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Privately held companies like Facebook and Twitter have been trading their shares and the SEC thinks its time to investigate. With hundred of millions of dollars being thrown around for assets like social gaming company Zynga, the SEC would be interested in just how many shareholders these companies have. By avoiding the public markets, these Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/101229_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] A report from McAfee Labs states that future malware threats will focus on mobile, social and location-based services. Is there a real danger? Maybe. Experts predict that Apple-targeted malware will become much more prevalent. Apple’s success has made it a much larger target. In other news, recent Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/101227_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Facebook released findings from a recent study where they evaluated what makes a particular post popular. Self-referential statuses prove to be much less popular, while posting about others, positive emotions or religious words are highly ‘Liked.’ Who knew that a social networking site would favor social activity? Continue Reading →

Facebook released findings from a recent study where they evaluated what makes a particular post popular. Self-referential statuses prove to be much less popular, while posting about others, positive emotions or religious words are highly ‘Liked.’ Who knew that a social networking site would favor social activity? Read the full article at PCMag.com Continue Reading →

The recent vote on the principles of Net Neutrality (Chairman Genachowski voted for the Order; Commissioner Copps concurred and Commissioner Clyburn approved in part and concurred in part.  Commissioners McDowell and Baker dissented.) at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has drawn criticism from both sides.  Republicans in Congress are uniformly against it and Democrats are mixed.  Consumer advocates say it does not go far enough to protect consumers and the big carriers and tech giants (Verizon, AT&T, Google, Microsoft, etc.) offered lukewarm to tepid praise. Continue Reading →

Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg’s vacation to China turned into a meet and greet with China’s top technology executives. A strong partnership in China would help Facebook reach more than 500 million untapped Internet users. Zuckerberg is using the trip as a way to learn about the Chinese market and discover what’s right for Facebook’s future there. Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/101223_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] The CIA is enlisting a task force to determine the amount of damage WikiLeaks has caused the US government. With the apt acronym of W.T.F., the WikiLeaks Task Force comes years after previous CIA data breaches. The task force intends to inventory classified data on over a Continue Reading →

Facebook is working with over twenty companies to help retailers sell their wares through the social networking site. This attempt at social shopping hopes to add value for consumers by allowing them to ask for advice and product reviews from their friends. Will Facebook be successful at getting people to buy things in-between wall posts? Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/101221_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] First up, Facebook is working to help retailers sell their wares through the social networking site. This attempt at social shopping hopes to add value for consumers by allowing them to ask for advice and product reviews from their friends. Will Facebook be successful at getting people Continue Reading →

Location based services like Foursquare, Gowalla and Facebook Places make it easy to contribute to charity this holiday season. By using these geotagging services many retail locations will donate to charity based on the number of tweets or check-ins they receive.  Not only will your purchases contribute to charity, many companies are offering discounts for Continue Reading →