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Kim Komando Today

Get your idea made into a Hallmark movie, FBI's smart TV warning, Google Maps tricks

Kim Komando Today

WestStar Multimedia Entertainment, Inc

News, Tech News, Technology

4.8770 Ratings

🗓️ 6 December 2019

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

If you’ve ever wondered what it takes to get your idea made into a Hallmark movie, Kim talks to a woman who did just that. How'd she do it? Find out. Plus, a serious warning from the FBI if you have a smart TV, and pro tips on making holiday travel easier using an app you probably already have on your phone: Google Maps. And don't miss this week's tech trivia!

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0:00.0

It's only going to become more expensive.

0:02.0

So I would say don't build your business off of Instagram, but I think it's a great place to launch your business.

0:07.4

I think it's a great place to get feedback.

0:10.4

All right, welcome to Commando on Demand Insider, your fast-paced weekly update straight from Kim's desk to your ears.

0:16.9

I'm Mike James.

0:17.6

If you've ever wondered what it takes to get your idea made into a hallmark movie,

0:22.6

we're going to talk to a lady that's done just that. And she sells her stories online and makes

0:27.8

a ton of money doing it. And that's just a few moments away. Plus this week's tech tip and FBI warning

0:33.5

about those new smart TVs everybody's been putting in their living room.

0:42.1

And Kim checks in with a media representative for Google and Google traffic maps.

0:46.3

She'll give us some tips for smart travel this holiday season, whether it's sharing your ETA with family members, finding things to do locally while visiting revelatives, seeing

0:51.9

how crowded a store might be in real time, or finding good deals on items on your gift list.

0:57.1

Yeah, that's coming up in a few.

0:58.5

Also, Kim's hot topic this week, could 2020 be the tipping point for cable companies?

1:04.2

And we'll hear from a 20-something-year-old entrepreneur whose company is doing $30 million in sales. What? How did he do that? We're going to find out.

1:14.1

Today's trivia question is, when you do a search for something online, typically you're just

1:18.6

going to go to Google, and it's easy and efficient. Let's be honest, nobody's really using Bing.

1:24.0

But that wasn't always the case. Back before Google was the powerhouse said it is today,

1:28.6

we had another option for our search engine, and it was Yahoo. It was one of the largest at the time,

1:34.6

and many people's homepage was even set to Yahoo. But what many don't know is how the company

1:40.5

got its now iconic name. Do you know the answer?

1:45.1

We're going to give you four choices.

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