the Internet's Childhood
Featured on TechCrunch Unchained • 12 mins
🎙️ Podcast
Digital Archaeology in the Age of AI
Reply All / Radiolab Guest Segment • 24 mins
📰 Feature Article
Why Dead Websites Deserve Better Than Oblivion
The Atlantic • Oct 2024
📻 Radio Segment
The Vanishing Web & The Fight to Save It
BBC Radio 4 • 18 mins
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Press Kit & Brand Assets
Media Inquiries
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