Tag Archives: wayback machine

Mon 28th December 2015
Written by DomainNameWire in EN and tagged
Why we only done a concession to Internet Archive - Do you use a useful website from a non-profit? Consider donating. I use a lot of tools for research for Domain Name Wire, and many of these are free. Today I used Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine to research the prior use of a website. While I was there, I noticed that Internet Archive is asking for donations to keep its operations running. It’s easy to overlook such a request. But the reality is that many great resources wouldn’t exist without the support of their users, and Internet Archive ... read more ...
Fri 5th June 2009
Written by DomainNameWire in EN and tagged
Archive.org vs. DomainTools for Web Site Captures - Archive.org and DomainTools take a different approach to the same problem. Now that ICANN’s hearing on Capitol Hill has passed I’m going to return to Domain Name Wire’s series on using DomainTools. Today let’s explore DomainTools’ historical site thumbnails, a key tool for investigating the prior use of a domain name before buying it. Most people are familiar with Archive.org a.k.a. Wayback Machine, a service that “archives” web sites at different points ... read more ...