Internet Archive

The Internet Archive is an "online library" containing various public domain and Creative Commons downloads with culture being the primary focus. Early 78 RPM records,^[1] Grateful Dead concerts,^[2] and the Wayback Machine are notable features of the site.

Wayback Machine

The Internet Archive operates the Wayback Machine, a caching service. Named after a recurring segment of the Rocky & Bullwinkle cartoon,^[3] the Wayback Machine stores copies of Internet sites indexed by date. A Web site owner may opt-out of this caching through use of a "robots.txt" file or by request.^[4]

The Wayback Machine has been used in the past to expose the past activity of politicians, including issues relating to 9/11 conspiracy theories, Barack Obama's involvement with a socialist party,^[5]^[6] and the Barack Obama birthplace controversy^[7]

Links

Internet Archive Wayback Machine

References

[1] â http://www.archive.org/details/78rpm

[2] â http://www.archive.org/details/GratefulDead

[3] â http://www.archive.org/about/faqs.php

[4] â http://www.archive.org/about/faqs.php

[5] â http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2008/10/021724.php

[6] â http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2008/10/021747.php

[7] â http://thepostnemail.wordpress.com/2009/10/14/ap-declares-obama-kenyan-born/

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]