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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. Amazon is set to launch a larger screened Kindle. Reports from those briefed on the matter note that the device may be unveiled during an Amazon press conference at Pace University in NYC on May 6th. The new version of the Continue Reading →

If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. President Obama will host an online chat today starting at 11:30am Eastern at whitehouse.gov. This is another digital first for the Obama team. In related news, President Obama has restarted his Twitter account. Yesterday President Obama issued his first tweet since Continue Reading →

If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. The NFL and DirecTV have signed a four year, $4 billion contract extension. The new deal will have DirecTV paying $1 billion a year, an increase of roughly $300 million a year for the exclusive right to package the NFL Sunday Continue Reading →

If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Sony and Google have teamed to fight Amazon in the e-book market. The two companies are expected to announce a partnership today, which would give Sony Reader users access to the 500,000 books available as part of Google’s digital book project Continue Reading →

Last week I wrote an article entitled, Broadcast News Vs. Information: An Unfair Fight which outlined an experiment: my goal was to see how my week would go if I didn’t get any news from traditional media. The article is a quick read and it would help if you gave it a look. Now, I Continue Reading →

  If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Chris Brown has been charged with 2 felonies over the alleged beating of girlfriend and pop star Rihanna. While Brown is free on $50,000 bail, his charges include assault with intent to cause bodily harm, as well as making criminal Continue Reading →

If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Amazon will begin selling electronic books for the iPhone today. Amazon will make its electronic book software available to iPhone and iPod touch users for free, while e-books will sell for $9.99, the same price as e-books for the Kindle. Amazon Continue Reading →

  If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. TV Stations are up in arms over the delayed winter Sweeps. The sweeps, which were bumped to March due to the eventually botched DTV transition, are being called a “waste of time”, as “there will be nothing to compare these Continue Reading →

  If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. As expected, Amazon unveiled the next version of its e-book reader Kindle yesterday. Kindle 2.0 is both faster and thinner than its predecessor, however, it will still cost $359. The new Kindle will begin shipping February 24th. According to Amazon Continue Reading →