Sep 11, 2024 at 11:01 PM Google Search integrates Wayback Machine links for easier access to archived web content
The Internet Archive's Wayback Machine, the popular service dedicated to preserving snapshots and backups of countless websites on its platform for over 25 years, has announced an official collaboration between Google and Internet Archive to simplify access to its extensive archive. Users can now find Wayback Machine links directly through Google Search by clicking the three dots next to a search result and selecting "More About This Page" in the "About this Result" panel.
This integration allows users to view historical versions of webpages, providing valuable insights into how content has evolved over time. Google highlighted that this feature is particularly beneficial for researchers who require access to older web pages. The Wayback Machine links are now part of Google's "About this page" feature, making archived information more readily available.
The update follows Google's removal of its cached pages feature from Google Search earlier in 2024. The new partnership with the Internet Archive seeks to restore some of that lost functionality, enhancing the accessibility of historical web content for users.
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- Google Teams With the Internet Archive to Revive Cache Feature
Google does tend to abysmally corrupt whatever it puts its corpo-mittens on, unfortunately. So yeah... my worry, as everyone else's is they will do the same here. Probably only benefit without giving back as well.
Hope Google donates regularly to archive.org and as its a non profit, should not be at risk of a google take over
The WayBack Machine is/was a noble service, but I tended to find it painfully slow. Maybe that will change with Google integration.
I don't see why this would change. The Internet Archive is slow because of their limited infrastructure. Their content is not served by a CDN and is located only in a single location in the U.S.
Reply written Sep 12, 2024
Doubtful. Whenever Google gets involved in something, it usually turns to crap. Just look at Youtube.
Reply written Sep 13, 2024