The concept of a coming "digital dark age" has been around since the early years of the web, originally covering the possibility that content would become orphaned due to advances in file and storage formats. Andrei Codrescu updated the concept in an NPR commentary earlier this month. And, although he doesn't use the term, John C. Dvorak singles out search engine optimization as contributing to the death of the internet. He writes:
... The problem with the technique is that it ruins the search experience for users and also requires the search engine folks to constantly work on countermeasures to minimize the impact of SEO techniques. SEO techniques then adapt to the changes, and then begins round two, then three, etc. ...
Link: PC Magazine. --Dennis
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