Things that are being killed off by digitalisation
21 Things that are being killed off by digitalisation
1. Memory
2. Privacy
3. Experts
4. Concentration
5. Listening to a whole album
6. Punctuality
7. Telephone directories
8. Cheap watches
9. Letter writing
10. Spelling
11. Printing photographs
12. Copyright
13. Personal re-invention
14. Plagiarism
15. Reflection
16. Paper money
17. Paper statements
18. Airline tickets
19. Concert tickets
20. Landline telephones
21. Intimacy
:and 7 things that aren’t
1. Public libraries
2. Vinyl record shops
3. Newspapers (look at the data globally)
4. Physical banks
5. Meetings
6. Paper
7. Church
Inspired by Inspired by 50 Things that are being killed by the internet
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/journalists/matthew-moore/
November 29th, 2009 at 12:34 am
Disagree with quite a few!
2. Privacy – digitalisation lets you see what data organisations hold on you much more easily
3. Experts – Everyone on twitter seems to be an expert!
6. Punctuality – my google calendar means I’m never late!
8. Cheap watches – eh? Digital watches are very cheap!
9. Letter writing – people write more e-mails than they ever did letters
10. Spelling – people read more and write more online
13. Personal re-invention – you can have multiple online identities including anonymous ones
14. Plagiarism – Plagiarism is rife online!
15. Reflection – My blog and my twitter accounts are amazing reflective tools
November 30th, 2009 at 11:25 am
My response…
2. Yes, that’s the flip side
3. Ummm
6. You are an exception as far as I’m concerned
8. People using phones instead of watches to tell time – but take your point
10. But the spelling is worse! (too rushed – like this response!!)
13. Difficult to kill of what you don’t like though (the old you)
14. Badly put (by me). I mean the idea that it’s bad is declining
15. Ummm
December 3rd, 2009 at 2:12 am
We got an interesting piece of a survey at work the other day, that showed that printed TV listings (TV guides, newspaper listings) and even internet TV listings are increasingly being ignored in favour of word of mouth and the on-TV guides that come with DVRs and the like. In this survey, the internet listings had the smallest number of users – technology killing off technology…
December 8th, 2009 at 1:34 am
I just finished my MLIS and my husband owns a record store. Thank you for the peace of mind!
January 14th, 2010 at 5:20 am
[...] While researching trends, I came across this top 21 list of things in danger of extinction (or already dead) due to advanced technology and the Internet. I have to confess that I, along with my iPhone, am guilty of helping to erase several things on this list. For example, instead of mailing Christmas cards to my friends and family this year, I wished them all a “Merry Christmas” by way of my Facebook status. I know, pathetic. But so darn quick and easy!  Below, 10 items that will soon be things of the past. [...]