At a dinner party the other night, a very accomplished business person told a story about how he and his wife were certain that their devices were listening to their conversations. “I was talking to my wife about a pair of designer shoes that she wanted to purchase, and not 10 minutes later while she was doing some online research for work, she saw an ad for that exact pair of shoes. She hadn’t searched for the shoes; the ad just appeared. Clearly, our computers or our phones are listening.” Some people nodded in agreement, and others began to chime in. Continue Reading →
Online Networking Salon
I miss meeting new people. I miss bumping into people I know. So, necessity being the mother of invention, my team has been experimenting with different ways to gather our community – and we have a plan. Introducing the Shelly Palmer Online Networking Salons. They are free, category-specific, weekly, 20-minute, super-curated, small, Zoom meetings where you will introduce yourself, meet some new people, bump into old friends, learn something, hang out for a bit, and then get back to work. Here’s how we tested the theory and why we know it works. Continue Reading →

Deepfake Authors

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They used to say, "You can't believe everything you read." Now, you can't believe that it was written by a human. Welcome to the world of AI authors who write as well as (and in some cases better than) humans. Shelly Palmer chat about it with Kerry Drew and Bianca Peters on Fox 5's Good Day New York. Original Airdate: August 4, 2020 Continue Reading →

Audio Deepfakes

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Audio deepfakes are getting extremely good and they are empowering a new kind of phone scam. Shelly Palmer chats with Kerry Drew and Bianca Peters about the technology and what you can do to protect yourself on Fox 5's Good Day New York. Original Airdate: July 28, 2020 Continue Reading →
Shelly Palmer on Fox 5
The US Government is looking into banning TikTok. Will it happen? Shelly Palmer talks with with Kerry Drew and Bianca Peters about social media addiction, data privacy and how the Chinese government is involved on Fox 5's Good Day New York. Original airdate: July 14, 2020 Continue Reading →