50 things the internet has killed

The Daily Telegraph published a list of 50 things the internet has killed, including trust in Nigerian business people, photo albums and dogging. The comments are rife with great suggestions too. Check them out here.

My favourite is number 36, written as follows:

36) Mr Alifi’s dignity Mr Tombe’s dignity
Twenty years ago, if you were a Sudanese man who was forced to marry a goat after having sex with it, you’d take solace that news of your shame would be unlikely to spread beyond the neighbouring villages. Unfortunately for Mr Alifi, his indiscretion came in the digital age – and became one of the first viral news stories.
As pointed out in the comments, Mr Alifi was just the goat’s owner. It was another man, Mr Tombe, who actually did the deed. Apologies and thanks to readers for drawing attention to the error. (#51 Unchallenged journalistic inaccuracy?)

Nice build and an admission of a newspaper’s own looming death? Something for the Future of Media to think about…