Hmmm...

Just found myself in a situation where I couldn't remember the name of a shop but could remember roughly where it was. So rather than doing a web search on the type of shop, I used google maps street view to wander around where I thought I remembered the shop - and found it in about 20 seconds. It was probably FASTER than a normal search. In pre-computer days I would still be en route to the office to borrow their copy of Yellow Pages.

Maybe there are advantages to this internet stuff...