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Pay-TV providers Time Warner Cable and Comcast have invested in the software firm BNI Video, which has a product that integrates online search and social networking into a cable or satellite operator’s TV service. Will these new services keep cable customers from “cutting the cord”? Read the full story at reuters.com Continue Reading →

Online Ad Revenue At All-Time High Online advertising revenue in the U.S. reached an all-time high of $6.2 billion in the second quarter, an overall increase of 14 percent. While search ads are still the leading source of revenue for online advertising, digital video ad revenue increased 31 percent. The consumer-packaged goods and pharmaceutical industries Continue Reading →

This week on Live Digital: Is Twitter a waste of time? Can Apple ship enough iPhones to China? Did you order your Nokia N8? And, after years of growth, why are digital music sales down in 2010? Plus, I’ll talk with Samsung’s VP of digital marketing, Kris Narayanan about Samsung.com, I’ll chat with Pandora Corp, Continue Reading →

Facebook Gives Users More Control Facebook unveiled a series of new tools on Wednesday, most notably the “Groups” feature, which allows users to create small sub-groups within the site. Groups are closed by default and act as a space for group members to share documents, photos and messages. Facebook will also now allow users the Continue Reading →

Are There Any iPad Killers? Tablets are all the rage and every consumer electronics manufacturer is trying to get in on the action, but can any of them compete with Apple’s iPad? According to Chris Whitmore, an analyst at Deutsche Bank, the answer is ‘No.’ It will be difficult for iPad competitors to compete with Continue Reading →

Watch 3D TV, Without The Glasses Toshiba unveiled two new 3D TVs that don’t require glasses for viewing. Consumers may be more likely to buy sets that don’t require glasses for their homes, but these first models are limited. Viewers have to sit within 3 feet of the screen and the 3D effect is only Continue Reading →

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Windows 7 Phones Coming to AT&T Microsoft hopes to effectively compete in the crowded smartphone market with its Windows Mobile 7 platform. Microsoft will be offering three new phones manufactured by HTC, Samsung and LG. AT&T will be the exclusive carrier in the U.S. and will begin selling the Windows 7 devices this November. Cybercrime Continue Reading →

I just got off the phone with a friend of mine who told me that her Facebook profile had been deleted — not hacked, deleted by Facebook. I wondered how this could happen and, unfortunately for her, she posted a picture that Facebook deemed to be inappropriate. According to my friend, Facebook notified her with a strongly worded warning message and before she could do anything or even respond to the message, her account was deleted. I’m sure you know someone who has had their Facebook account hacked or deleted, it may have even happened to you. First you feel violated, then isolated, then the reality hits you that your account is not coming back. Do you rebuild? Can you? How many people do you have to recontact? It’s a daunting task to say the least. Continue Reading →

Is Twitter A Waste Of Time? A recent study from Sysomos, a company that makes analytics tools for social media, looked at the number of tweets made over a two month period and found that of the 1.2 billion tweets posted on Twitter, 71 percent were not re-tweeted or replied to by other users.  What Continue Reading →