Sept. 11, 2001 is one of the most recorded events in history. Having so much 9/11 information helps us retell countless stories of loss, grief and heroism. It also presents the problem of accumulating, safely storing and sharing our growing collection of 9/11-related materials.

To that end, we’ve sought solutions through data storage from multiple vendors. We’ve tapped cloud storage through companies such as Nirvanix and, to a lesser degree, Amazon S3, an online web storage service. As a nonprofit, the 9/11 Memorial has to make prudent decisions on how technology is used and deployed. This allows us to select effective solutions as we prepare to open the 9/11 Memorial in less than six months and the 9/11 Memorial Museum a year later.

As we continue to work feverishly to open, we’ve engage the public through technology in meaningful ways.  We connect with the world through Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Flickr. But beyond these well-known channels, we’ve built numerous interactive web properties to share and receive information. In 2009, we launched the Make History website, allowing the public to send and share 9/11 images, videos and stories. In 2010, we released an iPhone app called Explore 9/11, which is approaching 300,000 downloads. Also in 2010, we unveiled our Lady Liberty interactive. And this year we released the interactive 9/11 Timeline, which chronicles the events of 9/11 with images, video, and audio.

We’ve partnered with organizations – large and small – to deliver these engaging, meaningful experiences.

A partnership with Google led to the creation of a 3D rendering of the Memorial. Microsoft's Bing team provided a link to our website from the Bing homepage that boosted traffic to our site. Microsoft also provided hosting on their Azure hosting platform for our interactives. Twilio provided voice XML capabilities for our “Call to Remember” hotline archive. We also teamed with Earthcam to provide a video feed from their camera overlooking the World Trade Center site.

We recognize the role technology plays in creating these meaningful experiences as well as expanding our reach across the globe. You can expect more innovative uses of technology to deliver on the promise to never forget.

By Sean Anderson, Chief Technology Officer for the 9/11 Memorial

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Fox News’ Rise of Freedom series takes a look at the Tribeca Film Festival underway in lower Manhattan. Read more about the festival at FoxNews.com.

By 9/11 Memorial Staff

‘Rebirth’ premiered Thursday at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. The documentary chronicles the lives of five individuals who suffered a loss and were deeply affected by the tragic events of September 11, 2001. 

Now, for the first time, the world can see what the 9/11 Memorial staff has known for quite some time - that the talented efforts of the Project Rebirth team--including Jim Whitaker, the organization's President, Founder and Director; Brian Rafferty, Board Chairman; and Caitlin Olson, Executive Director--created a film that speaks passionately for what it means to survive and rebuild and teaches us all about strength and resilience.     

 The film has received well-deserved accolades and I invite you to read a review here in the Los Angeles Times. 

 The 9/11 Memorial is proud to have Project Rebirth as an official partner, and to be working with Jim, Brian, and Caitlin to use the film within the museum's exhibitions. Congratulations to the Rebirth team.

Joe Daniels, 9/11 Memorial President

The 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks will be rife with emotion. It will be a time to reflect, process, and learn from the events of the day. New Jersey educators plan to seize on this moment by educating their pupils with a 9/11 curriculum that is both probing and in-depth.

With the lesson plans nearly complete, a group of the educators recently journeyed to the 9/11 Memorial to find a missing piece: collections from the 9/11 Museum.

New Jersey teachers hope to enhance their materials with recorded survivors’ stories and artifacts, NJ Spotlight reports.  Jan Ramirez, Chief Curator of the Museum, believes in the power of these items. "Some of these materials are really hard to absorb because of the context, but it seems for young people, who maybe are more used to violent images, it is a way for them to connect with the stories," she said in the online report.

The curriculum, "Learning from the Challenges of Our Time: Global Security, Terrorism, and 9/11 in the Classroom,” will be accessed online and house over 100 lesson plans.

By Norm Dannen, Public Affairs Associate

"The Daily Show" host John Stewart was appointed today to the National September 11 Memorial & Museum's board of directors.  Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who's chairman of the board, introduced Stewart to the now 48-member board during its quarterly meeting. Stewart thank the mayor, the board and said he would do whatever he could do to help.  

As host of the Emmy-award winning “The Daily Show” on Comedy Central, Stewart, a lower Manhattan resident, has long been a voice on 9/11-related matters.

