Shelly Palmer Radio Report – March 8, 2012

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You can stop holding your breath—Apple announced the newest iPad. Among the updates to the tablet are a high-resolution retina display, 4G LTE connectivity and the ability to shoot HD video. The new iPad goes on sale March 16th with the cheapest model costing $499. In other news, for the first time ever, NBC will live stream every Olympic event on its website. NBC made a deal with YouTube to use its technology for streaming over 3,600 hours of Olympic footage. NBC will also make the coverage available across its mobile platforms. And finally, the American Red Cross teamed up with Dell to launch a Social Media Digital Operations Center, to aid its disaster response. The center helps the Red Cross use social media to position workers on the ground, connect victims with needed resources and broadcast during emergency situations.

About Shelly Palmer

Shelly Palmer is the Professor of Advanced Media in Residence at Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and CEO of The Palmer Group, a consulting practice that helps Fortune 500 companies with technology, media and marketing. Named LinkedIn’s “Top Voice in Technology,” he covers tech and business for Good Day New York, is a regular commentator on CNN and writes a popular daily business blog. He's a bestselling author, and the creator of the popular, free online course, Generative AI for Execs. Follow @shellypalmer or visit shellypalmer.com.

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