The Wayback Machine is so helpful for seeing previous versions of websites. #genealogy #ancestry #genealogist | The Formidable Genealogist

This year the Wayback Machine turns 20! And we've been archiving web pages since 1996. Many don't realize that the Wayback Machine captures more than just screenshots! It's a complex set of tools. Our intern, University of Southern California computer science student Bridget Bell, lifts up the hood & gives you a look at how the #WaybackMachine actually works. Take it for a spin yourself: https://web.archive.org | Internet Archive

⏳25 years ago we started crawling the Web. ⏲️20 years ago we created the Wayback Machine, allowing you to search back in time. 🖥️Today we preserve 625 billion web pages. Do you use the Wayback Machine? Please chip in & keep this free service going: https://archive.org/donate/?origin=fb-eoy2021 | Internet Archive

27K views · 261 reactions | The Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine has preserved nearly 900 billion web pages since 1996, despite facing lawsuits over making books and music freely available. Correspondent David Pogue reports. More tomorrow on CBS Sunday Morning. | CBS Sunday Morning | Facebook