Friday, June 21, 2019

The Failed Promise of Digital Content: a recap, part 5

We were promised exhaustive libraries of digital content available anytime and anywhere, but those promises have come up short.
Since May 2009, I have written about the shortcomings of the internet and digital media when it comes to content – music, video, archived information, etc.
Here is an index of parts 61 to 75 of the series “The Failed Promise of Digital Content.”

Part 61: Ode to the Netflix DVD rental queue
Part 62: Spring cleaning: Removing link rot
Part 63: Websites and online resources increasingly disappear over time
Part 64: First step to combat fake news: End lying clickbait
Part 65: A eulogy for music CDs
Part 66: What happens when studios stop releasing movies on disc?
Part 67: Drowning in video in the age of ‘peak TV’
Part 68: Google Plus goes bye-bye
Part 69: ‘Here today, gone tomorrow’ nature of the internet
Part 70: Telemarketers, scammers and advertisers have ruined modern communication
Part 71: Snapchat, Yahoo not built to last
Part 72: Flickr, Tumblr and disappearing online content
Part 73: Clock ticking for DVDs, Blu-ray Discs
Part 74: Free speech in the age of deplatforming
Part 75: Vanishing history in the internet era

Photo: “N yellow and pink - disappearing 2” by Monceau via Creative Commons.

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