Surfing the internet could now be as easy as 1-2-3 with the new web technology that has been developed for the users’ convenience when looking for old “stuff” or something that was online for a while in the past. This new web tool is called Zoetrope, which was developed by Adobe Systems, makes browsing easier than ever!

When using Zoetrope, the user can go back through time by pulling a scrollbar towards the browser’s bottom as the web page winds back to show the pages viewed from the past few hours, days or so. It can also give the user updates on certain data e.g. prices of products or weather information by “highlighting” a page as if putting a magnifier on it, thereafter the results come out, revealing data from different sites at a time. The user can also pick pages that are related and sync them to show how they are connected to each other based on the contents.  

According to a research student at the University of Washington, Zoetrope could store a lot of information by covering the entire web. This new web trend however can save the user’s time by storing only the data that is needed by measuring the most number of times a page is viewed. Kris Carpenter, a director at the Internet Archive, says that new web trends like this can be a “fantastic leap forward” as Zoetrope can be an independent application or a part of a software to become part of the browser. This brings to Kris’ team to be interested in sharing data with Zoetrope’s.

Zoetrope could really be something that can be more helpful rather than just a tool. It could not only save the user’s time but also give more convenience and more fun in web browsing and research. See the video with live example of Zeotrope in action. We really hope to see Zeotrope soon in action!