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If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. ABC’s Nightline is launching a Twitter-centric web show. Dubbed NighTline, the thirty minute web show will feature real time tweets and questions from users. Set to debut Wednesday at 12:30 PM Et, Nightline Executive Producer James Goldston noted that “This new Continue Reading →

What happens when you drink the Kool-aid? OK, better question … What happens when social media becomes woven into the fabric of your life and you rely on a web-based, profile (that you cannot back up or export) as the center of your social universe? Answer 1: When everything is working as designed, the world Continue Reading →

If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Twitter has switched default URL shorteners from Tinyurl to Bit.LY. While Tinyurl is currently the leader in the URL shortening world, Twitter’s decision could easily make Bit.LY the new number one. It should be noted that Bit.LY is a portfolio company Continue Reading →

If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. The rumor mill surrounding Twitter is buzzing and this time pundits believe Apple, Microsoft, Google and News Corp are in talks to purchase the micro-blogging service. While these are indeed just rumors, because of the insane buzz and the free market, Continue Reading →

If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. MTV’s new social media-television program will share ad rev with Facebook and Twitter. The new show, What You’re Watching With Alexa Cheung, will feature live tweets, as well as Facebook updates. The move, which is obvious for a network with a Continue Reading →

The end is actually here. Sorry. Last Sunday evening I was home with my family doing what millions of other American families were doing — I was watching Celebrity Apprentice through my DVR 24 minutes delayed, so I could finish it at 11pm EDT, but skip all of the commercials. Now, this is really old Continue Reading →

If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Disney has officially become an equity-owning partner in NBCU-Fox venture Hulu. The deal ensures that programming from both ABC and the Disney Channel, amongst other Disney owned networks, will air on the popular streaming site. CEO Robert Iger noted that “Disney Continue Reading →

If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Massachusetts Congressman Barney Frank may introduce a bill to overturn the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act as early as this week. The bill was signed and passed in 2006 as the US government hurried to combat illegal online betting operations, many Continue Reading →

If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. CNN has acquired the Twitter account @CNNbrk, which has nearly a million followers. While the Twitter account updated followers with breaking news, the account was not run by the news network, but rather James Cox. Cox, who has no affiliation with Continue Reading →

If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. According to several sources, Google is in late stage talks to acquire Twitter. If it happens, it will be pretty much what everyone expected. Google can help monetize the Twitter’s traffic and, maybe more importantly, they have the infrastructure to handle Continue Reading →