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T-Mobile is rolling out a service that will let you make voice calls to your Facebook friends through the social networking site. Using Facebook’s chat feature, the T-Mobile app called Bobsled will facilitate voice chat and messages internationally. T-Mobile plans to also release video chatting soon. Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/110420_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Google introduced a new way to make its mapping service even more accurate in the US. Google Map Maker is a crowd-sourced tool where users can modify roads and structures using an approval system. If enough people agree that your correction is accurate, the changes will appear Continue Reading →

Next on Live Digital: How does YouTube plan on beating the competition? Can Facebook revolutionize how future apps are made? And, are some apps unknowingly taking your information? Plus, Pogoplug CEO Dan Putterman will show us how to make a personal media cloud. I’ll talk with Giles Nugent about the future of tech education – Continue Reading →

A federal appeals court finally closed the case between Facebook’s Mark Zuckberg and his archenemies the Winklevoss twins. Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss appealed the court’s previous decision, arguing that a $65 million settlement wasn’t enough. They’re still certain Zuckerberg stole their idea. Read the full article at NYTimes.com Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/110412_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Director James Cameron is starting the Cameron-Pace Group that will attempt to make 3D entertainment a mainstay. Cameron is an early adopter of the technology, using it to film his 3D epic, Avatar. The company wants to set the golden standard for 3D and change the negative Continue Reading →

Facebook is looking to revolutionize the IT industry by launching the “Open Compute Initiative.” The program offers open source technology for serving web applications that costs less and is more power efficient. Mark Zuckerberg said that Facebook is looking to foster an ecosystem for other developers to create powerful applications. Continue Reading →

Next on Live Digital: Is eBay the next mega-retailer? Will Amazon beat out Google for the streaming music market? Is cloud computing the future of data storage? And, will American Express change the way we make purchases? Plus, I’ll chat with financial expert Hilary Kramer about how the web can help your finances, I’ll talk Continue Reading →

President Obama has already kicked off his re-election campaign and is again counting on social media to help spread the word. Obama’s last election successfully mobilized youth voters, with nearly 19 million people “liking” his Facebook page. The new social media campaign slogan is “Are you in?” Read the full article at mashable.com Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/110405_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Twitter finally launched a new way to sort through its sea of tweets with interest-based search. You can now search within a category and Twitter will return relevant accounts based on their tweets. The “who to follow” page is now broken down by interest, displaying the top Continue Reading →

Google introduced a new social search service called “plus one” that lets users recommend search results within their social network. The service won’t change Google’s normal results; instead your friends’ suggestions will be highlighted in the list. Plus one is Google’s response to Facebook’s Like feature and will roll out even more sharing options soon. Continue Reading →