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On Our Podcast Show this week, we wonder if anyone remembers their very first digital camera? And if you’re into digital photography, have you ever heard of a site called DP Review? Well, Amazon just cancelled the world’s 25-year archive of the history of digital photography. Jeff Bezos bought the site in 2007 and forgot all about it. We’re willing to bet that the accountant who made this cut didn’t know what they were doing or knew the significance of their decision. It’s all coming up in this podcast!
Highlights
- 00:00 – What did Amazon do to DP Review?
- 00:43 – What was Winston’s first digital camera?
- 01:33 – What was Stephen’s first digital camera?
- 03:31 – How were photos produced and developed in the past?
- 06:02 – Why was DP Review an excellent resource for digital photography?
- 07:23 – Why did Amazon purchase DP Review?
- 09:36 – What made DP Review such a good resource for digital photography?
- 12:01 – What happened to DP Review in 2017?
- 15:16 – Why a friendly forum and a YouTube channel can make a lot of difference.
- 17:34 – Did Amazon make a big mistake with DP Review?
- 21:00 – Where did the staff at DP Review go?
- 21:29 – What’s Winston’s take on DP Review shutting down?
- 23:43 – Could Amazon have handled DP Review better?
- 25:58 – RIP DP Review.
- 27:49 – What happened to Kyle Bennett from HardOCP?
- 33:27 – In memory of Gordon Moore, co-founder of Intel
- 34:09 – What happened to Ryan Shrout from PC Perspective?
- 36:29 – What happened to Scott Wasson from Tech Report?
- 38:52 – Why were tech websites so pioneering back in the day?
- 40:02 – Do tech websites make any money?
- 41:36 – Are community-driven and hobby tech sites surviving?
- 43:55 – How important are YouTube, Podcasts and social media?
- 44:49 – Why are podcasts so entertaining?
- 45:45 – What happened to David Ross from Hexus and Bit-Tech?
- 49:12 – Why is it so hard to run a website as a business?
- 51:49 – Stephen’s and Winston’s tech website obituary.
- 52:53 – Closing remarks. RIP to all those websites that have closed down.
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