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WARREN, NJ — Jul 21, 2011 Over 80% of the New York Metro region has access to the nation’s fastest and most advanced 4G LTE network Average 4G LTE data rates are 5-12 Mbps on the downlink and 2-5 Mbps on the uplink Addition of new cell sites shows Verizon’s commitment to the ongoing expansion Continue Reading →

As One of the Most Downloaded Mobile Games of All-Time, Cut The Rope and its Hugely Popular Om Nom Transcend Gaming with New Digital Comic SAN DIEGO, CA – July 21, 2011 – Today at Comic-Con International 2011, Ape Entertainment and ZeptoLab™, developers of Cut the Rope™, one of the top selling iPhone, iPod® touch Continue Reading →

Originally posted at NY Video Game Critics Circle. As Zynga prepares for its IPO, I often wonder about the future of social games. Social games are most often thought of as Facebook games, and they’re the most addicting form of media I’ve ever seen. That includes games like EverQuest and World of Warcraft. Social games Continue Reading →

A recent survey measured user satisfaction of companies and Facebook ranked in the bottom 6%. Facebook received a score of 66, well below the social media leaders Wikipedia and YouTube. The survey reminds Facebook that it’s not immune to competition. Read the full article at ComputerWorld.com Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/110720_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] The FBI recently arrested over a dozen people in the United States suspected of being members of the hacker group Anonymous. The nationwide investigations pulled hackers out of New York, California, New Jersey and Florida. Alleged members of Anonymous have been arrested worldwide for attacking government and Continue Reading →

2 Million Monthly Players Compete for Huge Virtual Prizes SEATTLE, July 19, 2011 – Double Down Interactive, a casual games developer of the world’s largest virtual casino, has set another precedent in the marketplace with the introduction of Social Slot Tournaments at the DoubleDown Casino™ found on Facebook. “Over the last year, millions of social Continue Reading →

October 2-4, 2011 in San Jose, CA WITI (Women in Technology International), the leading global organization for professional, tech-savvy women, announces the Annual WITI Women Powering Technology Summit, which will take place October 2-4th, 2011, in the heart of the Silicon Valley, at the Doubletree by Hilton® Hotel in San Jose, California. The WITI Summit Continue Reading →

Ownership has been one of the pillars of the American dream. Your first car, the house with the picket fence, the bigger car and the bigger house. That pillar is crumbling. There’s the financial crisis, a flood of defaults and foreclosures placing whole states under water. More importantly, there are all these new services that Continue Reading →

Spotify, the largest and fastest growing music service of its kind, is available from today in the US. We’re massively excited to be here. Spotify is a new way to manage your music, discover new tracks and share songs and playlists with your friends. Now you can enjoy music whenever and wherever you like. More Continue Reading →

There was an interesting article on the AP this week entitled, “Israel blocks airborne protest, questions dozens.” It described how Israeli security used social media sites to compile a “blacklist” of undesirable individuals and then prevented many of them from entering the country. It’s a good read if you’re interested in Palestinian/Israeli politics. I have Continue Reading →