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FOREVER
Forever website home page screenshot
Type of site
Digital Preservation
Available inEnglish
HeadquartersPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Founder(s)Glen Meakem
IndustryInternet
URLforever.com
RegistrationRequired
LaunchedMay 2012 (2012-05)
Current statusActive

FOREVER.com is a digital archive and internet storage start-up company that preservees photographs, documents, videos, and audio files. Founded in May 2012 by Glen Meakem, the company is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.[1][2][3]

After returning from duty in the First Gulf War, Glen Meakem conducted video interviews with his grandparents and collected their old photographs. His desire to find a secure way to store his family’s memorabilia led him to found FOREVER in 2012.[4][5][6] In 2013, the company opened an office in Pittsburgh, and launched the first version of its website.[7]

On September 28, 2012, Meakem founded ForeverTrust, a technology firm to store and retrieve personal documents.[8][9]

References

  1. ^ Todd, Deborah (January 14, 2014). "Forever.com guards personal memories from prying eyes". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved January 28, 2014.
  2. ^ Nixon, Alex (June 13, 2013). "Venture capitalist Meakem to detail latest business at meeting". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Retrieved January 28, 2014.
  3. ^ Tascarella, Patty. “Can Glen Meakem do it again?”, “Pittsburgh Business Times”, Pittsburgh, 22 November 2013. Retrieved on 17 December, 2013.
  4. ^ Smit, Deb.“Glen Meakem believes in the promise of Forever, his followup to FreeMarkets”, “Pop City Media”, Pittsburgh, 4 December 2013. Retrieved on 17 December 2013.
  5. ^ Tascarella, Patty. “Meakem startup raises $9 million”, “Pittsburgh Business Times”, Pittsburgh, 2 January 2013. Retrieved on 17 December, 2013.
  6. ^ Nixon, Alex (January 3, 2013). "Meakem-lead venture Forever.com raises $9M in capital". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Retrieved January 28, 2014.
  7. ^ Tascarella, Patty. “Can Glen Meakem do it again?”, “Pittsburgh Business Times”, Pittsburgh, 22 November 2013. Retrieved on 17 December 2013.
  8. ^ Tascarella, Patty. “FreeMarkets’ Meakem founds tech firm”, “Pittsburgh Business Times”, Pittsburgh, 19 October 2012. Retrieved on 17 December, 2013.
  9. ^ Kristen Jordan Shamus (January 30, 2016). "Forever CEO is in the business of saving memories". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 2016-09-17.

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