Observer brings back the original page for the anniversary
The Beobachter was the first Swiss magazine to go online 20 years ago. In addition to a web report, the website of the time is also being relaunched to mark the anniversary.
The Beobachter celebrates the 20th birthday of its online edition. In October 1995, Beobachter.ch went online - as the first ever Internet presence of a Swiss magazine. The anniversary is being celebrated with a specially produced web report, and visitors to Beobachter.ch can also surf the original 1995 website again.
Beobachter Publishing Director Roland Wahrenberger: "I am proud that the Beobachter was one of the online pioneers 20 years ago, and I am delighted that we have been able to massively expand our reach on digital channels since then. Our website Observer.ch today (with 658'000 unique clients) represents an important part of the Beobachter world. This is an excellent basis for launching further digital offerings very soon."
The under Observer.ch/20years takes a look at the early days of the Internet. It also shows how strongly the assessments of the newly emerging network infrastructure differed at the time. With its website, the Beobachter was one of the pioneers in setting up an online offering, ahead of Blick, Bild and even the New York Times. The first Beobachter website is available at this link reachable.
