"One of the unintended negative consequences of online advertising has been the loss of value in traditional classifieds. It's simply quicker, simply easier for an end user who's online, on a broadband connection, to look things up and to figure out what they want to buy."
Eric Schmidt is an American technology executive and investor best known for leadership roles at Google and Alphabet. He served as Google CEO and later as executive chairman, overseeing major periods of growth. He has also been active in technology policy and philanthropy.