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''24 Hours in Cyberspace'' (February 8, 1996) was "the largest one-day online event" up to that date, headed by photographer Rick Smolan.〔("24 Hours in Cyberspace" (and more) )〕 "The project brought together the world's top photographers, editors, programmers, and interactive designers to create a digital time capsule of online life."〔 ==Overview== ''24 Hours in Cyberspace'' was an online project which took place on the then-active website, ''cyber24.com'' (and is still online at a mirror website maintained by Georgia Tech).〔(Mirror of Official site map )〕〔(Mirror of Official Site )〕 At the time, it was billed as the "largest collaborative Internet event ever", involving thousands of photographers from all over the world, including 150 of the world's top photojournalists.〔("24 Hours in Cyberspace" exhibit grand opening to feature Enhanced CU-SeeMe - Vice President Al Gore expected to attend. )〕〔("24 Hours in Cyberspace" ), February 6, 1996〕 Then Second Lady Tipper Gore was one of its photographers.〔(Picture This:Tipper Gore, Photojournalist )〕 In addition, then Vice President Al Gore contributed the introductory essay to the ''Earthwatch'' section of the website.〔(Earthwatch: 24 Hours in Cyberspace )〕 In this essay, he discusses the impact of the Internet on the environment, education, and increased communication between people.〔(Vice President Al Gore's introduction to ''Earthwatch: 24 Hours In Cyberspace )〕 The goal was not to show pictures of websites and computer monitors, but rather images of people whose lives were affected by the use of the growing Internet. Photographs were sent digitally to editors working real-time to choose the best pictures to put on the project's website.〔 The website received more than 4 million hits in the 24 hours that the project was active.〔(Halfhill, T.R. "Inside the Ultimate Web Site" ), BYTE, May 1996〕 ''24 Hours in Cyberspace'' served as a cover story for ''U.S. News and World Report''.〔(In the Media )〕 The project reportedly cost as much as $5 million, and was funded with assistance from 50 companies, mostly in the form of loans of computer hardware and technology experts. Adobe Systems, Sun Microsystems and Kodak were listed as major supporters.〔〔(Sponsors )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「24 Hours in Cyberspace」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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