The Wayback Machine
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The Wayback Machine is a service of the Internet Archive @internetarchive We are sharing articles that reference the Wayback Machine or the Internet Archive.
San Francisco, CA
Joined June 2016
From @CNN "Inside the old church where one trillion webpages are being saved" https://t.co/20EOF1m1WG
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Today’s web is fragmented, paywalled & dominated by a few powerful platforms. Some of the internet’s founders & current leaders gather to discuss how it can still be saved: “a game with many winners.” Learn more ⤵️ https://t.co/qCattX1zMH
#OpenWeb #Wayback1T @vgcerf
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Trip report for the 2025 ACM Hypertext Conference #HT2025 @ACMHT
@WebSciDL PhD students @tarannum_zaki, @rochanaro, & @DomSoos and alumni @machawk1 & @ibnesayeed attended in September, 2025. https://t.co/iF1x2PjkQK
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The Web Science and Digital Libraries Research Group at Old Dominion University.
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Microfiche in the digital age 📄💻 Visitors at the Physical Archive tour last month saw how microfiche is preserved digitally. Now you can, too! Watch the Democracy’s Library #livestream, 7:30 AM–Midnight PT, scanning & preserving public records in real time — all to mellow
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Internet pioneer Vint Cerf, co-creator of the TCP/IP protocols that built the Internet, celebrates the Internet Archive reaching 1 trillion pages & reflects on why preserving our digital history matters for generations to come. More ⤵️ https://t.co/S7QjN25xSg
#Wayback1T @vgcerf
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Legendary musician & activist Peter Gabriel celebrates the Internet Archive hitting 1 trillion pages & reflects on its role in preserving humanity’s memory. More ⤵️ https://t.co/ptVAYnFB31
#Wayback1T @itspetergabriel
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🎉 In a landmark moment for digital preservation, Supervisor Connie Chan led a unanimous San Francisco Board of Supervisors resolution honoring the @InternetArchive's milestone of 1 trillion preserved web pages & establishing Internet Archive Day. https://t.co/cUq2OXYmxZ 🧵 Full
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Learn how the World Wide Web changed everything. 🌐 Sir @TimBerners_Lee, inventor of the World Wide Web, & @Brewster_Kahle chat with Wired’s @LaurenGoode on the Future Knowledge #podcast about the web’s rise, its ongoing impact on society, & why preserving it is vital for
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My art will be featured at the @internetarchive celebration tonight in SF! There's going to be a nook in the lobby with my Sailor Moon RPG site on a 90s monitor (that I remade based on snapshots from @waybackmachine and memory!) ➕Two brand-new books of poetry written by LLMs!
HAPPENING TODAY IN SAN FRANCISCO! Celebrate 1 trillion web pages archived on the @WaybackMachine through art — join Internet Archive x Gray Area: Trillionth Webpage Net․Art Commissions. 🌐🎨 📅 Sat, Nov 1 🕗 5–8 PM PT 📍 Internet Archive, 300 Funston Ave, SF 🎟️
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HAPPENING TODAY IN SAN FRANCISCO! Celebrate 1 trillion web pages archived on the @WaybackMachine through art — join Internet Archive x Gray Area: Trillionth Webpage Net․Art Commissions. 🌐🎨 📅 Sat, Nov 1 🕗 5–8 PM PT 📍 Internet Archive, 300 Funston Ave, SF 🎟️
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Welcome to the end of the 404... Have a @WordPress site? I would encourage you to try our new @internetarchive Link Fixer plugin. It's free and works in the background of your site to redirect any bad link @waybackmachine. https://t.co/9uszcsitDn
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1 trillion web pages preserved. An audacious goal now reality. Chris Freeland & Dave Hansen talk with Mark Graham, director of the @WaybackMachine, about how the @InternetArchive reached this milestone & what it means for our collective memory in the latest Future Knowledge
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Planning your week? Add a celebration to your calendar! 🎉 From the first web pages to 1 trillion & counting, the @InternetArchive invites you to join The Web We’ve Built — a tribute to the history & future of the web. 🌐 📅 Weds, Oct 22 🎟️ In Person ➡️ https://t.co/Sd2k1fRjam
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Go behind the scenes at the #InternetArchive! 🌐 Join us Tues in Richmond, CA, for Doors Open 2025 & explore how physical collections are preserved, digitized & shared. In-Person Only! 📅 Oct 21 @ 6–8 PM PT ℹ️ & 🎟️ https://t.co/owClqgsrXC
#Wayback1T #tour @FuncheapSF #SFevents
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#SanFrancisco! 🌐 Meet the people, partners & friends of the @InternetArchive at the RALLY FOR THE INTERNET ARCHIVE & celebrate our shared digital history, and Supervisor Connie Chan will introduce a proclamation declaring Oct 22 “Internet Archive Day” in SF. 📅 Tues, Oct 21 🕛
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In 1996, Brewster Kahle wrote "Preserving the Internet" for Scientific American. Nearly 30 years later, it’s striking how many of his predictions about digital preservation came true—and how many challenges remain. Let’s compare 1996 vs 2025 🧵
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1 trillion web pages preserved makes the Wayback Machine an indispensable research tool. Share how this effort has impacted you, and encourage your network to support the Internet Archive: https://t.co/0hxB1blo4i
#Wayback1T #WaybackMachine
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THE VAST BLUE WE with Del Sol Quartet takes center stage tomorrow night 💙🎶 Celebrate 1 trillion pages saved on the #WaybackMachine with new works inspired by our shared digital memory 🌐 📅 Tues, Oct 7 at 7 PM PT 🎟️ IN-PERSON @ Internet Archive, 300 Funston Ave, SF ➡️
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Wikimedia Foundation joins the fight for library digital rights! 🎉 @Wikimedia has signed onto the 4 Digital Rights of Memory Institutions, affirming memory institutions' rights to Collect, Preserve, Lend & Cooperate in the digital age. https://t.co/c3KaFG8q8H
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The global Our Future Memory campaign to secure digital rights for libraries, archives, and other memory institutions has gained another powerful ally. Wikimedia, one of the world’s leading champions...
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Join The Vast Blue We with Del Sol Quartet & celebrate 1 trillion archived pages on the #WaybackMachine. Wear shades of blue to honor how we collectively form the fabric of this pale blue dot we call home. 🌐🔵 📅 Tues, Oct 7 at 7 PM PT 🎟️ IN-PERSON @ Internet Archive, 300
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