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Photo courtesy of NYRA, Adam Coglianese Writing this blog has provided me yet another reason to go to the wonderful 143-year-old racetrack near my home in Saratoga Springs, NY. Sports Illustrated described Saratoga’s historic track as one of the world’s greatest sporting venues with an average attendance of more than 20,000 for 40 days each Continue Reading →

Missouri recently banned student-teacher Facebook friendships under a law preventing students from having social relationships with their teachers. The law specifically prevents ‘exclusive’ access to students, which bans using Facebook for things like private study groups. Some teachers believe the ban will prevent students who wouldn’t otherwise seek their counsel from reaching out. Read the Continue Reading →

A group of five telecomm companies have proposed a plan to the FCC that could bring broadband Internet to almost every American, within five years. The proposal would overhaul how subsidies are handed out and prevent multiple companies from collecting money where there is no actual service being provided. Read the full article at HuffingtonPost.com Continue Reading →

AT&T recently announced that heavy users of its unlimited mobile data plan would see their speeds throttled starting October 1st.  This won’t affect the average user, but AT&T is using it as another example of why its T-Mobile buyout should be approved. Read the full article at IBTimes.com Continue Reading →

The National Science Foundation is providing a $10 million grant that will pay engineers and scientists $50,000 to learn how to start a company. The program will be a class taught from Stanford University and will grant the funds to 100 teams of 3 or more people. The Innovations Corps program is another government attempt Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/110801_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Missouri recently banned student-teacher Facebook friendships under a law preventing students from having social relationships with their teachers. The law specifically prevents ‘exclusive’ access to students, which bans using Facebook for things like private study groups. Some teachers believe the ban will prevent students who wouldn’t otherwise Continue Reading →