Tech Brew Ride Home Mon. 03/18 - MySpace Loses All Your Stuff From 2005
Mar 18, 2019
Tech updates reveal a refreshed iPad mini and a new iPad Air, showcasing improved features. MySpace faces a crisis as it loses a vast amount of user content from 2003 to 2015. The challenges of managing harmful content on YouTube are also highlighted. Meanwhile, Lyft prepares for a substantial IPO amid discussions on the decline of seed-stage investing. Lastly, exciting new Apple shows are on the horizon, and Google has big plans for its gaming announcements, leaving listeners eager for what's next.
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iPad Mini Love
- Brian McCullough excitedly shares his instant purchase of the new iPad mini.
- He defends the mini's form factor as the best for one-handed tablet use.
MySpace Data Loss
- MySpace lost all user-uploaded content between 2003 and 2015 due to a server migration error.
- This highlights the impermanence of data on online platforms.
Archive Google+ Data
- The Internet Archive is trying to preserve public Google+ posts before the platform shuts down.
- Users who don't want their content archived should delete their accounts.