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 101 to 115 of the series “The Failed Promise of Digital Content.”
Part 101: The end of movie discs is troubling for cinema fans
Part 102: The internet is awash in broken links
Part 103: Content on the internet has an expiration date
Part 104: Google search algorithm changes hurting small publishers
Part 105: Online content not safe from deletion
Part 106: Screw ‘netiquette’! Putting weblinks in blog posts is a waste of effort
Part 107: Why I unplugged my home landline phone
Part 108: Text message spam is annoying as hell
Part 109: Old newspapers need to be digitized
Part 110: AI summaries are the latest existential threat for news publishers
Part 111: Generative AI in the news business: Not to be trusted
Part 112: Free web platforms are preserving digital artifacts … for now
Part 113: Google search changes are hurting small news publishers
Part 114: AI-created fake photos of FIFA World Cup fans show a growing problem
Part 115: Fake movies competing with real movies for attention online
Photo: “Sorry, no internet today” by Marcelo Graciolli via Creative Commons.
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