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

42 reactions · 4 comments | ⏳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 | Facebook

The Internet is fleeting, with web pages typically lasting about 100 days before changes or deletion. The Internet Archive's Wayback Machine, active since 1996, preserves nearly 900 billion pages for public access. David Pogue reports. https://cbsn.ws/4bouzaw | CBS Sunday Morning