50 things that are being killed by the Internet
September 4th, 2009 - 5:45 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep 4 (ANI): The Internet has been touted as one of the most useful tool for the last two decades, and has had a huge impact on our lives, but along with its benefits, the World Wide Web has also had some negative impacts on people.
While tasks that once took days can be completed in seconds, traditions and skills that emerged over centuries have become redundant.
The Telegraph has compiled a list of 50 things that are in the process of being killed off by the web and other tools of modern communication, from products and business models to life experiences and habits.
These things are: 1. The art of polite disagreement2. Fear that you are the only person unmoved by a celebrity’s death3. Listening to an album all the way through4. Sarah Palin5. Punctuality6. Ceefax/Teletext7. Adolescent nerves at first porn purchase8. Telephone directories9. The myth of cat intelligence10. Watches11. Music stores12. Letter writing/pen pals13. Memory14. Dead time15. Photo albums and slide shows16. Hoaxes and conspiracy theories17. Watching television together18. Authoritative reference works19. The Innovations catalogue20. Order forms in the back pages of books21. Delayed knowledge of sporting results22. Enforceable copyright23. Reading telegrams at weddings24. Dogging25. Aren’t they dead? Aren’t they gay?26. Holiday news ignorance27. Knowing telephone numbers off by heart28. Respect for doctors and other professionals29. The mystery of foreign languages30. Geographical knowledge31. Privacy32. Chuck Norris’s reputation33. Pencil cricket34. Mainstream media35. Concentration36. Mr Alifi37. Personal reinvention38. Viktor Yanukovych39. The insurance ring-round40. Undiscovered artists41. The usefulness of reference pages at the front of diaries42. The nervous thrill of the reunion43. Solitaire44. Trust in Nigerian businessmen and princes45. Prostitute calling cards/ kerb crawling46. Staggered product/film releases47. Footnotes48. Grand National trips to the bookmaker49. Fanzines50. Your lunchbreak (ANI)
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