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[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/110906_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Groupon is now offering higher education as one of its daily deals. The National Louis University is offering an introductory course at 60% off tuition for anyone seeking a graduate teaching degree. $950 could buy you the beginning of a career change. In other news, Iran is Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/110905_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Schools around the country are spending billions of dollars trying to get more technology in the classroom, but it may not be helping students’ test scores. It’s argued that connected devices and better computers help students learn at their own pace, while standardized testing may be flawed Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/110902_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Netflix’s price hikes have officially rolled out, doubling the cost of some plans. Combined streaming and single DVD-rental plans now cost about $16, but if you mostly use instant watch you can enjoy the $7.99 option. Check your account and make sure you know what you’re paying Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/podcasts/911podcastmaster.mp3″ text=”Click to play episode #6″] Shelly Palmer chats with Sean Anderson, CTO of the 9/11 Memorial about the National September 11 Memorial & Museum at the World Trade Center. Him and his team have worked to integrate technology into amazing ways to remember and honor the thousands of people lost during one of Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/110901_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] The U.S. Justice Department is suing to block the potential merger between AT&T and T-Mobile. It’s argued that the $39 billion merger would be a violation of antitrust policy by limiting wireless competition. AT&T still wants to pursue the deal and will have to spend an eternity Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/110831_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Outside firms provided Libya the technology necessary to spy on its citizens. The French firm Bull SA built Libya a monitoring headquarters that allowed Gadhafi’s regime to track phone calls, instant messages and email. Technology can be used for good or evil and putting it in the Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/110830_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] The US Appeals Court for the 1st Circuit ruled that video recording police officers and public officials is protected by the first amendment. Provided your recording takes place while they are performing their public duties, public video is now an established right. In other news, Amazon has Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/110826_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] A survey by the American Red Cross reveals that people are turning to social media for disaster response. Victims are using social media to report disasters, communicate with loved ones and ask for help. 39% of online users expect first-responders to arrive in under an our of Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/110825_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Time Warner Cable recently announced that it would begin subsidizing the Slingbox set-top box for Wideband Internet service subscribers. Slingbox lets you watch your cable television service over the Internet on any other TV its hooked up to. Most cable programmers argue that use should be restricted Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/110824_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Facebook will soon update its privacy settings to allow better user control over what you share. The update will let you customize exactly who gets to see every piece of your information from religion to photos. The update is drastically needed after years of complaints for users Continue Reading →