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New Apple iPhone, OS Available; Tethering Not: MediaBytes with Shelly Palmer June 18, 2009

Shelly Palmer | Posted 07.19.2009 | Media

Read More: Games, Atas, Local Ads, Major League Baseball, Ipodtouch, Cbs, Mediabytes, Iphone, Broadband, Apple, 3.0 Os, Emmy Awards, Mtv, Shelly Palmer, Mlbtv, Invidi, Pew Internet & American Life Project, Live Streaming Video, 3gs, Media News, Directv, Media News

Apple released the new iPhone 3GS, as well as the iPhone 3.0 OS, yesterday afternoon. While the new iPhone did not receive the same of pre-sale hype...

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Twitter Essential Tool for Iranian Election News: MediaBytes with Shelly Palmer June 17, 2009

Shelly Palmer | Posted 07.18.2009 | Media

The State Department asked Twitter to delay a "critical network upgrade" scheduled for yesterday in order for civilian reporters in Tehran to use th...

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R.I.P. Analog Television, Hello Digital: MediaBytes with Shelly Palmer

Shelly Palmer | Posted 07.13.2009 | Media

Read More: going.com, Analog Television, Tim Armstrong, France, Timothy Morse, Iab, Digital Television, Mediabytes, Yahoo, Interactive Advertising Bureau, Piracy, Aol, Shelly Palmer, Carol Bartz, Three Strikes, Media News, Blake Jorgensen, Patch, Media News

Today marks the end of Analog Television; AOL acquires local news site Patch and events site Going.com; Yahoo announces that Timothy Morse will serve as the company's new CFO.

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Google's Android to Run on Acer Netbooks

Shelly Palmer | Posted 07.04.2009 | Media

Read More: Google, Conan O'Brien, Bing, Twitter, Android, Operating System, Chinese Government, Mediabytes, App Store, Jimmy Fallon, Shelly Palmer, Notebooks, Youtube, Media News, Verizon Wireless, Hotmail, Jay Leno, The Tonight Show, China, Acer, Flickr, Media News

Acer is set to be the first PC manufacturer to package its netbooks with Google's Android operating system. One of the finest selling points about Google's OS is that its free.

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Twitter Not For Sale!?: MediaBytes with Shelly Palmer May 7, 2009

Shelly Palmer | Posted 06.07.2009 | Media

Read More: Janet Mcgregor, bit.ly, David Rehr, Nielsen Media Research, Twitter, Shelly Palmer, Kindle DX, Tinyurl, News Corp, New York Times, Media News, Nab, Mediabytes, Rupert Murdoch, Amazon, Media News

Twitter has switched default URL shorteners from Tinyurl to Bit.LY, Amazon unveiled the big screen Kindle DX, News Corp operating income fell 72% during the first quarter, and more.

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Disney Inks Deal with Hulu: MediaBytes with Shelly Palmer May 1, 2009

Shelly Palmer | Posted 06.01.2009 | Media

Read More: Espn, Microsoft, Sumner Redstone, Mediabytes, Discovery Communications, Windows 7, Shelly Palmer, Hasbro, Nbcuu, Abc, Media News, Fox, Hulu, Disney, Comcast, Viacom, Nbc, Media News

Disney has officially become an equity-owning partner in NBCU-Fox venture Hulu.

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R.I.P. Seattle P-I: First Major Newspaper to Go Web Only

Shelly Palmer | Posted 04.17.2009 | Media

Read More: Chinese Democracy, Hearst Corp, Kevin Cogill, Shelly Palmer, AT&T, Standards and Poor, Axel Rose, Cisco, Council for Research Excellence, Seattle Post Intelligencer, Media News, Riaa, Mediabytes, Server, Guns N Roses, Media News

The P-I will become an experiment of sorts for Hearst, who will try to figure out whether or not the company can cut overhead and increase ad rev on a web-only model.

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Amazon to Sell E-Books for iPhone: MediaBytes with Shelly Palmer March 4, 2009

Shelly Palmer | Posted 04.04.2009 | Media

Read More: President Obama, Wnbc, Mediabytes, Amazon, Iphone, Imac, Apple, Shelly Palmer, Fcc, Media News, Time Warner, Jeff Bewkes, Julius Genachowski, Ebooks, New York Nonstop, Zilliontv, Media News

Analysts believe that Genachowski's nomination for FCC Chair will strengthen the reign of companies like Google, while also pushing for more net neutrality legislation and broadband expansion.

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Third Lowest Rated Oscars in History: MediaBytes with Shelly Palmer February 24, 2009

Shelly Palmer | Posted 03.27.2009 | Media

Read More: Shelly Palmer, Nielsen, President Obama, News Corp, Oscars, Peter Chernin, Media News, Ratings, Tv, American, Mediabytes, Rupert Murdoch, Academy Awards, Media News

The show's ratings increased 13% over last year, which was the lowest rated Oscars in the history of the program.

