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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
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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 ...

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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
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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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FCC Approves White Space Usage: MediaBytes with Shelly Palmer November 5, 2008

Shelly Palmer | Posted 12.06.2008 | Media

Read More: Google, Alltel, Verizon, United States of America, President Barack Obama, Microsoft, Sprint, Clearwire, Scatter Market, Wimax, Mediabytes, Election, Intel, Shelly Palmer, Fcc, Cnn, Time Warner, Media News, White Space, Media News
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Yesterday's election helped CNN.com earn a record traffic day. The political web site enjoyed 27 million uniques for 276 million page views yesterda...

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Google, Yahoo Revise Search Deal: MediaBytes With Shelly Palmer

Shelly Palmer | Posted 12.05.2008 | Media

Read More: Google, Streaming Video, Jerry Yang, Sumner Redstone, Mediabytes, Brightcove, Yahoo, Department of Justice, Shelly Palmer, Fcc, Paramount Pictures, Mtv, Phone, Phillipe Dauman, Eric Schmidt, Transformers, Media News, Viacom, Kevin Martin, Media News
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Google and Yahoo will narrow the focus of their search ads deal in order to win approval from the Department of Justice. The revised plans have a tw...

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McCain Helps SNL Score 2nd Best Ratings In A Decade: MediaBytes with Shelly Palmer November 3, 2008

Shelly Palmer | Posted 12.04.2008 | Media

Read More: Ads, Fcc, Cms, Saturday Night Live, Digital Transition, Sanyo, Mediabytes, Panasonic, Nikkei, Election, Ad Units, Auditude, Shelly Palmer, Barack Obama, Mtv, Snl, Media News, Tina Fey, Myspace, John McCain, Media News
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John McCain's appearance on Saturday Night Live helped the show average a 9.0 household rating/ 20 share in metered markets. Saturday's SNL was only...

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Google May Walk Away From Yahoo Deal: MediaBytes with Shelly Palmer October 31, 2008

Shelly Palmer | Posted 12.01.2008 | Media

Read More: Google, Twitter, Daily Show, Ads Deal, Sprint, Electronic Arts, Union Square Ventures, Mediabytes, Yahoo, Department of Justice, Fred Wilson, Nextel, Feedburner, Shelly Palmer, Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, Colbert Report, Jon Stewart, Estelle Reiner, Silicon Alley, Media News, The Colbert Report, Media News
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Google may back out of its proposed search ads deal with Yahoo. The deal, which has been held up in regulatory scrutiny for months, has faced increa...

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Obama Hits Primetime, Daily Show: MediaBytes with Shelly Palmer October 30, 2008

Shelly Palmer | Posted 11.30.2008 | Media

Read More: Google, Tivo, Daily Show, Microsoft, Paul McCartney, Ad, Mediabytes, Jonh Lennon, Openid, Television, Commercial, Watch Instantly, Shelly Palmer, Barack Obama, Primetime, Dvr, Infomercial, The Beatles, Media News, Rock Band, Netflix, Media News
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Barack Obama spent roughly $4 million dollars on 30 minutes of primetime ad space last night. The commercial, which aired on CBS, NBC, MSNBC, Fox an...

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Microsoft Unveils Windows 7, RIP Vista: MediaBytes with Shelly Palmer October 29, 2008

Shelly Palmer | Posted 11.29.2008 | Media

Read More: Google, Linkedin, Cw, 90210, Books, Vista, Microsoft, Funding, Mediabytes, Cbs, Lawsuit, Wideorbit, Ad Networks, Authors, Windows 7, Third Party Apps, Shelly Palmer, Media News, Publishers, Melrose Place, Revenue Management, Media News
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Microsoft introduced Windows 7, officially ending the poor Vista years. The seventh incarnation of Windows is expected to be a slimmer, more respons...

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Senator Ted "Tubes" Stevens Guilty On All Counts: MediaBytes with Shelly Palmer October 28, 2008

Shelly Palmer | Posted 11.28.2008 | Media

Read More: Google, Walmart, Tubes, Ted Stevens, Verizon, Microsoft, Target, Cloud Computing, Mediabytes, Internet Television, Blu-Ray, Amazon, Senator Ted Stevens, Shelly Palmer, Profit, Player, Wireless, Dvd, Alaska, Media News, Hulu, Best Buy, Media News
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A jury convicted Senator Ted "Tubes" Stevens on all seven felony counts which violated federal ethics laws. Stevens is guilty of failing to report t...

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Oprah Endorses Amazon's Kindle: MediaBytes with Shelly Palmer October 27, 2008

Shelly Palmer | Posted 11.27.2008 | Media

Read More: Google, Oprah, Budget Cuts, Microsoft, Silverlight, Mediabytes, Cell Phone, Steamboat Ventures, Shelly Palmer, Watch Instantly, Kindle, Dan Beldy, ABC News, Fighter Jet, Media News, Netflix, Cox, Media News
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Dan Beldy, Managing Director of Steamboat Ventures told me at lunch that he is thinking about putting together a consortium to lease their own fight...

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Greenspan Owns Up To Bad Policy

Shelly Palmer | Posted 11.24.2008 | Media

Read More: Google, Windows, Sergey Brin, Microsoft, Samsung, Cloud Computing, Mediabytes, Amazon, Alan Greenspan, Ec2, Shelly Palmer, Profit, Revenue, Eric Schmidt, Financial Crisis, Fighter Jet, Larry Page, Media News, Technology, Flat Panel Tv, Sony, Media News
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Sony drastically cut its financial forecast, with analysts noting that its profit for the fiscal year ending in March 2009 could plunge 59% from the...

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Dow Nears 5 Year Low: MediaBytes with Shelly Palmer October 23, 2008

Shelly Palmer | Posted 11.23.2008 | Media

Read More: Blackberry, Economy, Streaming, Samsung, Storm, Low, Mediabytes, Movies, Dow Jones, Amazon, Imeem, Shelly Palmer, Profit, Netflix, Media News, Comcast, Rim, Docsis 3.0, Media News
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Yesterday the Dow Jones closed at 8519, near its five year low. The story did not make the front page of the New York Times nor the evening news. Fo...

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Google's G1 Hits Market

Shelly Palmer | Posted 11.22.2008 | Media

Read More: Google, Elite Xc, Android, News Corp, Mediabytes, G1, Research in Motion, Yahoo, Iphone, Kimbo Slice, Apple, Shelly Palmer, Fcc, T Mobile, Steve Jobs, Supreme Court, Media News, Media News
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Google's first Android enabled phone, the G1, will go on sale today. Google has also made the code for Android available to developers through an Ap...

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Obama Would Create Cabinet Level Technology Officer

Shelly Palmer | Posted 11.21.2008 | Media

Read More: Bankruptcy, Barack Obama, Shelly Palmer, Circuit City, Cabinet, Technology Chief, Netflix, Media News, Lala, Mediabytes, President, Election, Media News
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If elected President, Barack Obama would create the first-ever Cabinet level Chief Technology Officer. Obama thinks that the US is not doing nearly ...

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Sarah Palin Makes SNL Debut

Shelly Palmer | Posted 11.20.2008 | Media

Read More: Sag, David Letterman, Negotiations, Saturday Night Live, Shelly Palmer, Jerry Yang, Sarah Palin, Amy Poehler, Snl, Media News, Jeff Zucker, Lorne Michaels, Tina Fey, Alec Baldwin, Mediabytes, John McCain, Yahoo, Nbc, Media News
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If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. After weeks of speculation, Sarah Palin appeared on Saturday Ni...

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