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If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Media mogul David Geffen is seriously interested in purchasing a large stake in The New York Times Company. Rumors of Geffen’s interest have increased in the past few weeks, especially after Google said they were not interested in the publishing company. Continue Reading →

In our last episode, Debbie's Facebook account had been hijacked. She would receive random notes from her friends telling her that they suspected that her account had been hacked, but everything looked fine. Then, the cybercriminal opened a chat to me from her account typing, "... still stuck in London." Since, at that very moment, Debbie was standing next to me, it was pretty obvious we had a problem. Continue Reading →

If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Google experienced a bevy of screw-ups yesterday. Users were complaining all over Twitter that the search giant’s GMail service, as well as Google News and Reader, were experiencing outages during the morning. While problems have been resolved, the outages were prevalent Continue Reading →

If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Craiglist announced that it will get rid of the “erotic services” portion of its site. The popular web-based classifieds site has been under scrutiny over the section, which houses thousands of ads for sexual services, many of which are probably illegal. Continue Reading →

If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. France is set to enact a series of laws which could give the government the power to cut off internet access for users deemed as pirates. French Parliament, which recently tried and failed to enact a three-strike policy, passed a bill Continue Reading →

If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. ABC’s Nightline is launching a Twitter-centric web show. Dubbed NighTline, the thirty minute web show will feature real time tweets and questions from users. Set to debut Wednesday at 12:30 PM Et, Nightline Executive Producer James Goldston noted that “This new Continue Reading →

If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Google aired its first broadcast television commercial over the weekend. The 30 second spot for its Internet browser Chrome, was selected through a YouTube contest. This is the first commercial the search giant has ever broadcast. The National Health Interview Survey Continue Reading →

What happens when you drink the Kool-aid? OK, better question … What happens when social media becomes woven into the fabric of your life and you rely on a web-based, profile (that you cannot back up or export) as the center of your social universe? Answer 1: When everything is working as designed, the world Continue Reading →

If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Cablevision reported that revenue for the first quarter grew 11%. The cable company’s growth can be accredited to an increase in cable subscribers, as well as the acquisition of Newsday and the Sundance Channel. In its filing, Cablevision also noted that Continue Reading →

If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Twitter has switched default URL shorteners from Tinyurl to Bit.LY. While Tinyurl is currently the leader in the URL shortening world, Twitter’s decision could easily make Bit.LY the new number one. It should be noted that Bit.LY is a portfolio company Continue Reading →