Ever heard of ‘dead websites’? It is about websites ending their lives online after a while. What happens to these people after their death? Is there an archive where you can track it? Does anyone keep track of how many websites die every day or every month? Which country or category has the largest websites? Is there any research into the causes of their deaths? Questions can continue.
The idea for this dark part of the internet came up while I was surfing on a shortwave radio in the middle of the night. Suddenly, I found the words ‘Tod und Sterben im Internet’ from a German station. The program was about to end. ‘Tod und Sterben im Internet’ means ‘death and death on the internet’. How sad that sounds! But what does it really mean? I can't give a better explanation than I found online:
‘They are born, they grow up, they are loved a few, they talk a few things, and then they die. Website deaths are often unmarked, ignored, and anonymous. A dead website is no longer an important business but a historical record, a timedly marked domain. The deceased website does not receive a funeral, is not sent, is not recommended, and usually does not receive a final statement. Websites that seem to die strangely - both are public and very private creatures, created by a few living viewers and when they pass by, the act of viewing or meditating on them is unique in nature. (see: www.deckchairs.net/blogs/main/archives/000721.html)
You would think that Google Robot, which captures all the information online and transfers it to earn money, would also have the answer to this exciting problem. Unfortunately, after searching for a week, I couldn't find the answer in Google or Google Lab.
On the contrary, I have found that search engines generally do not like dead sites. One of their goals is to bring real and powerful content to their results. So they don't like dead sites, dead links and all the smelly websites. They don’t even like what we might call tired sites, constructive sites and that have never been changed or processed later. This can also be interpreted as dead or close to death and is therefore excluded from search results.
Search engines may not be interested in them, but that does not diminish their value in online history or socio-economic science. The questions raised above are worth considering in depth. However, it should be noted that the general interest in the subject is still pending. This may come in the near future.
In fact, a few details found on the Internet already give us insight into the future. The website www.archive.org provides for example the history of many websites. If you type the URL into their ‘waybackmaschine’, you may get screenshot results from 1996 onwards. It is interesting to follow the design development at some of the most popular sites today. Archive.org is connected to Alexa and therefore only shows sites 'captured' by Alexa. However, it is the most important and most important contribution to the industry.
Another site called www.disobey.com shows in the ‘ghosts’ section a list of dead or ghost sites as they call themselves. There are also comments added to other dead websites; about their growth and the cause of their death. The site and its listing are a product of the personal opinion of the site editor, Mr. Steve Baldin.
Yes, and in this field the wise ones are the first. The website is already developing itself with 'How to make your site live again'. As partners in the corporate world, they promise to bring life to a dead website. Within three months, your dead website will be in excellent condition on search engines. Another website explains how you benefit from a dead website. Imagine website x was working in the tourism business. And you have a travel website, and you know x is no longer alive. So follow the links to the after x, explain the status to the webmasters of these provided links and tell them that your website could replace x dead. Your site will be, so the website guarantees, instantly 10-20% additional quality links.
Unfortunately, public law seems to be in effect here too. As the Dutch saying goes: ‘For one is his death, and the other is his bread.’
Not to be outdone, don't forget to mention when you open your browser every morning and see your homepage:
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