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Apple’s newest mobile operating system iOS 5 is snubbing Facebook and integrating itself with Twitter. With a single sign-in, Twitter will integrate with multiple Apple applications, allowing users to send tweets and share links on the fly. The lack of Facebook integration is Apple’s way of ensuring it controls the user experience. Read the full Continue Reading →

If you weren’t aware, Facebook has a feature that uses facial recognition to tag you and your friends in uploaded photos. It’s a potentially time saving feature, but Facebook now enables it by default deep within a user’s privacy settings. How many more times can Facebook opt-in users to new features before they grow tired Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/110608_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Nintendo recently announced its newest gaming system, the Wii U at this years E3 game expo. While no release date was given, Nintendo showed off working hardware including a tablet-like touch-screen controller. By utilizing the controller for heads-up display, Nintendo could seriously change the way we game. Continue Reading →

Next on Live Digital. Is Barnes & Noble’s newest Nook a threat to the kindle? When does Verizon plan to complete its 4G network? Manufacturers are looking to track our safety with automotive “black boxes” — and how much is your social media use costing your boss? Plus, I’ll chat with Simon Applebaum about cable Continue Reading →

Yahoo announced major updates to its web based email service and will roll out the beta in coming weeks. In an attempt to compete with Gmail and Hotmail, Yahoo is integrating its mail service with social media. Users will be able to respond to Facebook messages, chat with online friends and send Tweets all from Continue Reading →

If you’re under 13, you’re not legally allowed on Facebook because the site collects user data. Mark Zuckerberg wants this to change and recently discussed the benefits of children using Facebook for education. Does Facebook have educational merit or is this an effort to fill another marketing demographic? Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/110524_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is working on putting data recorders in all vehicles. The same device often referred to as the “black box” monitors vehicle inputs and failures in aircraft. Automakers are working on finding the right balance between too much information being recorded and Continue Reading →

A new survey claims that sites like Facebook and Twitter are drastically hurting work productivity. The report finds that 53% of employees waste at least an hour a day sending emails, answering texts and sending tweets. The average yearly cost of the lost productivity is $10,375 per employee. Read the full article at PCWorld.com Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/110523_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] A new survey claims that sites like Facebook and Twitter are drastically hurting work productivity. The report finds that 53% of employees waste at least an hour a day sending emails, answering texts and sending tweets. The average yearly cost of the lost productivity is $10, 375 Continue Reading →

First, apologies to Eugen Herrigel, this article is in no way a reference to his exceptional book, Zen in the Art of Archery. I am not a Zen Buddhist (neither was he) and this is not an exploration of a particular religious teaching. It is, however, a request for us to look at privacy through Continue Reading →