Comment on 38% of webpages that existed in 2013 are no longer accessible a decade later
Vorticity@lemmy.world 4 months ago
I wonder how this compares the the number of businesses that existed in 2013 that no longer exist. I wonder for two reasons:
- Is 38% similar to the typical rate of failure for businesses and other ventures?
- How much of the 38% can be explained by closure of high-risk businesses like restaurants?
Something else that could explain a lot of it is webpages that were always intended to be ephemeral. Political campaign websites for instance.
zebbedi@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Also… I once created hellblade.com. We sold gaming computers with cases that changed colour in the UK. Was a total disaster. Now it’s some big game franchise. Wish I’d kept the domain.
Strawberry@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 months ago
always keep the domain
zebbedi@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Yeah i often wonder… Would they have changed the name of the game, paid me off, or done something like hellbladegame.com.