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AT&T, Verizon at odds over DTV delay : MediaBytes with Shelly Palmer January 13, 2009

Shelly Palmer | Posted 02.13.2009 | Media

Read More: Verizon Fios, Verizon, Super Bowl, Sling Box, Dtv, AT&T, Pixar, Cbs, Mediabytes, Shelly Palmer, Barack Obama, Vivendi, Media News, Fox, Nbcu, Sling Media, Senator Rockefeller, Ge, Nbc, Media News

President-elect Barack Obama's plan to delay the DTV transition may postpone the switch 90 days. Currently, Senator Jay Rockefeller is preparing the...

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Obama Supports DTV Delay: MediaBytes with Shelly Palmer January 9, 2009

Shelly Palmer | Posted 02.09.2009 | Media

Read More: Steve Ballmer, Broadband, Barack Obama, Shelly Palmer, Dtv, Microsoft, Dvd, Harold Stringer, Media News, Digital Television, Mediabytes, Yahoo, Blu-Ray, Sony, Media News

President-elect Barack Obama has joined the Consumers Union in asking congress to delay the digital television transition. Obama noted "inadequate f...

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Intel Q4 Revenue Down 23%: MediaBytes with Shelly Palmer January 8, 2009

Shelly Palmer | Posted 03.25.2009 | Media

Read More: Steve Ballmer, Msnbc, Speed the Plow, Windows 7, Oprah, Dtv, Microsoft, Fat, Digital Television, Mediabytes, Intel, Time Warner, Consumers Union, Aol, Shelly Palmer, Media News, Media News

Intel's revenue for the fourth quarter fell 23% over last year. Intel had warned investors that revenue for the fourth quarter would be down, howe...

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No Steve Jobs Keynote at MacWorld: MediaBytes with Shelly Palmer December 17, 2008

Shelly Palmer | Posted 01.17.2009 | Media

Read More: Macbook, Nyse, Oprah, Hbo, Nasdaq, News Corp, Mediabytes, Harpo Films, Fraud, Apple, Shelly Palmer, Steve Jobs, Anurag Dikshit, Macworld, Partygambling, Media News, Abc, Fox, Best Buy, Media News

Steve Jobs will not give his usual keynote speech at MacWorld. Not only that but the upcoming conference will be the last Apple will participate in....

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Leno to Take Over 10PM: MediaBytes with Shelly Palmer December 9, 2008

Shelly Palmer | Posted 01.09.2009 | Media

Read More: Google, Conan O'Brien, Jobs, Tribune, Jeff Zucker, Mediabytes, Yahoo, Arun Sarin, Shelly Palmer, Bravia, Media News, Tonight Show, Myspace, Jay Leno, Nbc, Ben Silverman, Sony, Media News

After Conan O'Brien takes over the Tonight Show in May, Jay Leno will begin hosting a show at 10pm on NBC. The move coincides with Jeff Zucker's pla...

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Obama Makes Broadband Availability Key Issue: MediaBytes with Shelly Palmer December 8, 2008

Shelly Palmer | Posted 01.08.2009 | Media

Read More: Google, 4gb, Walmart, Newspapers, Super Bowl, Dell, Microsoft, Tribune, Mediabytes, Recession, Monday Night Football, Iphone, Broadband, Apple, Shelly Palmer, Barack Obama, Nielsen, Wireless, New York Times, Media News, Beijing Olympics, Media News

President-elect Barack Obama announced that broadband availability would be a major part of his public works project. In a video distributed over th...

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Cyber Monday Sales Up 15%: MediaBytes with Shelly Palmer December 4, 2008

Shelly Palmer | Posted 01.04.2009 | Media

Read More: Ge, Ecommerce, Sales, Super Bowl, Football, Cnbc, Sanyo, Recession, Cyber Monday, Jeff Zucker, Mediabytes, Panasonic, cs4, Nfl, Shelly Palmer, Revenue, Media News, Adobe, Nbcu, Wall Street, 3d, Nbc, Media News

The WSJ is reporting that former AOL Chief Executive Jonathan Miller maybe purchasing Yahoo for between $28-30 billion, roughly $22 a share. Yahoo'...

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Former AOL CEO Rumored to Buy Yahoo: MediaBytes with Shelly Palmer December 3, 2008

Shelly Palmer | Posted 01.03.2009 | Media

Read More: Blackberry, Tivo, Meet the Press, Hd Stream, Storm, Yahoo!, Wall Street Journal, Mediabytes, Tim Russert, Yahoo, Amazon, David Gregory, Aol, Shelly Palmer, The Dark Knight, Jonathan Miller, NBC News, Ceo, Media News, Rim, Media News

The WSJ is reporting that former AOL Chief Executive Jonathan Miller maybe purchasing Yahoo for between $28-30 billion, roughly $22 a share. Yahoo's...

