Evidence of pervasive networking is seen everywhere. Most of these things we take for granted and don't really recognize because we're so accustomed to them.
A popular example of this would be internet-based companies eliminating brick-and-mortar stores. Netflix is a perfect example of this. They've provided a service that allows people to order movies from anywhere with an internet connection and have them delivered in just a few days. What's more, they've now provided instant streaming of many popular movies so there's no wait. Blockbuster couldn't compete and was forced into Chapter 11 Bankruptcy because of this.
Many of these types of examples exist, where traditional physical media is no longer necessary because it's all digital and available online. Perhaps in the past it made sense to go out and rent a movie, or purchase a CD, or buy a book, because the internet wasn't fast enough or you didn't have enough space on your hard drive to store it. With the internet becoming much faster and disk storage becoming very cheap, those times have changed.
Nowadays, you can do just about everything online, even ordering groceries (http://www.schwans.com/, http://personalcheftogo.com/). Is this pervasion convenience making us lazy?
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