Have you noticed you don’t go that often to Tesco’s Photo Centre anymore?
I have.

I used to print a ton of pictures after each holiday… Hmm, memories of good old 35mm films bring a smile to my face.

I believe I am not the only one to start enjoying their photos on their computers and portable gadgets like digital photo frames. Nowadays people do not spend money on printing photos. And why should they? Maybe the only reason to do it would be the need of passport photographs but that’s not every day, is it?

I spoke to a professional photographer who owned 4 printing shops in different towns. He said the photo printing business is going down with a depressingly fast speed. He had to close one of his shops and sell his expensive machines for peanuts. Sad story. I felt sorry for the guy.

I reckon similar fate awaits most printed newspapers and magazines as the majority of the business is choosing the Internet as their medium.
Rupert Murdoch must have felt the pain and he didn’t like it. He saw his chances in paid content and decided to start charging his online readers. Big mistake, methinks, but only time will tell. Needless to say, his websites traffic must have been funny lately.

Pinting – a NO, NO.
Online – YES! YES! YES!