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The Dish Network announced that for as little as $10 a month, its subscribers can have access to the Blockbuster Movie Pass. The cheapest plan will give you access to DVD and videogame rentals by mail and thousands of streaming movies. You can access Blockbuster Movie Pass on your television as well as your computer Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/110926_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Missouri lawmakers reversed their ban of student-teacher communication on social networking sites. Instead, the decision will be up to each district, requiring electronic media policies in place by March of next year. The judge that blocked the ruling said the law could have had a chilling effect Continue Reading →

Amazon is expected to announce the newest competitor to the iPad with a revamped version of the popular Amazon Kindle. The company’s strategy is to undercut Apple’s pricing and analysts are expecting a cost of $250. By subsidizing the tablet, Amazon can essentially provide a device that tells consumers to purchase all of their media Continue Reading →

Re-syndicated from MediaBizBloggers.com Two research studies about the importance of word of mouth in China came to my attention recently. One was by Initiative and the other by TNS. These come on top of a 2010 article in the Harvard Business Review on “The Power of Word of Mouth in China” by two McKinsey consultants Continue Reading →

I love my 17″ MacBook Pro. It’s practically new. I bought it about six months ago to replace my slightly older MacBook Pro, which I bought about a year ago to replace my slightly older MacBook Pro. My current model is the latest and greatest. It has a 2.3 GHz Intel Core i7 processor, 8 Continue Reading →

Facebook announced even more plans to transform your profile page. In weeks, Facebook will roll out a new feature called the Timeline, which shares your images, videos and activities in an interactive collage. New Facebook apps will also let you share music and movies with friends. Read about the changes at Facebook’s blog Continue Reading →

Hewlett-Packard hired Meg Whitman, the former CEO of eBay, to take over as the company’s chief executive. Whitman guided eBay through its start-up stage and was hired for her communication skills. Former CEO Leo Apotheker’s plans to spin off HP’s PC business will remain the company’s strategy. Read the full article at NYTimes.com Continue Reading →

The FCC has filed and published official net neutrality laws that will go into effect on November 20th. The plan will most likely become sidelined by a bevy of lawsuits from telecomm providers. Regulations still don’t stop mobile providers from throttling connections. Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/110923_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Facebook announced even more plans to transform your profile page. In weeks, Facebook will roll out a new feature called the Timeline, which shares your images, videos and activities in an interactive collage. New Facebook apps will also let you share music and movies with friends. In Continue Reading →

When you need somebody that listens to you without an agenda, who do you ask for an open ear? When you feel like there’s nobody in the world besides you, who do you call to get out of this solitary confinement? When you need somebody to set you straight, who do you call? I’m pretty Continue Reading →