A Chromium-based Memento-aware Web Browser
Abigail Mabe

TL;DR
This paper presents a proof-of-concept web browser based on Chromium that is aware of archived web pages (mementos), enhancing user experience by clearly differentiating between live and archived content with minimal code changes.
Contribution
It introduces a novel memento-aware browser built on Chromium, enabling users to identify and create archived web pages seamlessly within the browser environment.
Findings
Memento-awareness integrates well into Chromium with minimal modifications.
The prototype improves user experience by clearly indicating archived pages.
The approach demonstrates feasibility for future browser enhancements.
Abstract
Web browsers provide a user-friendly means of navigating the web. Users rely on their web browser to provide information about the websites they are visiting, such as the security state. Browsers also provide a user interface (UI) with visual cues about each tab that is open, including icons for if the tab is playing audio or requires authentication to view. However, current browsers do not differentiate between the live web and the past web. If a user loads an archived webpage, known as a memento, they have to rely on UI elements present within the page itself to inform them that the page they are viewing is not the live web. Additionally, memento-awareness extends beyond recognizing a page that has already been archived. The browser should give users the ability to archive live webpages, essentially creating mementos of webpages they found important as they surf the web. In this…
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TopicsLibrary Science and Information Systems · Semantic Web and Ontologies
