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diff --git a/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/06.25.07/Thu/footnote.txt b/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/06.25.07/Thu/footnote.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..82446cb --- /dev/null +++ b/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/06.25.07/Thu/footnote.txt @@ -0,0 +1,18 @@ +A while back we mentioned that Footnote.com had reached an agreement with the National Archives to digitize selected historical documents. Today Footnote has announced a new [history nerd social networking site][2] where users can download and dig through historical documents and create pages to share their findings with the community. + +As part of the launch, Footnote is offering some of their millions of Revolutionary War documents for free. But if you're interested, you need to hurry, they'll be locked behind a paywall at the end of July. Footnote membership is $8/month or $60/year. + +For the time being you can grab a limited time trial membership to see if the network is worth your money. + +Roger Bell, president of Footnote says in a statement regarding the new documents, "Many people may know the high level details of American history; however, information about specific events and the heroic individuals involved are often overlooked." + +Footnote's documents aim to fill that gap. The documents on Footnote range from secret journals to purloined letters to correspondences between the founding fathers. + +While the Footnote offerings are impressive I can't help thinking that the historical data nerd market isn't all that big to start with, how much money can Footnote possibly hope to raise? Why not just throw up some ads and give it away? + +In fairness to Footnote, I should point out that large portions of the site can be accessed for free and there's no charge to use the social networking features such as building a family history page. + +[via [9:01 AM][1]] + +[1]: http://www.901am.com/2007/footnotecom-launches-reveals-accounts-of-the-birth-of-america.html "Footnote.com launches, reveals accounts of the birth of America" +[2]: http://www.footnote.com/ "Footnote"
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