Observed arrival · 2026-09-23

Started from the Booth turns old websites into a glow-up

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A tool for photo-booth owners that uses Internet Archive captures to make then-and-now graphics, Reels, captions, and an AI breakdown.

Landing page captured for the 2026-09-23 issue.

For: Photo-booth owners documenting a business rebrand
Worth noticing: Users can choose up to six intermediate archive years; an optional personal story can shape the caption and Reel’s closing quote.

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The workflow asks for a current website and optionally a previous domain, then says it will combine archived versions into one timeline. Users can choose which years appear between the opening “THEN” and live-site “NOW,” and the page offers desktop and phone graphics, several video formats, captions, and a share link. An optional personal story can supply the caption and a closing Reel quote; the page says results can be reopened through a private manage link.

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