If you’re a Boomer like me, you grew up in a 12 channel universe. There were a few commercial TV networks, maybe PBS as well. Throw in the independent and some UHF stations (remember those?) and those were your viewing options. If you are GenX, you grew up the same way although there were a few new activities such as Pong and Sega to keep you busy.
Things start to get interesting with my kids’ group – GenY, Echo Boomers, whatever you call them. By 1992, there were “57 channels and nothing on”, 10 or more times what I had available growing up. Today, I have 10 times those 57 channels available and that’s just on TV. There are an infinite number on my computer, and I can view them on the same screen that once made only a handful available to me. The point? Continue reading

