// Glossary
Digital Ruins
3 topics
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The Meaning of Unearthing the Internet's Past
Accumulations of old websites, services, and logs that are no longer accessible. Excavating them allows reconstruction of the appearance of past net society.
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What Does Past Technology Ask of the Present?
Abandoned websites and defunct services that remain as 'ruins' in the present.
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Who Are the Excavators of Digital Ruins?
Traces of the past remaining in digital space, such as abandoned or deleted websites, bulletin board logs, old software, and lost online communities.