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[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/101227_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Facebook released findings from a recent study where they evaluated what makes a particular post popular. Self-referential statuses prove to be much less popular, while posting about others, positive emotions or religious words are highly ‘Liked.’ Who knew that a social networking site would favor social activity? Continue Reading →

Hulu officially launched its “Plus” service on Wednesday and has already slashed the subscription fee from $9.99 to $7.99.  The video streaming market in the U.S. is very competitive with companies like Amazon, Google, Apple and Netflix all offering similar services. Currently, Hulu is the second most popular destination for online video, while YouTube takes Continue Reading →

Hulu Plus is now available online for $9.99 a month. The new service allows premium access to episodes of current television shows as well as full series runs of over 90 shows. Hulu Plus is also available on 2010 Sony Bravia TVs, and PS3 owners will have access to the service starting next week. Continue Reading →

Fox and Cablevision have been "negotiating" for the past few weeks about retransmission fees. Simply put, Fox wants Cablevision to pay them a small piece of your monthly cable bill for offering you the Fox Television Network. Just to be clear, both sides agree that Cablevision has to pay -- the fight is about how much. And, not to put too fine a point on it, the stakes are huge because the money is huge. Continue Reading →

June 28, 2010 – Today’s most interesting stories in technology, media and entertainment: iPhone 4 Sells Out: Reported antenna issues and other manufacturing defects didn’t stop enthusiasts from buying up every iPhone 4 in the USA. Apple says it sold approximately 1.5 million units this weekend. They could have sold a lot more if they Continue Reading →

June 10, 2010 – Today’s most interesting stories in technology, media and entertainment: AT&T Hacked: Hackers found a way into AT&T’s network and grabbed over a hundred thousand email addresses and iPad ID’s. While this particular security breach was fixed and no real harm was done, the incident brings the issue of network security into Continue Reading →

June 4, 2010 – Today’s most interesting stories in technology, media and entertainment: Hulu Premium To Debut: Hulu’s much anticipated premium service could debut on XBox Live sometime in the next two weeks. While little is known about the service, it is expected to work just like Netflix Watch Instantly. Whoo! Whoo! The Kno Tablet: Continue Reading →

On this episode of Digital Life: Should you buy an iPad with 3G? Can a Microsoft/Facebook team beat Google? Are you ready to pay for Hulu? And, why did Adobe give up on Apple? Plus, I’ll talk to David Cohen, US director of digital communications at advertising giant Universal McCann, I’ll chat with Mark Watkins, Continue Reading →

Today’s most interesting stories in technology, media and entertainment: Major League Baseball is bringing MLB.TV to Sony’s PS3. Starting later this week, PS3 users will be able to access live games, as well as thousands of hours of archival material. The deal is the first for a gaming console, and will cost $9.95 a month. Continue Reading →

Today’s most interesting stories in technology, media and entertainment: British health experts are blaming Facebook for a recent surge in syhpilis cases. The sexually transmitted disease has flourished recently in the British towns of Teesside, Durham and Sunderland, with one official noting that Facebook made “it easier for people to meet for casual sex” and Continue Reading →