http://finance.yahoo.com/career-work/article/112438/5-industries-on-life-support


Interesting read, but really, it is all stuff everyone already knows (does it really take years of expert work to realize that newspapers and landlines are dying?  ;D  )

No it doesn't...but it keeps people gainfully employed!!  ;D  I know I feel better just knowing that a scientist is working (somewhere) to unravel the mysteries of life. It's real important to know how rubber reacts in outer space or the mating ritual of some bug!!  :-\\

And old vintage record stores may be dying too.

http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kp5g40rclh1qa01kqo1_500.jpg

Just like this one in my area has been here for over 25 years but I don't think It'll last another couple of years cause times are changing.

Terrestrial radio. With MP3s, Satellite Radio, traffic/weather/news on mobile devices, I believe regular radio (with sports the possible exception, but even that has some mobile options) has fully been made obsolete by newer media. I tend to actually use regular radio more than other people, but I understand the problem. PC Software is also a dying industry as more and more programs become mobile and web-based. It's definately not the '90s anymore.

Terrestrial radio. With MP3s, Satellite Radio, traffic/weather/news on mobile devices, I believe regular radio (with sports the possible exception, but even that has some mobile options) has fully been made obsolete by newer media. I tend to actually use regular radio more than other people, but I understand the problem. PC Software is also a dying industry as more and more programs become mobile and web-based. It's definately not the '90s anymore.


The reason radio is dying is because mainstream radio is horrible and lacks variety. That's the real reason people are turning to internet radio.

The reason radio is dying is because mainstream radio is horrible and lacks variety. That's the real reason people are turning to internet radio.



I listen to it all the time.

The reason radio is dying is because mainstream radio is horrible and lacks variety. That's the real reason people are turning to internet radio.



yeah, they blame downloading, but that's only part of it ... do you think Kesha would go 15x platinum without downloads? i dont think so

I wonder if supermarkets can survive another 10-15 years since people are buying food and products on-line? ???

I wonder if supermarkets can survive another 10-15 years since people are buying food and products on-line? ???


Stores will always be around. People don't feel like waiting for stuff to ship, plus it may be tapered with or something.

The traditional music industry is going to crash and burn sometime in the decade.There simply isn't enough variety or quality music anymore, and sales are suffering as a result (along with downloading, but downloading is only part of it

Stores will always be around. People don't feel like waiting for stuff to ship, plus it may be tapered with or something.

The traditional music industry is going to crash and burn sometime in the decade.There simply isn't enough variety or quality music anymore, and sales are suffering as a result (along with downloading, but downloading is only part of it


I don't think old vintage vinyl record stores are going to survive another few more years.

I don't think old vintage vinyl record stores are going to survive another few more years.


I disagree. These particular stores specialize in "classics", and there are tens of thousands of great albums/songs from the good old days, and there is a collector's market out there, similar to coins/stamps/sports memorabilia. Just look up "vinyl record collecting". Jukeboxes and some turntables are moving into the antiques category, and you'll always need some vinyl markets out there. For instance, some vinyl stores, which moved to cassettes and CD's in the '80s and '90s in the last few years have moved back to vinyl, partly due to the rise in nostalgia and the decline of CD's. But for new music, Walmart, Target, and Best Buy are the last resorts for buying CDs, and even those stores sections have gotten dramatically smaller in the past several years almost to the point of extinction. Maybe we'll see a return to symphony orchestra/opera houses producing the finest new music. But given how much music plays a role in the Bible and what it means to certain events/people, I can't imagine a world without music any time soon.

I don't think old vintage vinyl record stores are going to survive another few more years.


We have a vinyl record store called Record Theatre that does pretty well. I think another one may have just opened in the city but I'm not sure, I haven't been in the area in a while.

We have a vinyl record store called Record Theatre that does pretty well. I think another one may have just opened in the city but I'm not sure, I haven't been in the area in a while.


My old vinyl record store has been around for well over 25 years,they sell old vinyl,cassette tapes,video tapes and some other stuff.

I disagree. These particular stores specialize in "classics", and there are tens of thousands of great albums/songs from the good old days, and there is a collector's market out there, similar to coins/stamps/sports memorabilia. Just look up "vinyl record collecting". Jukeboxes and some turntables are moving into the antiques category, and you'll always need some vinyl markets out there. For instance, some vinyl stores, which moved to cassettes and CD's in the '80s and '90s in the last few years have moved back to vinyl, partly due to the rise in nostalgia and the decline of CD's. But for new music, Walmart, Target, and Best Buy are the last resorts for buying CDs, and even those stores sections have gotten dramatically smaller in the past several years almost to the point of extinction. Maybe we'll see a return to symphony orchestra/opera houses producing the finest new music. But given how much music plays a role in the Bible and what it means to certain events/people, I can't imagine a world without music any time soon.


I think vinyl will long outlast CDs actually.

I think vinyl will long outlast CDs actually.


But what do you do about the smell of old vinyl? ???

But what do you do about the smell of old vinyl? ???


Put a fragrance oil distiller near it

Put a fragrance oil distiller near it


That could help.

But what do you do about the smell of old vinyl? ???


Idk, does it have a smell? My nose is not very sensitive.

Idk, does it have a smell? My nose is not very sensitive.


It sure does when your cat pisses on it.

My cat pissed on my copy of "The Hair of the Dog" by Nazareth. Wasn't happy.

It sure does when your cat pisses on it.

My cat pissed on my copy of "The Hair of the Dog" by Nazareth. Wasn't happy.


lol TMI :P

Idk, does it have a smell? My nose is not very sensitive.



It smells of old mothballs. 8-P