Wouldn't it be nice if there was an interactive version of television. Well, it has already begun. Digital television is the first step, with limited interaction. Next will be Web TV with complete capabilities to control what you do and see around the globe. For now, if I want to access the Web, I need to go through to my Home office and switch the computer on, and wait till it does all the stuff that computers do.
Shopping is a simple example.
Because of loyality cards, supermarkets already know, precisely which products you purchase on a weekly basis. Money would simply be transferred electronically either from your credit cards, or, from your bank. If we place a notice on the local notice board. How many people actually get a chance to read it. With the Web, anyone with access can read it.