In the old days, you needed to know where you could get stuff. All the shops in your town which sold the DIY stuff you wanted, the records and books you wanted. The places you could go with a stripped bolt and say I want something like this.
Now, we have the long tail of the internet, which will find you something like this wherever it is and charge you a pittance to have it sent to you.
Example: I needed a short HDMI lead. Nothing fancy, just a 1 metre lead.
PC World had one in an awful bubble pack for an amazing £26. Maplin, who used to have cheap stuff, charge the same price.
On the web, various cable firms can do one for £6 to £8 plus postage.
Amazon, bless them, found a Marketplace bunch who wanted just 20p for a 1 metre HDMI lead, plus £1.99 for postage.
The web has taken all the skill out of being an anorak.
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