This post was last updated on March 6, 2026
Added March 6, 2026: Another link from my Twitter account, and part of the reason I’m doing this. Evernote, one of the companies referenced in this article, does still exist in 2026. That’s encouraging. Less encouraging? This article from 2012 is now behind a paywall. You can only access a limited number of CNN.com articles before you are asked to sign up for an account and pay a subscription fee.
June 21, 2012 – CNN – Does part of social media’s future lie in the past? It’s a question that’s nagging some of the biggest names in the industry as they turn their attention to the swelling digital archives many of us have created online.
https://www.cnn.com/2012/06/21/tech/web/internet-data-evernote