Library of Congress, having solved all other problems, will now...

[Cyrano]

archive EVERY TWEET EVER SENT ON TWITTER!
http://consumerist.com/2010/04/library-of-congress-now-home-to-complete-archive-of-inane-tweets.html#comments

[Duff McCartney]

Not such a bad idea, maybe blogs might work better since they are the new form of diary. After all, we know alot about people from the past not only from government records, but also from personal diaries.

[Mixability]

damn, any info on how many GB that is?

[DMX7]

They can't handle Free Quattro Razor.

[greyforest]

damn, any info on how many GB that is?

not anything close to something like all the movies on youtube

[Drachen]

I may have to get a twitter account now. Just so that I can go back and research my life. I think this is great.

[Dr. Gonzo]

This is great. I would love to work with the archivist that is in charge of the project.

[Dr. Gonzo]

they should archive Free Quattro Razor while they're at it

I've asked for access so I can create a PDF of it all.

[Bender]

they should archive Free Quattro Razor while they're at it
I may be the only one here who has never been in one of those Quattro threads...

[mrsmaalox]

I may be the only one here who has never been in one of those Quattro threads...

You're probably better off :tu

[Drachen]

I may be the only one here who has never been in one of those Quattro threads...


You are not.

[The Reckoning]

really? they want to use tweets as a scholarly source?

i can see me in about 3 years having to write a research paper with a primary source. "One person, trapped in their home during the bombing, tweeted, 'Help!'"

cant wait

:rolleyes

[panic giraffe]

yes because http://twitter.com/latinatita (slightly NSFW) obviously needs to be archived for future generations.

[Wild Cobra]

May as well.

Aren't phone text messages already archived?

:stirpot: