What industries have been greatly changed by the internet?

[kdonnel]

The South Lake Tahoe movie theater thread got me thinking about what other industries have been greatly changed by the internet?

For example travel agents. Travel agents remain but now primarily as a niche provider of services to those taking unique trips.

The movie industry. It is being reshaped by streaming.

Other examples I can think of are real estate, retail shopping, taxis, job search, and news papers.

Services like Zillow, Redfin, and others let home buyers browse and compare before involving an agent. People are feeling like they are doing more of the work and should have to pay a much smaller fee to the agent forcing the agents to reinvent their purpose.

Online shopping may one day soon be the cause of a real estate crisis as physical stores close down, or will enough people want the in person experience of shopping?

I feel like Uber and Lyft have changed the taxi industry for the better. Will traditional taxis remain or will they morph into their own version of Uber/Lyft?

Looking for a job is very much an online activity now.

The Atlanta Journal Constitution just recently announced they are going to cease printing a paper and will be online only. I think that is the trend all across the US.

What other industries have been dramatically impacted by the internet?

For that matter what industries have not been changed at all by the internet?

 

[soccerdad72]

Car sales - most auto dealerships don't even bother with 'haggling' as they know consumers can simply just pull up Autotrader or other car shopping apps and compare prices across different dealerships, plus it's so much easier to know the exact cost of any vehicle.

 

[anniemae]

I was just going to say car sales like the pp. I never thought I would see the day where people would buy cars on line but it is happening. You can check out different dealerships online, get quotes through email and not even leave your house. Gone are the days of haggling and spending hours at dealerships. My neighbor bought his car online a couple of years ago. He worked out the price and did everything he could online. Drove to the dealership and traded his car and drove home in the new one.

 

[gmi3804]

I always said I want to be the first real estate broker with a shopping cart and check-out buttons on my website.

 

[sarahann77]

Banking - so many more direct consumer/corporation services available via website or app.

 

[hardcorestitch]

Buying tickets… and it’s not just Disney tickets. Concerts and sporting events have gone largely digital.

 

[Cogswel_Cogs]

Music and film.
Film/TV and music - streaming has basically rewriteen entertainment industry.
It has also changed way we find stuff.
I worked in publishing for many years, and the books were marketed before was controlled by publisher and money marketed on books, either in tours or with book stores/chains.
That has completely changed.
For that reason many more books and music artist have already bit of notoriety often not in the field(singing/writing) mainly because the publisher no longer have the outlets to push new product like they use to.

 

[SC Minnie]

Paper -- I work for a paper manufacturer

 

[kdonnel]

Paper -- I work for a paper manufacturer

I know knowing about the paper industry. What changes has the internet triggered?

 

[Skippy918]

School - no more hardcover textbooks. Assignments are posted on google classroom.
College applications are all done online these days.

 

[longboard55]

This is my argument why we will ever see 2% inflation again. The internet changed everything. Now anyone could communicate with a foreign manufacturer to get things made cheaper. It totally opened up the world to cheaper prices. Also totally allowed total transparency in pricing. We will never see a cost changing innovation like that again.

 

[PollyannaMom]

What other industries have been dramatically impacted by the internet?

Definitely education! There are so many things you can learn online now, classes over Zoom, etc.

Advertising - Ads are now much more personally targeted, and advertising budgets are used in very different ways.

Banking - so many more direct consumer/corporation services available via website or app.

I'm kind of sad about this one. I still like personal banking.