title: Open Keynote Panel: Here Ya Free! Crossed Views on Skyblog, The French Pioneer of Digital Social Networks [Video]
abstract: Recording of the opening keynote panel of the IIPC General Assembly and Web Archiving Conference. The panelists discuss the archiving of Skyblog by the National Archives of France. Skyblog was a social network and personal blog site created by Skyrock in 2002, and in 2023, the site was shutdown and archived. The panelists discuss the value of the project and the intricacies of preserving the content. This recording originated from the IIPC General Assembly and Web Archiving Conference held on April 24-26, 2024 held at the National Library of France in Paris.