If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. The Dow Jones took another dive yesterday, falling 678.91 points to 8579. Media companies are hurting, as Viacom and News Corp each hit 5 five year lows yesterday. The tech sector is also hurting, with Google closing yesterday at 328 Continue Reading →
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If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Yesterday the Dow Jones fell under 10000, the lowest its hit since 2003. While the Dow was down as much as 800 points, it ended only down 370. A tough day for stocks, specifically tech stocks like GOOGLE (down 4%, Continue Reading →
If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Watch Shelly’s commentary on APPLE executives paying $14 million in stock options fines and how the shareholder suit keeps the money in Cupertino. AMAZON struck a deal to electronically publish biographies of Cindy McCain and Michelle Obama for the Kindle. Continue Reading →
Last week Senator Obama was channeling Aaron Sorkin when he challenged Senator McCain to a debate about which of them had the temperament and judgment to be President of the United States. Parts of his speech read like a page out of Sorkin’s pre-The West Wing movie script, The American President. “John McCain doesn’t get Continue Reading →
If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. THE NFL and NBC SPORTS kicked off their live online streaming efforts last night, offering the Giants’ victory over the Redskins live on NBCSports.com. The game had picture-in-picture functionality, 4 selectable camera angles and live commentary. Unfortunately, NBC chose Flash Continue Reading →
If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Watch Shelly’s commentary on BARACK OBAMA netting 38.4 million viewers during his DNC speech and how MOVE NETWORKS technology is bringing the convention to the masses. GOOGLE (NASD: GOOG) will launch Chrome today, its own Internet browser. Chrome, which will Continue Reading →
If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Watch Shelly’s commentary on Barack Obama’s production and organizational skills and how they could translate to effective leadership. GOOGLE will green light its YAHOO advertising partnership. The deal, which came to light a few months back, has been held under Continue Reading →
If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Read Shelly’s commentary on APPLE’s (NASD: AAPL) recent woes and the future of its brand on the blog. Watch Shelly’s commentary on NBC’s (NYSE: GE) failure to successfully monetize online video. NBCOlympics.com received over 1.2 billion hits, and 72 million Continue Reading →
If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Watch Shelly’s commentary on the Georgian cyber-attacks and the future of cyber-warfare. GOOGLE’s (NASD: GOOG) GMail service crashed for a few hours yesterday leaving users unable to access their accounts. The temporary errors were widely reported on TWITTER, which had Continue Reading →
Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska is facing a seven-count indictment accusing him of accepting more than $250,000 in unreported gifts. The Washington Post reported that many Alaskans "greeted the news of Stevens's indictment on corruption charges as if they were condemned to a pauper's death, fearful that they will no longer be able to depend on the largess of "Uncle Ted." Continue Reading →