This document lists 31 theme stories that have emerged from collaboratively archived sites about responses to 9/11. The theme stories cover a wide range of approaches including stories about first responders, victims, religious responses, poetry, vigils and prayers, casualty lists, loss of freedom, tolerance and peace, terrorism, eyewitness accounts, and more. It also lists potential metathemes that could emerge from analyzing the approaches. Finally, it reflects on how the structure and growth of the web in the early 2000s enabled a rapid and collaborative response to 9/11 online through digital cameras, read/write capabilities, and as an alternative to television.

1. Collaboration: Theme Stories 2,313Archived sites 139Page notes 83Site Stories 31Theme Stories APPROACHES

2. Theme Stories (so far…) Fire fighters/first responders Victims on flights Twin towers imagery Religious responses Poetry Visitor reflections Vigils and prayer Casualty lists American loss of freedom Tolerance and peace Terrorism 911 Graphics Eye witnesses Artistic inspiration Arab responses Islamic sites/responses Assigning blame Memorializing photography APPROACHES

3. Metathemes APPROACHES

4. Reflections of the Web Structure of “technology opportunities” Growth of online population, digital cameras Post-bubble talent pool, NYC/DC location Inflection points on diffusion curves Eisinger, P . (1973) . The conditions of protest behavior in American cities. American Political Science Review 81 : 11 – 28. Lunn, R. & Suman, M. (2008), Longitudinal examination of internet diffusion and adopter categories. OBS Journal 6, 97-110. Zhang, M & Berger, P.D. (2008). Influence of technology evolution on technology adoption: A study of digital cameras. Academy of Management Conference.

5. Reflections of the Web Emergence of Read/Write and Collaborative Web Web as alternative to television for immediate / rapid response