“Should I buy an iPhone or a BlackBerry?” It’s the most popular tech question I get asked. Here’s how to think about what your answer should be. Phone First, both Apple and RIM call their devices phones. While this is technically true, iPhones are only available on the AT&T network. BlackBerrys can be found on Continue Reading →
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If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. In an effort to create a popular new beverage for the masses, Vitaminwater is letting Facebook users pick its next flavor. Vitaminwater will monitor Facebook and Twitter for trending flavor topics related to its contest, before dwindling down popular choices in Continue Reading →
If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Rep. Rick Boucher is drafting a bill that would impose new rules on Web sites and advertisers. The Representative for Virginia hopes the bill will ensure that consumers know what information is being collected about them and how it is being Continue Reading →
If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Facebook has begun letting users pay for Facebook Credits with their mobile phones. The move comes as Facebook begins to develop revenue streams separate from ad revenue. Facebook is also hard at work developing a PayPal like system for making payments Continue Reading →
If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Twitter is set to begin acknowledging the exact location of where tweets come from. The micro-blogging service will include the latitude and longitude of tweets in real time. Co-Founder Biz Stone said “We have a strong hunch location will be a Continue Reading →
As most of you know, I am not an iPhone lover. I bought my first one right when they came out and, then, immediately brought it back to the genius bar to ask why the speakers didn’t work. My iPhone version 1.0 story is chronicled in two articles from July 2007. The first July 7, Continue Reading →
If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. NEWSFLASH: Ben Silverman, the co-chairman of NBC Universal Entertainment, is leaving the company to start up a new venture in partnership with Barry Diller’s media and Internet company, IAC. The news was announced by IAC and Mr. Silverman Monday morning. At Continue Reading →
If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Pandora and other online radio companies received great news yesterday when the Copyright Royalty Board agreed to a new set of royalty regulations for streaming sites. The board ruled that Internet radio stations will each pay SoundExchange based on how much Continue Reading →
If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. AEG will offer ticket holders for Michael Jackson’s sold-out This Is It tour a full refund. The concert promoter was responsible for the 50 sold out shows Jackson was to perform at London’s O2 Arena. While AEG sold approximately one million Continue Reading →
If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Apple released the new iPhone 3GS, as well as the iPhone 3.0 OS, yesterday afternoon. While the new iPhone did not receive the same of pre-sale hype the 3G iPhone garnered a year ago, the bigger deal seems to be the Continue Reading →