Will the internet evolve into what TV is/was?

I was thinking about something. If you look back over the history of television advertising and marketing, probably hundreds of billions of dollars were spent to advertise,maybe more? And out of that even more was generated on the products/services advertised.

My question/comment is this. Its fair to say that if you have a budget that fits advertising in the right timeslot,demographic,or tv show, you will probably be successful in selling your product, creating awareness, whatever. BUT, to advertise on primetime tv it can be hundreds of thousands and millions of dollars to advertise.

As a small business I can NOT afford to advertise during american idol, or LOST, or Survivor, etc. I am left to advertising my small real estate business at 2am on WGN between infomercials (Pick one).

Will the net get like that? Its getting more and more mainstream, more and more people are turning the ad budget and dollars to the net, ie, SEO,PPC,FB ads,google/yahoo ads, etc.

I think it is STILL in the maybe the first half of its peak explosion, but was just wondering your thoughts on the net and advertising. Especially when google tv hit.

one more thing. the internet is a very big place, just like tv is a very big place. if you do it right, and know what you are doing, you can make money by using both mediums, and that is what I like about internet marketing. it was alwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaays be there, year after year after year. just keep updating your products/services and adapting and you will do well.

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