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Data Log 2023-01-26 What is Archiving?

The first ever episode of Data Log: The Archiver's Favorite Podcast. Learn about what archiving is and how to join the archiving community!
Posted by By themadprogramer January 26, 2023Posted inPodcastNo Comments
Twitter to Begin Purging Inactive Accounts
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Twitter to Begin Purging Inactive Accounts

Twitter to start purging inactive accounts. If you want to save some accounts, snscrape is a must...
Posted by By themadprogramer December 10, 2022Posted inNews, TipsNo Comments
Twitter in Trouble? Why you should Archive your Tweets
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Twitter in Trouble? Why you should Archive your Tweets

Now is a good time as ever, that we talked about what options you have in archiving or preserving your Twitter content.
Posted by By themadprogramer December 5, 2022Posted inNews, Tips1 Comment
Action Script 3 now supported in the Ruffle Emulator
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Action Script 3 now supported in the Ruffle Emulator

ActionScript 3 games are finally playable in Ruffle, the early ones anyway. Read on for demos..
Posted by By themadprogramer August 29, 2022Posted inNews15 Comments
Remembering YouTube’s Lost Unlisted Videos
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Remembering YouTube’s Lost Unlisted Videos

On this day, 12 years ago, YouTube introduced unlisted videos as a compromise between a public and a private video. Perfect for sharing your history project with friends, video outtakes, or just about anything you didn't want cluttering your channel.
Posted by By themadprogramer May 12, 2022Posted inHistory2 Comments
Pulling Rank: The Legacy of Alexa Internet
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Pulling Rank: The Legacy of Alexa Internet

Alexa is shutting down and this is an unfortunate loss for the web archiving community, for reasons that are not obvious...
Posted by By themadprogramer April 29, 2022Posted inEditorial, History1 Comment
Silent Selene: Touhou Scoreboard Royalflare Saved!
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Silent Selene: Touhou Scoreboard Royalflare Saved!

Maribel Hearn, self-proclaimed nerd and shoot 'em up game enthusiast, has mirrored an archive of the Touhou Project Scoreboard Royalflare (ロイヤルフレア), expected to shut down in January. What is a Touhou? Read on to find out!
Posted by By themadprogramer January 20, 2022Posted inNewsNo Comments
Community Spotlight: URLTeam
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Community Spotlight: URLTeam

URLTeam is an arm of Archive Team, solely dedicated to collecting shortened URLs. Learn more...
Posted by By themadprogramer October 31, 2021Posted inCommunity Spotlight1 Comment
YouTube’s Community Posts are tragically killing the Discussion Tab
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YouTube’s Community Posts are tragically killing the Discussion Tab

A few days ago YouTube announced that millions of channels would gain access to Community Posts next month. Unfortunately, many people have missed the footnote that they are removing the similar Discussion feature which was already available to all channels. Read on to learn more about how this update will affect YouTube!
Posted by By themadprogramer September 21, 2021Posted inNews8 Comments
This Week in Archiving 09/06/2021
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This Week in Archiving 09/06/2021

Everything you need to know about the upcoming Google Drive Security Update, and a few pleasant surprises from the Archiving scene to boot!
Posted by By themadprogramer September 6, 2021Posted inWeekly SummaryNo Comments

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