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

269K views · 2.4K reactions | Web pages typically last about 100 days before being changed or deleted. Since 1996, the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine has preserved nearly 900 billion pages, making them accessible to all. https://cbsn.ws/4ebzsWV | CBS Sunday Morning | Facebook