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IP - Eternity
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Sort of a funny coincidence. More from this Russian music artist IP can be found at SoundCLoud.

What comes to the name of our "home", ipernity comes from "IP & eternity". And IP stands for "Internet Protocol".

Our company is called "ipernity" for "IP" -the internet protocol- and "eternity" to evoke eternity, because it is about passing on to posterity via the internet all the digital content that we produce over time. Ipernity is therefore an Internet service where all types of media can be stored, organized and shared over the long term and at will.
~Christian Conti

There has been some speculation what that IP part stands for, but I finally managed to find an old interview of Christian Conti, the founding member of ipernity. In 2006, together with Christophe Ruelle, they created this photo sharing platform, which later became owned by the users (ipernity members associaton, ima) in 2017.

Source:

➽ Interview de Christian Conti : Directeur général délégué d'Ipernity, 2009

4 comments

Frank J Casella said:

Very interesting .... Yes that is what I understand iPernity means: IP Eternity together. Like your public internet address for eternity.
4 years ago

Sami Serola (inactiv… replied to Frank J Casella:

I found the source where that "IP & eternity" has been explained:

www.easybourse.com/high-tech/interview/1589/christian-conti-ipernity.html

I also updated this blog article of mine accordingly.
4 years ago

Frank J Casella replied to :

Interesting follow up, Samil. I go read those article, and I think this is good for everyone to revisit to see how far we have come with this 'project'.
4 years ago

Annemarie said:

Thanks Sami
4 years ago ( translate )
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