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| Topic Started: Nov 26 2008, 06:48 AM (52 Views) | |
| josh TX | Nov 26 2008, 06:48 AM Post #1 |
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I was thinking about this the other day and figured it would make a pretty interesting topic of discussion: What past creations or methods of life have been made obsolete by something on the net?? Here are a few I was thinking of: 1) Hardbound Encyclopedias - Back in the 80's I remember all the commercials for encyclopedia Brittanica where they would urge parents to invest hundreds of dollars in a full set of encyclopedias for their children. Big books that took up tons of space and were very expensive. Now it's all been replaced by huge online databases. 2)Music Video channels- Hell MTV stopped actually playing music a long time ago. But now there's no need to wait for one of VH1's top 100 countdown's to see your favorite Billy Idol vid - just about every music video ever made can be seen on demand on Youtube. 3)Asking for directions - The whole act of asking someone for directions somewhere is basically obsolete these days, all you need now is the address. Yahoo or google maps or driving directions pinpoints wherever you need to go and if that wasn't easy enough, GPS devices are becoming so common nowadays that hardly anyone gets lost anymore. What can you guys think of? |
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| packmule | Nov 26 2008, 07:56 AM Post #2 |
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I can see the internet making at least two things obsolete in the future: -watching television on an actual TV. More and more people are watching "TV" content on their computers and this trend is likely to continue and propagate even more. While it may take some time I can see the day when a person with a quality computer no longer feels the need for a television set of any kind. This is, I think, still a considerable number of years away. -books. Again no doubt some years away but I can't help but think that at some point the internet will render books as more of a collectible, something to gather dust in someone's glass curio or on a person's bookshelf, as opposed to a commonly used source of information and/or entertainment. |
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| josh TX | Nov 27 2008, 02:59 AM Post #3 |
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Those are some good ones. It will be strange when there are no paper books printed anymore, because if that happens then there won't be any libraries either. |
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| packmule | Nov 27 2008, 10:25 AM Post #4 |
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I also think the internet may force a lot of smaller retailers out of business by making them "obsolete"(of sorts): people will opt to shop online(e.g. as Amazon.com or Overstock.com) as opposed to making sojourns to actual stores. |
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| josh TX | Nov 28 2008, 03:36 AM Post #5 |
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I was thinking this could have had something to do with Circuit City's downfall, but then again, they had a website as well, so who knows. I never bought anything from their online shop, but I am doubtful they were able to compete with the kinds of deals you find quite regularly on Amazon. |
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| packmule | Dec 2 2008, 08:19 AM Post #6 |
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I also believe the internet will, along with Blockbuster Video and Netflix, help expedite the gradual, and eventual decline of movie theaters. I have watched a few movies online and at this point I honestly prefer doing this as opposed to going to a see a film in a noisy and jam packed theater. |
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| josh TX | Dec 4 2008, 10:55 PM Post #7 |
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Good point. That being said, I'm thinking with online DVD and streaming movie rental services, we will also see a decline in the old-fashioned brick and mortar video rental store. |
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