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If you have ever wondered if the consumer shift to the internet is really as
big as all the marketers want you to believe, try going without internet access
for a few days. Due to a glitch my cable provider experienced on Thanksgiving
Day I was without cable for 5 days.
You would think because it was a holiday weekend and I really wasn’t supposed
to work anyway, this would be no big deal, wrong! I live on the internet every
day for work purposes, even at that I was amazed at how much personal stuff my
wife and I do online.
It started Thursday evening when my daughter called to tell us she had sent
an e-mail with pictures of our granddaughters dressed up for Thanksgiving
dinner. Couldn’t check the e-mail without a cable connection. The same went for
all of the other personal e-mails we received over the weekend and could not
access until Monday night.
I’m also a huge fan of online bill paying. I pay all of my bills online with
the exception of one that I have to pay over the telephone. I haven’t ordered
checks from my bank in probably two years. Couldn’t pay bills on Friday like I
had planned without an internet connection.
So we’re into Friday, I can’t get much work done without the internet, I
can’t pay bills as I was planning and no e-mail correspondence. On top of this
my wife has the weekend off work so she capitalizes on the situation and puts me
to work around the house. Don’t get me wrong I don’t mind helping but she had an
unfair advantage and milked it for all it was worth.
Next we decide to go to the movies, the problem is, we always use the
internet to see what movies are on, where they are playing and what time they
start. Couldn’t do that! I had to go out and buy a newspaper to find the
information. I honestly can’t remember the last time I did this; it’s so much
easier to click the mouse a few times and have all the information right in
front of you.
My wife had also planned to do some Christmas shopping online over the
weekend, that didn’t happen either. Fortunately she does not like going to malls
and fighting the crowds so that was put on hold.
Finally on Monday evening I saw the cable light on my modem turn back on,
service was restored! Although I’m still waiting for a technician to come and
verify all is well, for now I’m back online.
The bottom line is; If you have ever wondered if the consumer shift to the
internet is really as big as all the marketers want you to believe, try going
without internet access for a few days and see how it affects your daily life!
About the Author
Greg Greenamyer is an entrepreneur
with 30 years of small business experience including 9 years of internet
marketing. Greg founded
DomainNamePotential.com , an informational website focusing on the
importance of domain names and website development. Greg also buys, sells and
develops domain names.
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Article Published/Sorted/Amended on Scopulus 2007-12-01 01:35:51 in Computer Articles
