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If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. The US Government is scared that a swine flu epidemic could crash the countries broadband infrastructure. A report released by the US Accountability Office said that if 40% of employees and students were at home sick, there is a high likely Continue Reading →

If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Lawyers are warning employers against friending employees on social networks. The National Law Journal wrote that friending or following employees on Facebook or Twitter could “trigger or exacerbate a host of legal claims, including harassment, discrimination or wrongful termination.” While employers Continue Reading →

If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. On Monday I reported that authorities alleged that Richard Henne, the man who said his kid was in the balloon, had called a tv station before he called 911.  I asked why the tv station didn’t confirm the situation before covering Continue Reading →

If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. After days of outrageous coverage, a Colorado Sheriff is now saying that the Balloon Boy hoax was “publicity stunt” to generate buzz for a reality show. Richard Henne, the controversial father behind the weather balloon stunt, reportedly had been planning the Continue Reading →

If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Despite the extortion scandal, advertisers on the The Late Show with David Letterman have not abandoned the show. While some had feared that wholesome, family brands may move away from the late show, Disney, the premier family oriented company in the Continue Reading →

If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Verizon is set to bring two Google Android based smartphones to the market. The deal was revealed when Google CEO Eric Schmidt and Verizon Wireless CEO Lowell McAdam unveiled a new Motorola phone bundled with Android. The “Sholes,” the phones code-name, Continue Reading →

If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Condé Nast announced that it will close four magazine publications. The publishing giant will shutter Gourmet, first published in 1941, along with Cookie, Mondern Bride and Elegant Bride. Condé, which has relied on luxury brands to advertise in its magazines, has Continue Reading →

If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. A recent survey finds that two-thirds of Americans are against online tracking. The report, conducted by UPenn and University of California, Berkeley, notes that users are even more unnerved after finding out how marketers use data to cater to consumers. The Continue Reading →

If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Motorola unveiled its Google smartphone yesterday. Dubbed the CLIQ, like all Google Android based phones, will only be available on T-Mobile. While the operating system is similar to that of the regular Android desktop, CLIQ’s interface will include a “social networking Continue Reading →

If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. iTunes now owns 25% of the retail music business in the US. While compact disc’s still account for 65% of recorded music sales, 35% of music sales are now exclusively digital. The NPD Group, who conducted the report, noted that sales Continue Reading →