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[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/101221_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] First up, Facebook is working to help retailers sell their wares through the social networking site. This attempt at social shopping hopes to add value for consumers by allowing them to ask for advice and product reviews from their friends. Will Facebook be successful at getting people Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/101220_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Many consumers are finding ways to shop online without being on the computer. Orders being placed through mobile devices accounted for 5% of online sales this year. Busy retailers are providing apps that make it easy to shop while waiting in line. In other news, The Wall Continue Reading →

Shelly Palmer Digital Living airs Monday nights from 6:00 pm ET – 8:00 pm ET on SiriusXM Stars Too, Sirius channel 108/XM channel 139. Every week Palmer will explore a wide-range of new trends, topics, and issues, and offer insights on the top stories and newest developments in technology, media and entertainment. The amount of Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/101217_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Facebook is now running a closed test that uses facial recognition software to offer suggestions tagging your photos. With Facebook constantly caught up in privacy battles, many people think this is one more step in the wrong direction. Have no fear; the feature is only available to Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/101216_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Google has hired networking expert, Milo Medin, as vice president of access services. The move comes with a push for the completion of Google’s own high-speed fiber network that will be ready for trial in select communities early next year. Boasting Internet speeds up to 100 times Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/101215_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] An FBI memo reveals just how much damage cyber-attacks cause, citing a 2005 infection of Google server’s with the malicious Santy worm. Google spent over $500,000 on labor and lost revenues fighting the attack and bounced back, but would a smaller company be able to withstand the Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/101214_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] A new report by IDC says that downloads of mobile apps will increase 60% a year, creating more than a $35 billion business by 2014. And, as you know, apps aren’t just for iPhones anymore. In other news, Google announced the launch of TeachParentsTech.org, a site dedicated Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/101213_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] With the popularity of Internet-ready devices skyrocketing, Sprint and T-Mobile are promising an “aggressive 4G product lineup in 2011.” Will these tablets allow Sprint and T-Mobile to compete with the carriers hawking the iPad? In other news, Zeta Interactive’s Buzz Awards went to YouTube for being the Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/101210_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] With Google’s Android operating system finding its way onto more and more handsets, it’s no surprise its mobile phones are dominating the market Android phone activations are double the iPhone’s. With iPhones and Androids everywhere, will BlackBerry and Windows 7 devices have a shot? In other news, Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/101209_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Ever worry that upon passing, your social media presence would be underwhelming? A new website called 1000 Memories was created to help families and friends share memories of those who have passed away. Who would you trust to be your social benefactor? In other news, The WikiLeaks Continue Reading →