MadeinMTL exit
Prompted to do this post following a recent tweet: ‘The sheer amount of ‘on / off’ – websites that ‘vanished’ is crazy. Thinking of all the man hours and dreams that have disappeared.’ – and ensuing exchange with Chris Tse.
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After releasing a little (www) Story – and ystd – reading an article about the people behind the Wayback Machine to discovering that ‘websites last in average 100 days!’ What???? to which Mike Sullivan replied: ‘Viral / campaign sites? Some 30 days.’
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Sifting the archives to see if some of the pre-database years featured awsm people / projects are still around.. to do an encore..
I found the multi-awarded MadeinMTL project – of which production cost must have been upwards of multi-hundred grands in government grants + corporate sponsorships to produce this interactive documentary.
Version 1.0 + 2.0 were released.
I followed the link and I was really shocked (do it). To be honest – I don’t get it. Read the feature to understand the scope of loss.
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I am blown away! MadeinMTL is a touristic destination site for both visitors and locals. Although this is my hometown, I must admit that the teams (Locomotion and BlueSponge) behind this little jewel have done their darndest to cover the City which is known for its load of good food and creative vibe, shopping, its underground city and lots of cultural events and festivals and much much more.
You can even make your own itinerary. Now if you plan to visit – don’t forget to visit the site and give me a shout!
Here’s what you can find on the site: 425 addresses, 15 000 pictures, 400 texts, 50 hours of video, 40 sound scapes and 25 shorts.
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Showing: Version 1.0
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Showing: Version 2.0
