If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. McDonald’s announced that many of its restaurants in the US will come equipped with free Wi-Fi. While Mickey D’s has offered Wi-Fi in the past, it usually came with the price tag of $2.95/hour. A new partnership with AT&T finds MacDonalds Continue Reading →
Blog
I write about technology, media, marketing and data science. Subscribe to my newsletter to make sure you don't miss anything.
If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. A new case involving texting on company phones is set to hit the Supreme Court. The case, which involves police officers in Ontario, California exceeding their allotted text messages on the phones issued by the department, could have major ramifications for Continue Reading →
If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. A new case involving texting on company phones is set to hit the Supreme Court. The case, which involves police officers in Ontario, California exceeding their allotted text messages on the phones issued by the department, could have major ramifications for Continue Reading →
If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. This weekend rumors of Google’s self branded phone were confirmed as pictures of the handset leaked on Twitter. The Nexus One, as its called, will reportedly be available to consumers next year. Google claims that the phone will be sold without Continue Reading →
In an open letter to his 350 million users, Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg laid out his plans to revise and “improve” Facebook’s privacy options: “The plan we’ve come up with is to remove regional networks completely and create a simpler model for privacy control where you can set content to be available to only your Continue Reading →
If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Playboy now has an iPhone application available in the iTunes App store. While the magazine is known for its nude pictorials, the app eschews naked photos for Playboys articles. Why? Because Apple still won’t allow apps with nudity to be available Continue Reading →
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 →
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 →