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  1. Oh for the Nine Realms! AmazonDE's metadata is a joke! I found another total mixup of movies in their catalogue!

    The Deep Blue Sea [2011] [DVD]

    Then, in the metadata underneath, Amazon lists:

    * Thomas Jane (Actor)
    * Saffron Burrows (Actor)
    * Renny Harlin (Director)

    Those belong to Deep Blue Sea (1999), the shark thriller.

    #namesmatter #metadata #amazonDE #datagovernance #qafail

  2. Oh for the Nine Realms! AmazonDE's metadata is a joke! I found another total mixup of movies in their catalogue!

    The Deep Blue Sea [2011] [DVD]

    Then, in the metadata underneath, Amazon lists:

    * Thomas Jane (Actor)
    * Saffron Burrows (Actor)
    * Renny Harlin (Director)

    Those belong to Deep Blue Sea (1999), the shark thriller.

    #namesmatter #metadata #amazonDE #datagovernance #qafail

  3. Oh for the Nine Realms! AmazonDE's metadata is a joke! I found another total mixup of movies in their catalogue!

    The Deep Blue Sea [2011] [DVD]

    Then, in the metadata underneath, Amazon lists:

    * Thomas Jane (Actor)
    * Saffron Burrows (Actor)
    * Renny Harlin (Director)

    Those belong to Deep Blue Sea (1999), the shark thriller.

    #namesmatter #metadata #amazonDE #datagovernance #qafail

  4. RE: mastodon.social/@TanjaStrange/

    All this started 296 days ago with one typo, then more. Then those errors spread to third party retailers & international storefronts. This is a sad example of what happens when the world's largest retailer, has no process for #metatdata governance.

    is.gd/day200summary

    #namesmatter #metadata #datagovernance #qafailure #amazon #marvel #tomhiddleston

  5. RE: mastodon.social/@TanjaStrange/

    All this started 296 days ago with one typo, then more. Then those errors spread to third party retailers & international storefronts. This is a sad example of what happens when the world's largest retailer, has no process for #metatdata governance.

    is.gd/day200summary

    #namesmatter #metadata #datagovernance #qafailure #amazon #marvel #tomhiddleston

  6. RE: mastodon.social/@TanjaStrange/

    All this started 296 days ago with one typo, then more. Then those errors spread to third party retailers & international storefronts. This is a sad example of what happens when the world's largest retailer, has no process for #metatdata governance.

    is.gd/day200summary

    #namesmatter #metadata #datagovernance #qafailure #amazon #marvel #tomhiddleston

  7. Day 290

    If a journalist eventually finds it, the story waiting for them is no longer “Amazon misspelled an actor’s name.”

    It is:

    “A German woman spent nearly a year documenting a systemic catalogue-integrity problem while every major stakeholder said, in one form or another, that responsibility belonged somewhere else.”

    is.gd/AmazonDEMetadata

    #namesmatter #respecttheartist #metadata #dataintegrity #amazon #datagovernance #dataownership #qualityassurance #qafail #metadatamess #breakingnews

  8. Day 290

    If a journalist eventually finds it, the story waiting for them is no longer “Amazon misspelled an actor’s name.”

    It is:

    “A German woman spent nearly a year documenting a systemic catalogue-integrity problem while every major stakeholder said, in one form or another, that responsibility belonged somewhere else.”

    is.gd/AmazonDEMetadata

    #namesmatter #respecttheartist #metadata #dataintegrity #amazon #datagovernance #dataownership #qualityassurance #qafail #metadatamess #breakingnews

  9. Day 290

    If a journalist eventually finds it, the story waiting for them is no longer “Amazon misspelled an actor’s name.”

    It is:

    “A German woman spent nearly a year documenting a systemic catalogue-integrity problem while every major stakeholder said, in one form or another, that responsibility belonged somewhere else.”

    is.gd/AmazonDEMetadata

    #namesmatter #respecttheartist #metadata #dataintegrity #amazon #datagovernance #dataownership #qualityassurance #qafail #metadatamess #breakingnews

  10. RE: mastodon.social/@TanjaStrange/

    Day 268

    The #Entertainment industry has no clue about how wide spread this issue is. International platforms, broken contributor IDs & incomplete search results because of it.

    When will anyone start owning this problem?

    #metadata #namesmatter #dataintegrity #amazon #news #technology #qualityassurance #icymi

  11. RE: mastodon.social/@TanjaStrange/

    Day 268

    The #Entertainment industry has no clue about how wide spread this issue is. International platforms, broken contributor IDs & incomplete search results because of it.

    When will anyone start owning this problem?

    #metadata #namesmatter #dataintegrity #amazon #news #technology #qualityassurance #icymi

  12. 250 days.

    Several documented catalog errors.

    One persistent contributor identity problem.

    I asked GPT-5 whether this still looks like a customer complaint—or something else entirely.

