The Internet in 1996

In 1996, the Internet Archive began archiving the web for a service called the Wayback Machine. They’ve now archived 55 billion web pages. Below is a sample of a few major corporations’ websites as they appeared in 1996.

Moon Music

Palm Oil = Devastation

Below is a compelling and convicting video on the forest destruction, species extinction and climate change that’s happening right now in Indonesia. This video made me seriously reconsider whether I will continue buying products with palm oil.

Non-Metric System

Every country in the world, with the exception of three, have officially adopted the metric system. The three that have not are: Liberia, Myanmar, and the U.S.A. This map puts a visual perspective on our stubbornness and/or arrogance.

The Good News

If only all of this were true.

700 Obama Covers

This site has an amazing collection of Obama newspaper covers from around the country and world.

Change.

Dirty Jobs

Brilliant ad from the Discovery guys. I’d love to see the succession of how this was composited together. I honestly have no idea where you even start. Click here to see a large version.