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The Internet wreaks havoc on real goods
Dana Johnson
Issue date: 11/15/07 Section: Opinions
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For the past 35 years, the transition of information onto the Internet has been anything but slow. As the average Joe's time spent online increases, the pockets of the Web sites' creators increase as well. Slowly but surely, every market will be an online market, and some markets will be strictly online.
For example, almost every product you can purchase in a store you can purchase online. Any product can be found either on the product's own Web site, or on Web sites such as eBay, or both. But this is something everyone able to watch television or understand what the Internet is already knows. Something that many don't know about are the markets going online that many thought would never be possible to put online.
One market many don't know about online is the grocery store market. This market has also recently bought into online marketing. Grocery stores such as Coborn's offer online shopping for customers and next day delivery for their online orders.
Bookstores are now becoming Internet-based as well. Not only can customers order hard copies of books online but they can also order digital copies of books from Web sites.
It's common knowledge that music is leaving music stores behind in exchange for online CD orders and MP3 downloads.
Surprisingly, television networks are now posting a majority of their shows online. They are even posting some footage not shown on television on their Web sites.
Many newspapers offer an online version of their paper, and some have left the black and white print behind completely for an electronic paper.
The truth of the matter is almost all markets are eliminating stores for Internet shopping and eliminating hard copies for electronic copies.
This is something that could deeply hurt the human culture and the quality of our lives.
Many health risks go along with spending too much time looking at a computer screen.
According to a survey done by Dr. Tetsuya Nakazawa of Chiba University, office workers stuck in front of a computer most commonly complain of headaches, eyestrains, joint pains and stiff shoulders.
For example, almost every product you can purchase in a store you can purchase online. Any product can be found either on the product's own Web site, or on Web sites such as eBay, or both. But this is something everyone able to watch television or understand what the Internet is already knows. Something that many don't know about are the markets going online that many thought would never be possible to put online.
One market many don't know about online is the grocery store market. This market has also recently bought into online marketing. Grocery stores such as Coborn's offer online shopping for customers and next day delivery for their online orders.
Bookstores are now becoming Internet-based as well. Not only can customers order hard copies of books online but they can also order digital copies of books from Web sites.
It's common knowledge that music is leaving music stores behind in exchange for online CD orders and MP3 downloads.
Surprisingly, television networks are now posting a majority of their shows online. They are even posting some footage not shown on television on their Web sites.
Many newspapers offer an online version of their paper, and some have left the black and white print behind completely for an electronic paper.
The truth of the matter is almost all markets are eliminating stores for Internet shopping and eliminating hard copies for electronic copies.
This is something that could deeply hurt the human culture and the quality of our lives.
Many health risks go along with spending too much time looking at a computer screen.
According to a survey done by Dr. Tetsuya Nakazawa of Chiba University, office workers stuck in front of a computer most commonly complain of headaches, eyestrains, joint pains and stiff shoulders.