UPDATE - August 12 2026- It has been awhile - this use to be a collection of all things transmedia - now this is evolving into something more, something to shine a light on the dark that spreads.

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This is a place for Olly and Jojo to talk about what are the digital dark ages and examples of disappearing history, information, and knowledge. We will also discuss the way people and groups are archiving and all the good going on out there.

There may also be a smattering of fandoms, gaming, science, and film sprinkled in.

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What is a digital dark age?

Well, Wikipedia has this to say, "The digital dark age is a lack of historical information in the digital age, which is a direct result of outdated file formats, software, or hardware that becomes corrupt, scarce, or inaccessible as technologies evolve and data decays.[1] Future generations may find it difficult or impossible to retrieve electronic documents and multimedia, because they have been recorded in an obsolete and obscure file format, or on an obsolete physical medium; for example, floppy disks. The term Dark Ages is employed metaphorically, as it suggests a period of relative absence of documentation, particularly in the digital era where records are increasingly stored in digital formats and original copies are often lost. The term was first mentioned at a conference of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) in 1997.[2] It was subsequently mentioned in 1998 at the Time and Bits conference,[3][4] which was co-sponsored by the Long Now Foundation and the Getty Conservation Institute." 

Here are a couple of articles to get you started - more coming soon...ish

Veronique Greenwood, Veronique. “The Digital Dark Ages.” Features | Yale Alumni Magazine, May 2020. 

Young, Lauren J. (15 December 2017). "Data Reawakening". Science Friday. Retrieved 1 March 2018.

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