- Yahoo! Time Capsule
Infobox Website
name = Yahoo! Time Capsule
caption = Screenshot of Yahoo! Time Capsule shows the count down before the reopening.
url = [http://timecapsule.yahoo.com timecapsule.yahoo.com]
commercial = No
type =Time Capsule
language =Multilingual
registration = Yes
owner = Yahoo!
author = Jonathan Harris
launch date =October 10 ,2006
current status = Closed until2020
revenue =
slogan =The Yahoo! Time Capsule, a brainchild of [http://www.number27.org/ Jonathan Harris] , is atime capsule project byYahoo! Inc. where users could contribute to a "digital legacy" of how life was in2006 . Open to contributions fromOctober 10 ,2006 toNovember 8 ,2006 , the Time Capsule hoped to capture the thoughts and feelings of the world in 2006 as an exercise in electronic or digital anthropology. At the time of the closing of the capsule, the total number of submissions was 170,857. The highest number of contributions, (32,910) came from the 20-29 age group.Although originally slated to be produced at the
Pyramid of the Sun inTeotihuacan ,Mexico , the 2006 Yahoo! Time Capsule culminated in a celebrated production on theJemez Pueblo inNew Mexico . The 18 hour live event spanned the evenings of October 25, 26, and 27th and featured the projection of giant digital images of Time Capsule submissions onto an ancient red rock cliff on the reservation. Each night opened with traditional dancing and music by the people of Jemez Pueblo, set in front of the immense projections and lighting that could be seen for miles through the desert. Recordings of international folk music provided by Smithsonian Folkways Recordings accompanied the live global webcast. The Time Capsule event was designed and produced by Environmental Media Artist, [http://www.herringmediagroup.com/ Marc Herring] , of Herring Media Group Inc.The Time Capsule closed on
November 8 ,2006 , after which the digital collection of submissions was entrusted toSmithsonian Folkways Recordings based inWashington D.C. , where it will remain until Yahoo!'s 25th Birthday in2020 . It is thought that the capsule represents one of the largest compilations of digital media of its kind in the world.In addition to being able to contribute text, audio, images and videos, visitors could browse previously included entries, comment on them, or forward them. In return for submitting content to the Time Capsule, Yahoo! asked users to vote for one among a list of seven charities which received a portion of $100,000 from Yahoo! based upon the ratio of votes received by contributors. The charities were the
World Wildlife Fund , theInternational Rescue Committee , theGrameen Foundation ,UNICEF ,One.org ,Seeds of Peace , and theInternational Child Art Foundation .ee also
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Crypt of Civilization *
Westinghouse Time Capsules *
International Time Capsule Society External links
* [http://timecapsule.yahoo.com Yahoo! Time Capsule]
* [http://herringmediagroup.com Herring Media Group]
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