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What is Net Neutrality? The best definition available is in the sidebar. However, the specifics of the Net Neutrality fight, and the proposed guidelines (which will soon become rules) are all a smoke screen. Let's talk about how the future is likely to unfold if a reasonable agreement is not reached. Continue Reading →

People do strange things when their hearts get broken, but one man found an interesting and harmless way to get back at his cheating ex-girlfriend. The man identified as Reddit user Contra3, hacked into his ex’s Netflix account and rated movies until the recommendation engine automatically returned movie results such as “The Scarlett Letter”, “Unfaithful”, Continue Reading →

Barry Diller is stepping down as CEO of InterActiveCorp. The announcement comes just after IAC bought out Liberty Media Corp.’s large stake in the company. IAC paid Liberty $220 in cash plus the Evite and Gifts.com businesses. It’s no secret that Diller and Liberty Media’s John Malone have not seen eye to eye for some Continue Reading →

Amazon.com has stopped hosting WikiLeaks on its servers. The U.S. Government was recently embarrassed by the publication of many sensitive documents on the site and strongly insisted that Amazon terminate its relationship with WikiLeaks. In a tweet, WikiLeaks responded by saying, “If Amazon are so uncomfortable with the first amendment, they should get out of Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/101203_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Amazon.com has stopped hosting WikiLeaks on its servers. In a tweet, WikiLeaks responded by saying, “If Amazon are so uncomfortable with the first amendment, they should get out of the business of selling books.” Wrong, the first amendment says the government can’t legislate what we say, Amazon Continue Reading →

Shelly talks about the Best Personal Music & Video Players (iPod, Nano, Shuffle, Zune, PSP, Sansa) Continue Reading →

YouTube viewers can now choose to skip pre-roll ads when watching videos on the site. YouTube’s new ad system “TrueView” allows users to skip a commercial after five seconds. What’s in it for advertisers? An advertiser only pays if the viewer doesn’t click the skip ad button and it’s more likely that those who do Continue Reading →

A convicted murderer was able to access Facebook from prison where he posted several pictures of his life as an inmate. Among the posts were pictures of Justin Walker with a bong and marijuana in his cell and a photo of Walker holding a knife. Walker was able to use a contraband BlackBerry to post Continue Reading →

Verizon Wireless On Sunday Verizon Wireless will start offering its faster 4G network in 38 cities across the U.S. The 4G data plans will be offered at a lower price than current 3G plans. Verizon will begin selling 4G compatible smartphones next year. Read the full story on wsj.com Continue Reading →

The new net neutrality was previewed on Wednesday before the FCC votes on it later this month. Notably, FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski now supports the use of metered-broadband Internet pricing, which he formally opposed. The FCC’s net neutrality proposal has been met with a wide range of reactions from Internet service providers to public interest Continue Reading →