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I got a call from a prospective client today. They wanted me to assist them in building a website for their new online business. It was quite a conference call. There were all kinds of really smart people involved. The demo screen shots they created were stunning. Pretty pictures, awesome usability, excellent site architecture ... I was impressed. As the presentation continued they showed me all of the features the site was going to have: social web stuff, news feeds, interfaces to Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn, data pulled in from all kinds of interesting places, you name it, it was on the list. Continue Reading →

On this episode of Digital Life: Can your boss read your txt messages at work? Can Google access your home network? Have you seen YouTube’s new online editor? And, should you buy an unlocked iPhone 4 in Europe? Plus, I’ll talk with Rita Cosby about her new book “Quiet Hero” and I’ll discuss the technology Continue Reading →

June 17, 2010 – Today’s most interesting stories in technology, media and entertainment: Twitter Ads Are Here: Did you notice that Toy Story 3 was a trending topic on Twitter last night. It really wasn’t, it was a promoted tweet, and it had a little yellow box next to it to said just that. Twitter Continue Reading →

June 16, 2010 – Today’s most interesting stories in technology, media and entertainment: Location-based Tweeting: What does Twitter think about Four Square? Well, if you can’t beat ’em, join ’em. So now, Twitter easily integrates with Four Square. On top of that, Twitter just announced Twitter Places, its own location-based service. Why check in, when Continue Reading →

June 15, 2010 – Today’s most interesting stories in technology, media and entertainment: Be the First MTV TJ: MTV and ZYNC from American Express have partnered to find the social voice of MTV. Nominate yourself or your favorite social media superstar and help them win the ultimate dream job: The first MTV TJ. The winner Continue Reading →

From Google News: June 11, 2015 Washington, D.C. — Representatives from AT&T, Verizon and Comcast were up on The Hill today trying to persuade Congress to take aggressive action against the millions of ProxyNets that have popped up around the globe. With two of the major content companies in bankruptcy and the others on the 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 2, 2010 – Today’s most interesting stories in technology, media and entertainment: Twitter For Cats: Does your cat tweet? It will soon. Sony Computer Science Labs exhibited a new lifelogging device for cats. It’s got a camera, a GPS and other sensors that allow your cat to archive random events throughout the day. When Continue Reading →

May 20, 2010 – Today’s most interesting stories in technology, media and entertainment: Long-lost Twitter: It’s the same old story. Guy uses Twitter to send a message to someone he suspects is his long-lost brother, and it turn out that he is his long-lost brother. Nope, you can’t make this stuff up. Matthew Keys and Continue Reading →

May 11, 2010 – Today’s most interesting stories in technology, media and entertainment: Paul Chambers is the first man in UK history to be found guilty of “menacing electronic communication:” What was the offense? He threatened to blow up Robin Hood airport on Twitter because he was upset about flight delays. Was it a prank Continue Reading →