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If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Facebook’s new privacy controls mean that publishing for Everyone is now the default setting. Users who do not customize their settings will therefore be sharing any updates, links or pictures publicly with any one on the network. However, the new privacy Continue Reading →

If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Vevo, the Recorded Music Industries answer to its business woes, launched last night with a star-studded party in Manhattan. Bono, John Mayer, WyClef Jean, Rihanna, and Queen Rania of Jordan joined Universal’s Doug Morris, Google’s Eric Schmidt and practically every major Continue Reading →

This week on Digital Life: Sexting is on the rise. Facebook is getting more private. Crashing Tiger, Hidden Demons. And, Consumer Reports says Verizon is the best wireless network. Plus, do digital things go better with Coke? I’ll talk with Michael Donnelly, the group director, worldwide interactive marketing for the Coca-Cola Company.  I’ll discuss the Continue Reading →

If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. The new music video site Vevo is set to launch today. Founded by Sony Music Entertainment and Universal Music Group, the venture, which hopes to revitalize the music industry by taking control of music videos on the web, finally got EMI Continue Reading →

If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Google is taking aim at Miriam Webster and Oxford by launching its own dictionary. The move will direct all definition searches to the new Google Dictionary, which will have complete authoritative definitions, sentence examples and links with more detail. Google hopes Continue Reading →

Tiger is having a tough week. You know the whole story. At least you think you do. You’ve heard the damning voicemail, you’ve seen the remarkable sext messages, you’ve seen the nude photos of his wife (both the photo-shopped and real ones), you’ve seen the extraordinary photo-shopped pictures of a severely beaten Tiger standing next Continue Reading →

If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. A new survey reports that 1/3 of teens have engaged in the new form of sexual communication known as ‘sexting.’ While many are sending risque text messages, many others are sending nude pictures to each other online, with 61% of those Continue Reading →

If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. The recent Tiger Woods scandal has shed light on the lack of privacy in the digital world. Alleged text messages and voice messages are assumed to be private, however, in the end, nothing written or spoken and communicated digitally can be Continue Reading →

If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Facebook is getting rid of regional networks in order to improve privacy controls. The decision will give users the ability to control every aspect of their profile, including limiting who can see specific links, photos and shares. Users seem to be Continue Reading →

This week on Digital Life: Cell phones in school? Sony goes after iTunes. The first Adult App Store. And, are the fortune 100 companies inept at social media? Plus, is FiOS better than cable? I’ll talk with Chris Levendos, the Verizon guy who’s in-charge of fibreing NY.  We’ll meet Christine Frietchen, editor-in-chief of ConsumerSearch.com and Continue Reading →