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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


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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...

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

Shelly Palmer | Posted 07.18.2009 | Media


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

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

Shelly Palmer | Posted 07.13.2009 | Media


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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.

Google's Android to Run on Acer Netbooks

Shelly Palmer | Posted 07.04.2009 | Media


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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.

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

Shelly Palmer | Posted 06.07.2009 | Media


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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.

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

Shelly Palmer | Posted 06.01.2009 | Media


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

What If Your Dream Job Doesn't Exist Anymore?

Shelly Palmer | Posted 05.21.2009 | Media


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We hear so much these days about workforce development and career guidance. But I wonder who is educating the educators? Who is communicating reality to the job counselors?

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

Shelly Palmer | Posted 04.17.2009 | Media


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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.

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

Shelly Palmer | Posted 04.04.2009 | Media


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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.

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

Shelly Palmer | Posted 03.27.2009 | Media


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

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

Shelly Palmer | Posted 02.13.2009 | Media


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

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

Shelly Palmer | Posted 02.09.2009 | Media


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

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

Shelly Palmer | Posted 03.25.2009 | Media


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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...

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

Shelly Palmer | Posted 01.17.2009 | Media


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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....

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

Shelly Palmer | Posted 01.09.2009 | Media


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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...

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

Shelly Palmer | Posted 01.08.2009 | Media


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

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

Shelly Palmer | Posted 01.04.2009 | Media


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

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

Shelly Palmer | Posted 01.03.2009 | Media


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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...

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

Shelly Palmer | Posted 12.22.2008 | Media


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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...

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

Shelly Palmer | Posted 12.21.2008 | Media


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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 ...

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

Shelly Palmer | Posted 12.19.2008 | Media


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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...

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

Shelly Palmer | Posted 12.14.2008 | Media


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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 ...

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

Shelly Palmer | Posted 12.12.2008 | Media


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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...

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

Shelly Palmer | Posted 12.11.2008 | Media


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"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...

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

Shelly Palmer | Posted 12.08.2008 | Media


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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 ...