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Window Shoppers, Soda Jerks and Dodo Birds

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Like the big blue public mailboxes, and the pay phones before that, window shoppers are diminishing; perhaps resident mall grandpas too, people-watching and purse-holding. Actual shopping - that is, comparing - is done online, even if the purchase is often offline.

Consumer Electronics Association, the ones buying cell phones, computers, digital cameras, digital music players and televisions, did their tire-kicking and gold-biting online before setting foot in the store. Up to 77 percent of consumer electronics (CE) purchases were influenced by Internet research, Yahoo! reports in its joint Del.icio.us | Digg | Yahoo! My Web | Furl Bookmark Murdok:

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