“Hacker Croll,” an eponymously named hacker, was able to get access to some very sensitive business documents from Twitter’s Google Apps account this week. It was a very high profile hack, and quite embarrassing for Twitter. People familiar with the incident say that the hacker was able to easily figure out the security question to Continue Reading →
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If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. The Academy Awards announced that they will increase the amount of best picture nominees from five to ten. The move comes in an attempt to boost ratings for the broadcast of the Oscars, as well as to shed light on more Continue Reading →
Hulu, the PR-darling video portal owned by NBCU and News Corp, pulled all of its content from CBS’s newly re-launched TV.com. They also removed their programming from the Boxee application (an open source social media player and content management platform). Everyone seems to think they know why this is a good idea or a bad Continue Reading →
Last weekend I received an email from a friend telling me about a bite-sized, video snack I might like to explore. He called it a viral documentary. Instead of just sending me the link, he appended an email he had received with a very detailed description of the issue which included a link to YouTube. Continue Reading →