WILLIAMSBURG, Va., Oct. 6 -- William and Mary issued the following news release:
The following story originally appeared on the website for William & Mary's School of Computing, Data Sciences & Physics. - Ed.
We've all heard that what goes on the internet lasts forever, but what does that really mean? In reality, much of the internet quietly disappears over time, vanishing into a digital abyss of broken links, deleted pages and forgotten stories. For future generations, piecing together our digital history may prove nearly impossible.
To help fight the loss of digital media, William & Mary's Alexander Nwala is leading a collaborative research project, CiteCast, to preserve web resources referenced in U.S. television news. Backed by a new...