Forever (website)

FOREVER

Forever website home page screenshot
Type of site
 Digital Preservation
Available in English
Headquarters Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Founder(s) Glen Meakem
Industry Internet
Website forever.com
Registration Required
Launched May 2012 (2012-05)
Current status Active

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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