Remember when the internet was hailed as the "information superhighway" and then we all realized it was just some pot hole-filled, five-lane freeway overrun with humanity's virtual flotsam and jetsam? Well, now there's a venerable virtual institution to gather the best cultural bits that float to the top, make'em freely accessible and archive it all for the perpetuity of the digital age. Beginning today, the Digital Public Library of America, a non-profit organization two years in the making, is going live to the public in a beta launch. Featuring historical w
