Macbook Air
Intel is investing $300 million dollars into a fund to help companies develop “Ultrabook” computers that are by all means direct competitors to Apple’s Macbook Air. Intel wants these invisible if held sideways, faster than your desktop computers, to replace 40% of the laptop market by the end of next year. So if you’ve been Continue Reading →
algorithms
“However beautiful the strategy, you should occasionally look at the results.” —Winston Churchill There has been a long running debate in social sciences, military strategy, online advertising and marketing circles. The language used for each field obscured the fact that the debate was really one and the same. Since few folks move from one discipline Continue Reading →
theft
Losing certain objects is like losing certain parts of our personal lives.   We can set stuff down and forget to pick it up, or get our entire bag stolen at a coffee shop or airport.  It seems like we had it one second and the next it’s gone.  Whether it happens through villainy or absentmindedness, Continue Reading →
eCampus.com and SteelHouse Target the Site’s ‘Cart Abandoners’ – Increasing Sales While Preserving Margin with Other Buyers             LOS ANGELES (Aug. 16, 2011) – eCampus.com (www.eCampus.com) certainly knows the value of an education, especially when it comes to learning more about its own online shoppers.  Using SteelHouse’s Behavioral Commerce technology (www.SteelHouse.com), eCampus gained new insights Continue Reading →
 HP, Intel, Microsoft Debut Pop-Up Parties, Street-Level Digital Graffiti ORLANDO, Fla. (August 10, 2011) – HP is rocking the nation with a three-day Back-To-School tour featuring experiential elements at every turn, including laptop demo stations, PC-gaming, green screen photos, and an interactive digital graffiti display. The campaign’s unifying theme showcases their signature HP laptops equipped Continue Reading →
Gary Lauder
[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/podcasts/ShellyPalmerDigitalLiving02Aug2011.mp3″ text=”Click to play episode #3″] Shelly Palmer chats with Gary Lauder, managing partner of Lauder Partners, a VC firm, and the co-creator of the Socrates Society at the Aspen Institute. He has been a speaker at TED and is a co-inventor of 12 patents. Shelly and Gary chat about the current and future Continue Reading →
U.S. Senate
Senators Ron Wyden and Mark Udall recently stated that the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence is hiding ways that federal surveillance is being used to spy on citizens. Touted as the “Secret Patriot Act,” the government refused pleas by the Senators to release further details on the surveillance. Read the full article at Wired.com Continue Reading →
[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/110803_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] A new report by the FCC studied the difference between advertised speeds and actual results from the nation’s top Internet providers. Verizon FiOS was the only provider to have consistent speeds beyond what was advertised, while Cablevision tested as poorly as 50% of what the company promises Continue Reading →