    The results are worth reading.

    is.gd/AmazonDEMetadata

    #namesmatter #respecttheartist #glorioustypo #metadata #datagovernance #amazon #qafail #fragmentedidentity

  13. 250 days.

    Several documented catalog errors.

    One persistent contributor identity problem.

    I asked GPT-5 whether this still looks like a customer complaint—or something else entirely.

    The results are worth reading.

    is.gd/AmazonDEMetadata

    #namesmatter #respecttheartist #glorioustypo #metadata #datagovernance #amazon #qafail #fragmentedidentity

  14. How can an error persist for years across multiple storefronts, survive multiple reports, and still nobody can identify who owns the correction?

    is.gd/day200summary

    #namesmatter #metadata #technology #qa #ai #systemicerrors #entertainment #marvel #avengers #brokenidentity

  15. How can an error persist for years across multiple storefronts, survive multiple reports, and still nobody can identify who owns the correction?

    is.gd/day200summary

    #namesmatter #metadata #technology #qa #ai #systemicerrors #entertainment #marvel #avengers #brokenidentity

  16. It's not just a typo.
    It's about:
    - digital identity accuracy
    - metadata pipelines in media distribution
    - algorithmic visibility of artists = discoverability, possible loss of sales
    - and a broken chain of responsibility (retailers, distributors, studios, unions, talent agencies)
    - an industry where no one owns the problem
    • Systemic issues cannot be addressed systemically.

    is.gd/day200summary

    #namesmatter #respecttheartist

  17. It's not just a typo.
    It's about:
    - digital identity accuracy
    - metadata pipelines in media distribution
    - algorithmic visibility of artists = discoverability, possible loss of sales
    - and a broken chain of responsibility (retailers, distributors, studios, unions, talent agencies)
    - an industry where no one owns the problem
    • Systemic issues cannot be addressed systemically.

    is.gd/day200summary

    #namesmatter #respecttheartist

  18. I was told to fix a systemic issue by submitting 35+ individual reports.

    That’s like fixing a leak by mopping each drop.

    #namesmatter #respecttheartist #metadatamess #qafail #amazonfail

  19. I was told to fix a systemic issue by submitting 35+ individual reports.

    That’s like fixing a leak by mopping each drop.

    #namesmatter #respecttheartist #metadatamess #qafail #amazonfail

  20. I was told to fix a systemic issue by submitting 35+ individual reports.

    That’s like fixing a leak by mopping each drop.

    #namesmatter #respecttheartist #metadatamess #qafail #amazonfail

  21. I was told to fix a systemic issue by submitting 35+ individual reports.

    That’s like fixing a leak by mopping each drop.

    #namesmatter #respecttheartist #metadatamess #qafail #amazonfail

  22. Day 200.

    This was never a typo.
    It’s a systemic metadata failure affecting identity, visibility, and revenue.

    And no one owns it.

    📄 Full report: is.gd/day200summary

    #namesmatter #metadata #dataintegrity #amazonfail #systemicfailure

  23. Day 200.

    This was never a typo.
    It’s a systemic metadata failure affecting identity, visibility, and revenue.

    And no one owns it.

    📄 Full report: is.gd/day200summary

    #namesmatter #metadata #dataintegrity #amazonfail #systemicfailure

  24. I tried to explain a systemic problem to:

    • a system that can’t process systems ❌

    And got understood by:
    • a system that specializes in understanding systems ✔️

    #namesmatter #metadatafailure #amazonfail #dataintegrity #technology #qualitymanagement #audit #entertainment

  25. I tried to explain a systemic problem to:

    • a system that can’t process systems ❌

    And got understood by:
    • a system that specializes in understanding systems ✔️

    #namesmatter #metadatafailure #amazonfail #dataintegrity #technology #qualitymanagement #audit #entertainment

  26. Day 190 of my #investigation into Amazon’s #systemicmetadata failure.

    What started as a typo turned out to be something else entirely:
    A system that fragments identities, breaks discoverability, and quietly disconnects artists from their own work.

    That’s not just messy.
    That’s a data integrity problem with real-world impact.

    Full findings:
    is.gd/AmazonDEMetadata

    Satirical audit report:
    is.gd/auditreport

    You’re being audited.

    #namesmatter #dataintegrity #ICYMI #technology #amazonfail

  27. Day 190 of my #investigation into Amazon’s #systemicmetadata failure.

    What started as a typo turned out to be something else entirely:
    A system that fragments identities, breaks discoverability, and quietly disconnects artists from their own work.

    That’s not just messy.
    That’s a data integrity problem with real-world impact.

    Full findings:
    is.gd/AmazonDEMetadata

    Satirical audit report:
    is.gd/auditreport

    You’re being audited.

    #namesmatter #dataintegrity #ICYMI #technology #amazonfail