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  If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Google and Yahoo will narrow the focus of their search ads deal in order to win approval from the Department of Justice. The revised plans have a two-year limit on the deal, which was expected to last ten, while revenue Continue Reading →

                   If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. LINKEDIN will launch the LinkedIn Audience Network today. Using LinkedIn’s profile-based targeting technology the LinkedIn Audience Network helps marketers efficiently reach specific audiences of influential and affluent professionals across hundreds of high quality brand-name publishers. ELECTRONIC ARTS (NASD: ERTS) has Continue Reading →

                   If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Read Shelly’s commentary “The American President vs. Dave”, a look inside the ratings of the recent Republican and Democratic National Conventions. Watch Shelly’s commentary on REALNETWORKS (NASD: RNWK) introducing DVD copying software and why Hollywood studio execs will be barking Continue Reading →

                   If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Watch Shelly’s commentary on BEST BUY (NYSE: BBY) becoming the first national retailer to sell APPLE’s (NASD: AAPL) 3G iPhone. CNN is set to double the number of journalists in domestic cities. The journalists will work from borrowed office space, Continue Reading →

  If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Watch Shelly’s commentary on LG’s new Blu-ray player with NETFLIX (NASD: NFLX) streaming capability. The INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE failed to secure unfettered Internet access from the Chinese government. Instead, travelers will be forced to rely on the IOC’s wireless network, Continue Reading →

  If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Read Shelly’s commentary on personal storage clouds, “Clouds and Pirates: Darknets Rising” on the blog. IN BEV (INTB.BR) and ANHEUSER-BUSCH (NYSE: BUD) have agreed to a $52 billion merger. The deal will form the multi-national Anheuser-Busch InBev, which would’ve combined Continue Reading →

                   If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Watch Shelly’s commentary on Obama’s shifting stance regarding Telecom immunity and his understanding of the broadband environment. After MICROSOFT (NASD: MSFT) began talks seeking partners for a YAHOO deal, YAHOO (NASD: YHOO) has decided to strike back by pursuing the Continue Reading →

                   If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Watch Shelly’s commentary on SONY’s (NYSE: SNE) decision to offer movie downloads on a multitude of electronic consoles. YAHOO (NASD: YHOO) is shifting their product development strategy. Yahoo President Susan Decker aligned the strategy, which seeks to centralize development in Continue Reading →

                   If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Watch Shelly’s commentary on GOOGLE (NASD: GOOG) search data being used in an obscenity trial. GOOGLE News is showing little growth. The news site recorded 11.4 million hits in May, far behind number one ranked YAHOO News, which received 35.8 Continue Reading →

  If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube CARL ICAHN has purchased nearly 50 million shares of YAHOO since MICROSOFT withdrew its bid for the search company. Ichan now owns approximately 3.5% of Yahoo’s shares and is considering launching a proxy contest. Yahoo’s stock is up 5% since Continue Reading →