October 14, 2010

Creative Destruction Pending

The following entities are crushing under the force of creative destruction. As you can see, it is not the services or goods they offer that are outmoded; it is the transaction venue.

Destructing
  • Land-line Telephones

Creating
  • Wireless Devices

Destructing
  • Paper Publications

Creating
  • Blogging
  • Content-On-Demand
  • e-Publishing
  • Peer-to-Peer Publishing

Destructing
  • Retail Book Stores

Creating
  • e-Publishing
  • Online Purchasing
  • Public Libraries
  • Tablet Reading

Destructing
  • Retail Rental DVDs

Creating
  • e-Viewing
  • Online Ordering
  • Strip-center Box Dispensers

Destructing
  • Swap Meets

Creating
  • e-Lists
  • e-Marketplaces

Destructing
  • Technical Manuals

Creating
  • Audio & Video Instruction
  • Context-Sensitive Help
  • Help by Chat
  • Online Forums