Thursday, April 14, 2011

The Wreckers

Here are some of the things that the web has got rid of or mortally wounded in the past 15 years or so:
The recorded music industry, the pornography business, the ticket spiv, the map business, the traditional publishing industry, the street prostitute, print classified ads and newspapers.


Next in line? Higher education, DVDs and landline telephones. (Adapted from an article by Jack Shafer in Slate): http://www.slate.com/id/2290481/pagenum/2

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