Yahoo Time Capsule Update

Despite a setback when Yahoo was forced to cancel the time capsule ceremony at the Pyramid of the Sun in Teotihuacan in Mexico, the time capsule project itself continues to gather interest and move forward.

To date (Tuesday morning, October 17, 2006) over 29,700 people world wide have submitted items to the time capsule. Of these, the United States continues to lead with almost 7,200 submissions, while Mexico continues in second place with just over 4,000 submissions. World-wide, women lead men with 10,418 women submitting digital memories compared to 8,623 submissions from men. While the U.S. and Mexico lead with just over a third of the submissions between them, there is representation from practically every place in the world that has a domain name including two from Antarctica and one from Vatican City. Surprisingly, some smaller Asian nations like the Philippines (1,055) and Vietnam (209) lead larger nations such as the United Kingdom (181), China (68) or France (93). Maybe it has to do with the excitement of only recently acquiring Internet access.

The canceling of the Pyramid of the Sun in Teotihuacan has taken some of the thrill out of the event, but this was done after Mexico's National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) expressed concern about adverse effects of the event on the pyramid. Mexico's concerns arose over the possible adverse effects that the endeavor might have on the pyramid.

Despite this setback, Yahoo is moving ahead with the project and is looking for another location for the ceremony to celebrate the completed capsule. For those interested in submitting digital articles for the capsule, the November 8th deadline still remains in effect.