Update: “Luckily for me, it appears as if they’ve done 95 percent of the hard labor on this. So I’m hoping to help in any way I can offer,” Stewart said in a New York Times article.  

Read more about Jon Stewart's appointment to the board in a web-exclusive by DNAinfo.com's Julie Shapiro.

In early September 2010, Bloomberg hosted Stewart at the memorial and museum’s annual benefit dinner in lower Manhattan, where Stewart served as master of ceremonies.

Days after the 2001 attacks, Stewart had a memorable TV moment, mixing measured whit with emotional commentary in the opening of his show.  In recent months, he gained national attention and praise for his passionate work in dedicating a broadcast to the 9/11 health bill, which President Obama signed into law earlier this month.    

Stewart began hosting “The Daily Show” in 1999.  Since his arrival, the satire news show has received 36 Emmy Award nominations and won 14 times. Stewart, who is executive producer and writer as well as host, received five Emmy nominations from 2002 to 2008. The show was honored in 2004 by the Television Critics Association by winning Outstanding Achievement in News and Information, edging out traditional news shows in the category.

Stewart joins a board with members who have a life in media and entertainment, including Robert De Niro, Billy Crystal and Jane Rosenthal. The board of directors include victims’ family members, 9/11 survivors, business pioneers and leading philanthropists.

By Michael Frazier, Sr. Communications Manager for the 9/11 Memorial

 A selection of writings by members of  H.E.A.R.T. 9/11 are being featured in an exhibit at the Morgan Library Museum until May 22.  H.E.A.R.T. 9/11 is a volunteer disaster response nonprofit organization.

The writings are from the organization's president and founder, Bill Keegan, and member Steve Mona are part of an exhibit called "The Diary"  at the museum, 225 Madison Ave. at 36th street. The pages of the journals from Keegan and Mona were filled during the World Trade Center rescue and recovery effort.  The writings are on loan to the museum to show an example of the personal reflections of the recovery workers on Sept. 11, according to a news release by the nonprofit organization.

Update: The New York Times wrote about "The Diary"  in a recent exhibition review.

Keegan, who took part in the 9/11 Memorial's speakers series, was a Port Authority of New York and New Jersey police lieutenant attached to a special operations division when he was named an operations chief on Sept. 12, 2001. Mona is a former lieutenant with the New York Police Department.  For more information on the exhibition, check out the Morgan blog.

By 9/11 Memorial Staff 

CNN, USA Today, Lonely Planet all list the 9/11 Memorial as a top destination for 2011. While New Zealand and the Peruvian Amazon might tempt you with exotic food and fun, the history of  Ground Zero and Memorial, which will honor those killed in the Sept. 11 and Feb. 1993 terrorist attacks, is compelling and cannot be ignored.  Plans are in the works for a commemorating ceremony on the 10th Anniversary on Sept. 11 2011. Stay updated on The MEMO and our website as the date draws near. 233 days and counting…

By Norm Dannen, Public Affairs Associate

9/11 Memorial President Joe Daniels in an interview this morning on WOR newstalk radio detailed progress on the memorial and plans for the Sept. 11 opening later this year.  Daniels also spoke to WOR host John Gambling  on reasons for including the Sept. 11 hijackers in the 9/11 Memorial Museum, making it clear that the terrorists' sole purpose would be to provide historical context. 

Here's a portion of the exchange between Daniels and Gambling. Click here to hear the entire interview.

Gambling:  "In the museum, I agree, they (9/11 hijackers) absolutely have a place that is important in this story . . . the narrative of what happened that unfortunate day, and days and years afterwards, but how about in the memorial section?"

Daniels:  "They certainly will not be in the memorial section. I recognize this is a tough issue because this is a site where so many people were murdered. It's a site where 40 percent of all the family members never got a stitch of human remains back from their loved ones so it is a sacred site. At the same time, our mission in the museum is also to educate. The future generations that are growing up now - my son, 7 years old, ask me, 'Why did it happen?' And including the terrorists, their images, which will be evidence photo images from the FBI . . . these are criminal mug shots essentially. It's just a part of the story and we're going to do it in a way that is sensitive to families that are coming. It won't be near the memorial exhibition, but it will be in the museum."

By Michael Frazier, Sr. Communications Manager for the 9/11 Memorial