Many may not know this, but Alexa has a progroam called “The Wayback Machine”. You can actually see how a website looked in the past. It notes significant changes in layout and content. This is one of those things that may not be all that interesting, but when bored, it does kill a lot of time. It is intresting as a web developer though to see how the evolution of your own personal site has evolved over time.
To use the Wayback Machine, go to Alexa’s website at http://www.alexa.com. Type in the name of the domain you wish to see, in the drop down, select “Site Ranking”, and hit enter. Once you have come to the website information page, this will give you a break down of the site, how it ranks and compares to other sites, it’s importance on the internet, and other information. On the left hand side, you will see a header saying “More to Explore“. Right underneath that will be a link to see how the site looked back in time. All significant changes are denoted with an asterisks(*) next to the date.
This is an intresting way to kill some time and to take a look into the past and see the evolution of a website.
July 2nd 2008
