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Sorry, but I’m not into best of/worst of TV lists as many of my fellow journalists are, as one year completes and next year draws close. Trends and mileposts that develop over a year, impacting times ahead, are more my cup of tea. Early on, I noted in different places that what transpires in 2011 Continue Reading →

LG announced that it would be showing off what it claims is the world’s largest OLED television set at the upcoming Consumer Electronics Show. The 55″ set is only 5mm thin, uses less energy and has a better image than traditional LCD TVs. OLED technology is typically reserved for smartphones and smaller TV sets, but Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/111227_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] The Justice Department overturned a ruling that could open the doors for state level online gambling. The Office of Legal Counsel reversed its policy on the Federal Wire Act, stating that it only applies to sports betting. The change would allow states to offer online gambling within Continue Reading →

Verizon plans to redefine the traditional television set-top box in 2012 for FiOS customers. The project looks to lower the energy consumption of traditional set-top boxes by offering a media server that can stream HDTV to all of the devices in your home, including mobile devices and game consoles. The new technology is still in Continue Reading →

Experian Hitwise released the most searched terms of 2011 and Facebook dominated the list. The social network accounted for over 3% of all web searches, with four of the top ten search terms being variations of facebook.com. Facebook also accounted for over 10% of all website visits. Read the full article at Mashable.com Continue Reading →

Steve Jobs will receive a posthumous Grammy Award for his technological innovations in the music space. The Academy is honoring him with the award for introducing iTunes and the iPod, stating that they transformed the way people consume music and media. Read the full article at HuffingtonPost.com Continue Reading →

Do you have community management skills?  Can you set up and man listening posts?  Are you an expert at setting up and processing Google Alerts?  Can you cleanup, size and manipulate digital pictures and graphics?  Are you a PowerPoint Ninja?  Do you have more than half of the PC Keyboard macros for Excel under your Continue Reading →

Google has agreed to pay a whopping $300 million to Mozilla to make Google the default search engine for the Firefox browser. The contract is set for the next three years, giving Mozilla a hefty payday of just under $1 billion. The price may be pocketchange for Google, helping deepen its lead over Bing and Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/111223_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Verizon plans to redefine the traditional television set-top box in 2012 for FiOS customers. The project looks to lower the energy consumption of traditional set-top boxes by offering a media server that can stream HDTV to all of the devices in your home, including mobile devices and Continue Reading →

Every marketer is knowledgeable about the 4 P’s of marketing: Product, Price, Place, & Promotion. They’ve been taught in business classes for years. Of course, since marketers can never leave anything simple alone, we’ve been adding more to the litany: Passion People Performance Personal relationships Persuasion Population Positioning Process Profits Projects Purpose I generated this Continue Reading →