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Amazon today unveiled an Amazon Instant Video app for the Xbox 360. Xbove Live Gold subscribers who install the app will be able to access movies and TV epidodes available via Amazon Instant Video on their gaming consoles. Read the full story at PC Mag   Continue Reading →

Microsoft did request for Google to remove over half a million links from its search index in April this year alone, according to the most recent figures released by the search engine giant. Google’s data showed that most of these links will send folks who click on them over to websites that sell pirated Microsoft Continue Reading →

Facebook is so deeply woven into the human fabric that people forget to, well, wipe their feet before they enter and say goodbye before they leave. A very prime example is the story of two men who stand accused of robbing an Internet cafe in Cali, Colombia.For this is a tale of two men who Continue Reading →

More evidence that Microsoft is increasing its lead in the digital living room race: Data that shows its Xbox gaming console is the most popular non-PC device to watch Web video. That is, more people are watching Web stuff on Microsoft’s machine than on the iPad, iPhone or any Android machine, anywhere. Read the full Continue Reading →

When Facebook goes public in the coming weeks, there will be a lot of winners. Among them is one of the stalwarts of the tech industry, Microsoft, which has a small stake in the company. But Microsoft has an even bigger bet on Facebook through an alliance between its Bing search engine and the social Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/120509_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Microsoft confirmed that there will be a $99 xbox.  It’s the 4GB model and they will be selling them at 16 of the 21 Microsoft retail stores.  What’s the catch.  Actually, there are several.  First, you will have to agree to a two year $15 per month Continue Reading →

Shelly Palmer chats with Fox 5’s Steve Lacy & Heather Nauert about Microsoft’s $99 Xbox 360 on Good Day Wake Up. Continue Reading →

Microsoft is planning to launch a $99 Xbox console package with a monthly subscription as early as next week, according to sources. The software giant will offer the 4GB console with a Kinect sensor at its range of Microsoft Stores in the US, subsidized with a monthly cost of $15.  Read the full story at Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/120423_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] I’ve had my Nokia Windows Phone Lumia 900 for a couple of weeks now and I have to say, I like it way more than I thought I would.  Just like many of you, my company uses Microsoft Office and the new Lumia 900 has absolutely flawless Continue Reading →

Originally posted at MediaBizBloggers Most social media advertising is poorly suited to the medium. According to Vindico, nearly all (98%) online video ads were re-purposed from a broadcast original.  The lack of originality is one reason ads and sponsored stories on Facebook realize comparatively low average click through-rates of under 5%, says Spruce Media. One Continue Reading →