I was filling my car up with gas the other day at a Mobil station when it struck me that television sets are everywhere!  The thought occurred to me because I found myself watching TV while pumping gas.  The gas pump had a TV built into it and was showing a combination of news, ads and short entertainment features on a special network just for gas station pumps.  At the next aisle over was a taxi cab.  Between the driver and the backseat was a small TV, so that passengers could be entertained and shown ads while the cab was stuck in traffic.  This got me thinking; it is not just gas stations and taxis.  I often watch television while sitting on planes.  Not long ago I even found myself watching in a rest room.  I was at a sports bar and the bar had individual tv’s at each urinal so that patrons didn’t have to miss a moment of action, just because they needed to use the bathroom.

The key question is “why have television sets become so ubiquitous?”  Continue reading →