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Microsoft May Sell Bonds: MediaBytes with Shelly Palmer November 21, 2008

Shelly Palmer | Posted 12.22.2008 | Media

Read More: Blackberry, Debt, Verizon, Bankruptcy, Sirius, Bonds, Microsoft, salesforce.com, Storm, Mediabytes, Xm, Research in Motion, Yahoo, Shelly Palmer, Media News, Rim, Sony, Media News

Microsoft is may issue bonds for the first time. Considering Microsoft has a top credit ranking from both the S&P and Moody's, if Redmond were to is...

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Google Says Ad-Words Recession Resistant: MediaBytes with Shelly Palmer November 20, 2008

Shelly Palmer | Posted 12.21.2008 | Media

Read More: Google, Summit Entertainment, Alan Cohen, Omd, Mediabytes, Cbs, Recession, Guns N Roses, Adwords, Chinese Democracy, Shelly Palmer, Fcc, Twilight, Initiative, Media News, Nfl Networks, Comcast, Media News

Google is urging clients not to give up on digital ads during the recession. In a conference today in London, Google VP Nikesh Arora will note that ...

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Jerry Yang Will Resign From Yahoo: MediaBytes with Shelly Palmer November 18, 2008

Shelly Palmer | Posted 12.19.2008 | Media

Read More: Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, Mark Cuban, Jerry Yang, Silverlight, Yahoo!, Resigns, Dallas Mavericks, Mamma.com, Mediabytes, President, Flash, Yahoo, Mlbtv, Shelly Palmer, Barack Obama, 60 Minutes, Ceo, Media News, Star Trek, Adobe, JJ Abrams, Media News

Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang announced that he will resign from his position. The search engine founder, who has had a controversial run as CEO, will contin...

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YouTube to Sell Search Ads: MediaBytes with Shelly Palmer November 13, 2008

Shelly Palmer | Posted 12.14.2008 | Media

Read More: Google, Blackberry, Lg, Storm, Touch Screen, Lcd Screens, Sharp, Mediabytes, Intel, Search Ads, Shelly Palmer, Youtube, Chungwha, Flat Screen Tv, Media News, Rim, Google Flu Trends, Media News

YouTube will begin selling search ads. The ads will appear on search result queries, part of its effort to increase ad revenue. Advertisers will be ...

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iPhone Number One in 3Q: MediaBytes with Shelly Palmer November 11, 2008

Shelly Palmer | Posted 12.12.2008 | Media

Read More: Iphone, Blackberry, Motorola, Apple, Shelly Palmer, Circuit City, Lg, Nortel, Razr, Cisco, Media News, Sirius XM, Rim, Mediabytes, Network Dvr, Media News

According to a study by the NPD group, Apple's iPhone has overthrown Motorola's RAZR as the most popular selling phone during the third quarter. The...

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Madagascar Earns $63.5 Million at Box Office: MediaBytes with Shelly Palmer November 10, 2008

Shelly Palmer | Posted 12.11.2008 | Media

Read More: Dreamworks, Role Models, Mgm, Movie, Facebook, Mediabytes, Movies, Blockbuster, Box Office, Apple, Shelly Palmer, Madagascar, Escape 2 Africa, Rumors, Youtube, Britney Spears, Media News, Netflix, Set Top Box, Myspace, Paramount, Media News

"Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa" took home the top spot at the Box Office this week. The DreamWorks-Paramount production took in $63.5 million at 4,056...

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Microsoft Still Not Interested in Acquiring Yahoo: MediaBytes with Shelly Palmer November 7, 2008

Shelly Palmer | Posted 12.08.2008 | Media

Read More: Google, Verizon, Motorola, Sergey Brin, Lg, Jerry Yang, Susan Lucci, Microsoft, Samsung, Mediabytes, Yahoo, Dancing With the Stars, Steve Ballmer, Shelly Palmer, Bill Gates, Craigslist, All My Children, Media News, Larry Page, White Space, Media News

Steve Ballmer noted that Microsoft is not interested in acquiring Yahoo. Ballmer is quoted as saying "We made an offer, we made another offer.. We ...

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71.5 Million Americans Tune In For Election Coverage: MediaBytes with Shelly Palmer November 6, 2008

Shelly Palmer | Posted 12.07.2008 | Media

Read More: Google, Election 2008 Coverage, Election Night, Mobile, Jerry Yang, Jurassic Park, Sprint, Broadcast, Mediabytes, Carl Icahn, Yahoo, Department of Justice, Cable, Nfl, Shelly Palmer, Barack Obama, Media News, Technology, Michael Crichton, Media News

Analysts estimate that nearly 71.5 million viewers tuned in to watch election coverage Tuesday night. ABC bested NBC as the most watched broadcast n...

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