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If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Computer security company McAfee announced that searches for Jessica Biel led to more cases of spyware, malware and viruses being added to hard drives than searches for any other celebrity. The company noted that 20% of users searching for Jessica Biel Continue Reading →
If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. The Pirate Bay was taken offline. The torrent sharing network was shut down yesterday by local Swedish authorities yesterday, as Global Gaming Factory decides the future of the company. The shutdown comes as Hollywood clamps down on weak torrent networks, and Continue Reading →
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If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Microsoft and Yahoo’s search advertising partnership is currently under review by the Department of Justice. The deal, similar to a proposed deal between Yahoo and Google, squashed due to regulatory issues, aims to take search ad dominance away from Google, the Continue Reading →
Last week I asked a simple question, What is broadband? The technical definition is easy, however defining broadband in terms of public policy is anything but. As you know, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 directed the FCC to submit a National Broadband Plan to Congress by February 17, 2010 that addresses broadband deployment, adoption, affordability, and the use of broadband to advance solutions to national priorities, including health care, education, energy, public safety, job creation, investment, and others. So, in the spirit of getting a Socratic dialog going, I am asking you to think about what the United States needs to do to be a digital super-power in the 21st century. Continue Reading →
If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Twitter is set to begin acknowledging the exact location of where tweets come from. The micro-blogging service will include the latitude and longitude of tweets in real time. Co-Founder Biz Stone said “We have a strong hunch location will be a Continue Reading →
If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Global Gaming Factory, the parent company of the Pirate Bay, announced its plans to make the torrent sharing network legit. GGF will add a content management system to the network, giving copyright holders the option of authorizing content for sale, or Continue Reading →
If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. iTunes now owns 25% of the retail music business in the US. While compact disc’s still account for 65% of recorded music sales, 35% of music sales are now exclusively digital. The NPD Group, who conducted the report, noted that sales Continue Reading →
If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Season 3 of AMC’s Mad Men got off to a fantastic start Sunday night. Viewership was up 33% from last year to 2.8 million, the show’s largest audience ever. E! also had a big weekend with “Kourtney and Khloe Take Miami.” Continue Reading →