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by rambambram 637 days ago
This museum definitely has some nice content, even better than the content at the library!

I think the use of the word 'content' stems from the times when all this technological innovation had more emphasis on programming and design and people were busy to find ideas/applications for all the newfound possibilities. Content was an afterthought.

I remember being busy with building a website - around 1998 or so - and only afterwards asking myself what I should use it for. I already got my high from finishing the programming/coding, now I had to fill it up with content.

Some years later, throw some marketeers and MBA type people in the mix, mix it with SEO and ads, and a legitimate need for 'content' arises. Doesn't matter what content, just content. Google is going to decide whether it's good content ('good' of course meaning 'monetizable').