Inventing for tv and understanding trends.
Learning to spot current trends and make a guess at future behavior is an important part of inventing a good As Seen on TV product.
Recently, I was up late watching PAID PROGRAMMING, enjoying the latest As Seen on TV items available for 19.95 where I stumbled upon
a new show about public opinion. Sure, is politically inspired but it contains public opinion information that leads to buying patterns and
behavior. I was most interested with the idea of scanning the HEADLINES to gain a basic “feel” for the American mindset.
Under their website under “Most Recent Releases” you can scan a list of recent polls taken from the Rasmussen Report Public Opinion Polls.
I think it’s a good idea for anyone inventing for TV or scouting for products to stay current on public opinion.
A few examples found on their Most Recent Releases page 
58% Eat At A Restaurant At Least Once A Week
40% Think Routine Blood Testing Via Internet or Apps Likely in Next 10 Years
81% Visit Doctor Once a Year or More
32% Are Conservative on Both Fiscal, Social Issues
46% Are Pro-Choice, 43% Pro-Life
With Its Roots in the Nuclear Family, the Nation Evolves Into America 3.0: A Commentary by Michael Barone
61% Say Independence Day One Of Nation’s Most Important Holidays
25% Say High School Graduates Prepared For College
35% Say Now Is A Good Time to Sell A House in Their Area
Americans Are Married to Jobs As Much As to Spouses
49% Predict Higher Interest Rates Next Year
53% Are Confident In Stability of U.S. Banking Industry
57% Think Churches Essential to Healthy Communities
41% Willing to Pay More to Fight Global Warming, 47% Are Not
68% Say Rewarding Hard Work More Important Than Income Equality
73% Look Forward to Going to Work
41% Plan To Do Something Special on Memorial Day
Working Americans Like Their Bosses, Coworkers
73% Expect to Pay More for Groceries
33% Work More Than 40 Hours A Week
44% Think Interest Rates Will Be Higher In A Year
64% Are Generally Happy To Say Where They Work
58% Would Keep Working After Receiving Small Fortune
61% Favor Requiring Retailers to Publish Where Clothes Are Made
10% Are Willing To Get Company Tattoo For 15% Raise
Voters Overwhelmingly Approve of Air and Water Quality
49% Rate Quality of U.S. Environment as Good or Excellent
63% Say American Society is Generally Fair and Decent
73% Favor Labels for Genetically Modified Food
81% Are Paying More For Groceries
71% Think Pop Culture Encourages Sexual Activity Among the Young
47% Predict Higher Interest Rates Next Year
37% Say Most U.S. Workers Are Dishonest To Get Ahead
When It Comes to How Much Health Insurance Coverage
Americans Think Making Contacts Just As Important As Education in Elite Schools
14% Are Fiscal Liberals, 34% Liberal on Social Issues
Most Want Businesses to Offer More Jobs to Those Without Degrees
54% Think It’s Not Possible to Work Hard and Get Rich in America
55% Think Most Rich People Earned Their Money Through Hard Work
61% Say Finding New Energy More Important Than Fighting Global Warming