Shelly Palmer chats with Ernie Anastos and Dari Alexander on Fox 5 News at 10 about Facebook’s IPO.
Shelly Palmer chats with Ernie Anastos and Dari Alexander on Fox 5 News at 10 about Facebook’s IPO
May 17, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Viacom Channels Back on Time Warner iPad App
May 17, 2012 By 1 Comment
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Users of the Time Warner Cable iPad app will be able to tune into a host of Viacom programs thanks to a resolution in the legal skirmish between the two media companies. The “happy ending” to the litigation between the two was announced yesterday on a Viacom blog, which called it good news for consumers. Time Warner Cable users will be able to grab such Viacom programs as “Jersey Shore” and “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart” via Time Warner’s iPad app. Read the full story at CNET.
Worried About Privacy? Staying Off Facebook Won’t Help
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It’s hard to feel safe on Facebook sometimes. For most people, social networking is the easiest way to keep up with friends and family and worrying about fake offers, spam, and apps harvesting personal data just get in the way. However, recent research suggests that for the privacy-obsessed, not joining Facebook and similar sites is no longer the answer. Read the full story at PC mag.
Twitter Now Honors Mozilla’s Do Not Track Feature
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Mozilla’s Do Not Track feature, which allows users to tell websites that they would like to opt-out of being tracked by third parties, is starting to gain some traction among both users and publishers. According to new data shared by Mozilla today, 8.6% of Firefox desktop users and 19% of mobile users now turn this opt-in feature on. Read the full story at Tech Crunch.
Google Knowledge Graph: How It Changes Search
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Google has enhanced its search service to augment search results with sets of associated facts, an improvement that demonstrates greater understanding of queries. Google calls this innovation a Knowledge Graph.Just as Facebook’s social graph is a set of associated data about people and their friends, Google’s knowledge graph is a set of associated data about a specific search query. Read the full story at Information Week.
Shelly Palmer Radio Report – May 17, 2012
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If you thought your grandfathered unlimited data plan on Verizon was safe, think again. During a speech at an investor conference, Verizon’s Chief Financial Officer said that Verizon’s 3G Unlimited Data plans are about to go extinct. What will replace them? Tiered data plans, of course. Although Verizon has not said anything about pricing, you can bet it’s going to be less bandwidth for more money. Verizon did say that it will be pushing its customers toward family data share plans on its 4G network, which will allow families to connects all of their devices to one plan. Of course, the plan will still be tiered. What does this really mean for consumers? Nothing good. What are your choices? Well, T-Mobile has an unlimited data plan that it slows down when you use it too much – which leaves Sprint as the only truly unlimited data plan available. Are you ready to move your data business to Sprint? OK Then.
What is Pintrest and How Do I Use It?
May 16, 2012 By Leave a Comment
In just a few months, Pinterest has blossomed from a little-known Internet start-up into an online force, adding millions of users over the course of six months.Pinterest was created a little more than two years ago, but it is now one of the most popular and most addictive destinations for millions of people worldwide. Read the full story at the Indy Channel.
This Won’t End Well: Toyota Connects With Nintendo DS For In-Car Navigation Interface
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For some inexplicable reason, Nintendo and Toyota have teamed up to turn the Nintendo DS into a navigational remote control, thereby allowing drivers (although I hope passengers do most of the fiddling) to set their routes using their game consoles.The service, called Kuruma de DS lets you see map and destination info as well as tour information as you drive through town. Read the full story at Tech Crunch.
Verizon to Kill Unlimited Data Plans for Existing Subscribers
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Verizon Wireless subscribers who have held onto their $30-a-month unlimited data plans will soon be forced to upgrade to a new tiered offering the company plans to launch this summer, according to the Web site Fierce Wireless.Speaking at the J.P Morgan Technology Media and Telecom conference today, Verizon Communications CFO Fran Shammo told investors that the company’s 3G unlimited data plans that customers were allowed to hang onto last year when Verizon switched to a tiered offering will soon go away entirely. Read the full story at CNET.
Next iPhone will have 4-inch screen: report
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Apple plans to use a larger screen on the next-generation iPhone and has begun to place orders for the new displays from suppliers in South Korea and Japan, people familiar with the situation said on Wednesday. The new iPhone screens will measure 4 inches from corner to corner, one source said. Read the full story at MSN.
