Reprinted from http://www.copyrightinformation.org/alerts: The Center for Copyright Information is a new information center dedicated to educating the public about copyright and helping to implement an unprecedented and constructive effort to stop online content theft. Parents and other ISP subscribers will benefit from a new state of the art system of alerts — similar to fraud Continue Reading →
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Have you checked your Klout score lately? How about your Empire Avenue share price? Or how many people have friended you on Facebook and follow you on Twitter? Suddenly everybody talks about influence. Hotels look at Klout scores to decide who gets past the velvet rope. Brands can now engage Facebook fans based on Klout Continue Reading →
Shelly Palmer chats about Verizon ending unlimited data on Good Day NY. Continue Reading →
Major Internet service providers have come to an agreement with entertainment organizations to help fight copyright infringement. ISPs will now issue a series of warnings to customers breaking copyrights, including the suspension of service. While the system isn’t actual law, ISPs hope it will help reduce the violations. Read the full article at NYTimes.com Continue Reading →
PayPal struck a deal with mobile payment company Zong, which will allow users to make purchases with their cellphones. The service is partnered with major wireless carriers so customers can pay for goods by adding the cost to their phone bill. By combining the service with PayPal, users can make purchases without a bank account. Continue Reading →
Apple recently announced that the App Store has surpassed 15 billion downloads for iPhone and iPad apps. There are now over 200 million iOS users helping contribute to 23% year-over-year growth. App developers have been paid $2.5 billion in three years. Read the full article at ComptuerWorld.com Continue Reading →
The US Government says they have credible intelligence that al-Qaida’s newest bombs are people with surgically implanted explosives or explosive components. This is the logical extension of the current arms race. They use metal weapons, we install metal detectors, they escalate the race by using non-metallic weapons, we create better scanners … now, we have Continue Reading →
[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/110708_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Major Internet service providers have come to an agreement with entertainment organizations to help fight copyright infringement. ISPs will now issue a series of warnings to customers breaking copyrights, including the suspension of service. While the system isn’t actual law, ISPs hope it will help reduce the Continue Reading →
NASA’s Atlantis space shuttle is set to launch on July 9th, embarking on NASA’s final launch of its own spacecraft. The final mission will last for 12 days, and should be visible to the naked eye depending on its orbit. NASA is retiring its fleet as the United States funnels investments to private companies for Continue Reading →
Recently I had a conversation with an HR leader outside of the digital advertising and marketing business. In the course of that conversation, I matter of factly told her that 25% attrition every year is not unusual in digital advertising. She told me her company had 12%, and that she was trying to get it Continue Reading →