[Year 12 IT Apps] Linkrot

[Robert Hind]

Have a look at
http://www.useit.com/alertbox/980614.html

A real problem with broken links.

Robert Hind (Semi-retired) OOF, GOM, COF
Ashwood and Traralgon
robert at yinnar.com



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Roland Gesthuizen" <rgesthuizen at gmail.com>
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Sent: Sunday, April 01, 2012 4:51 PM
Subject: [Year 12 IT Apps] Linkrot


> Linkrot can be nasty. Just as a digital virus infects computers, it can 
> slowly erode your websites and blog posts  mould taking over your shower. 
> In the end, turning a  great resource into a blubbering wreckage that 
> search engines avoid.
>
> It was getting so bad on my old blog and twitter posts, many links no 
> longer worked. We never thought that we would have to refresh our old web 
> sites after a decade online or the lag this would cause.
>
> Am going back over all the pages i can find, to click and refresh sll 
> these old links. I will crowd source this with my students, each tacking a 
> different corner of the web. Together we can beat Linkrot and tackle this 
> digital mould.
>
> You should too.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
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