Tuesday, October 1, 2024

The Failed Promise of Digital Content: a recap, part 6


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, news articles, archived information, etc.
Here is an index of parts 76 to 100 of the series “The Failed Promise of Digital Content.”

Part 76: Poof! More disappearing websites
Part 77: Movies not available on DVD – Quentin Tarantino edition
Part 78: The Netflix DVD library is slowly losing movies
Part 79: Twitter needs to archive more than just accounts of deceased users
Part 80: The TSA has outlasted its critics
Part 81: Netflix DVDs: ‘We’re in the endgame now’
Part 82: Disappearing online content is like a David Copperfield act
Part 83: Many movies likely skipping DVD release as physical format fades
Part 84: Qwest was wrong; You can’t access every movie ever made online
Part 85: Vanishing online videos
Part 86: More ways videos disappear online: Content moderation, business deals
Part 87: The ephemeral internet: Disappearing journalism, personal photos and President Trump’s tweets
Part 88: Netflix is taking away the ability of subscribers to reorder their streaming lists
Part 89: Rotten Tomatoes is the best review aggregator, but it needs improving
Part 90: 15% of top movie musicals are not available online
Part 91: 15% of top film noir titles are not available online
Part 92: 7 movies recommended by Quentin Tarantino are not available online
Part 93: More notable movies not available online: filmmaker and critic picks
Part 94: Link rot problem: Why bother using weblinks anymore?
Part 95: The most-wanted movies that aren’t available online in any form, according to Reelgood
Part 96: The most-wanted TV series that aren’t available online in any form, according to Reelgood
Part 97: Missing Movies: Many movies are unavailable for streaming, rental or purchase
Part 98: Locating movies and TV shows online is becoming a major hassle
Part 99: The end of movies on disc is nigh
Part 100: Disappearing web services due to changes at X, aka Twitter

Photo: “Internet” photo by Flickr user Fisakov via Openverse.

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