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Friending Employees on Facebook Could Lead to Big Trouble: MediaBytes with Shelly Palmer October 26, 2009

If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Lawyers are warning employers against friending employees on social networks. The National Law Journal wrote that friending or following employees on Facebook or Twitter could "trigger or exacerbate a host of legal claims, including ...

Google Launching Real-Time Twitter, Music Search: MediaBytes with Shelly Palmer October 22, 2009

If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Microsoft announced that it will now include information from Twitter and Facebook in its Bing search results. The announcement was the first of its kind, and positioned Microsoft ahead of Google in one category of search technology, but ...

Barnes & Noble's Color Touch Screen eReader Hitting Market: MediaBytes with Shelly Palmer October 20, 2009

If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Depending who you ask, Barnes & Noble's new eReader is due out today, or Thursday, which would be interesting since it's Windows 7 day. B&N leaked a picture to the Wall Street Journal of the eReader that features an eInk display with a ...

Richard Henne's Media Manipulation Could Cost Him Six Years in Jail: MediaBytes with Shelly Palmer October 19, 2009

If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. After days of outrageous coverage, a Colorado Sheriff is now saying that the Balloon Boy hoax was "publicity stunt" to generate buzz for a reality show. Richard Henne, the controversial father behind the weather balloon stunt, reportedly ...

Twitter Partners with Indian Teleco on SMS to Expand Globally: MediaBytes with Shelly Palmer October 15, 2009

If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Twitter is increasing its global appeal by partnering with Indian wireless communications company Bharti Airtel on an SMS deal. The partnership will allow Bharti Airtel's 110 million wireless users to send free text messages to Twitter. ...

Twitter Going After Spammers: MediaBytes with Shelly Palmer October 14, 2009

If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Twitter is helping users with Spam problems by allowing them to report suspected spam accounts. Users have been vocal in their annoyance of spam followers and the lack of protection from spam accounts by Twitter's security network. As the ...

T-Mobile Giving Sidekick Users Who Lost Data $100: MediaBytes with Shelly Palmer October 13, 2009

If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. After thousands of users lost contacts and personal data, T-Mobile says that much of the information lost may be able to be retrieved. The company know believes data may be able to be recovered. In adittion, T-Mobile is offering Sidekick ...

Digital Life with Shelly Palmer Episode #01

Digital Life with Shelly Palmer Episode #01

This week on Digital Life with Shelly Palmer, media junkies, Twitter goes global, Microsoft and T-mobile lose a ton of user data and e-books are the new, new thing. Plus, I'll talk with the founder of USA Networks and current chairman of Liz Claiborne, Kay Koplovitz, and I'll discuss the state of the media business with ...

FTC’s Blogger Endorsement Rules & Regs: Not Really Needed

FTC’s Blogger Endorsement Rules & Regs: Not Really Needed

On the subject of blogger endorsement guidelines, the FTC said: "The commission disagrees with those who suggest that including in the guides examples based on these new media would interfere with the vibrancy of these new forms of communication, or that the commission should, instead, defer to industry self-regulation," ...

Will Microsoft's Smart Phone Be an iPhone/BlackBerry Killer?: MediaBytes with Shelly Palmer October 9, 2009

If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Microsoft has revealed its new line of smart phones it hopes will compete with RIM's BlackBerry and Apple's iPhone. The new line of HTC handsets on AT&T, Verizon and Sprint will feature touch-screen pads, as well as access Microsoft's ...