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News: Customer bank data found on computer sold on eBay
Apparently a computer that was sold on eBay had a ton of very sensitive customer information on it. The computer, property of Graphic Data, was not supposed to be for sale, and so an investigation has begun to determine how it ended up as a listing on eBay.

Q&A: Anybody want to recommend an online training program?
Katie C. recently asked the Banktastic community for references for good online training programs. We’re bringing this question to The Burst so that we can get more responses for Katie. But Brad also had some thoughts on online training vs. in-person training. He sees online training comparable to something like online defensive driving, and says it’s easy for people to skim over something and not get proper instruction. Let us know what you think!

News: Quicken Beam Helps Consumers Keep Money in Their Pockets
David G. shared with us an article discussing Quicken Beam, a new service that works on any cell phone or mobile device and is designed to give consumers instant access to their bank balances and recent activity. If you’ve checked it out, let us know what you thought about Quicken Beam by commenting on the blog!

Send Us Videos of Funny Bank Robbers
We all know that sometimes criminals just fail, and we really wanted to include clips of botched bank robberies in this episode, but we couldn’t find anything. If you know of a link you’d like to share with us, please do and we’ll be sure to include it in an upcoming episode of The Burst!

Do You like our Sidetracking?
A couple of times now we’ve covered some random and not necessarily banking-related information, and we want to know what you think. Are you interested in having us cover more random topics along with the latest and greatest in the financial industry, or would you rather us stay the course? Let us know by commenting on the blog!

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Download this video

Thanks for checking out this episode of BanktasticTV’s “The Burst.” Here are some important notes about this episode:

Article: The Branch of the Future
Brad recently shared an article on Banktastic regarding a video clip showing the Branch of the Future. This is video takes a look into the potential that bank branches have in the future. Watch the video here!

If you have any thoughts on this video and want to share your opinion, please feel free to comment back to this blog!

Article: Blocking Social Networking Sites in the Workplace
Brad also posted an article he came across regarding the blocking of social networking sites in the workplace. It’s a touchy topic for some, but many people feel that if moderated properly, allowing your employees to use these social networking sites & applications can actually be of benefit to your business. Brad gave his thoughts in this week’s episode - what do you think? To block, or not to block? That is the question.

Firefox 3.0 is Spreading like Wildfire!
If you’ve somehow missed the hype about Firefox’s new browser release, the latest version was released on Tuesday. It’s getting great feedback so far, and Brad thinks you should definitely check it out. You can download this awesome new browser here. If you like it, spread the word! Firefox is aiming to make this a ground-breaking release.

BarCampBankDallas!
BarCampBankDallas is this weekend! If you want to be there, feel free to drop by! We’ll be at the American Bank of Texas in Frisco from 9-5 on Saturday and 9-1 on Sunday. If you want to get in on some awesome discussions, feel free to join us! We’re going to try to work in a lot of fun events, so be there if you can!

Subscribe to Banktastic on iTunes
All of BanktatsicTV’s shows are available on iTunes now! Click here to access our podcast page to subscribe, or open iTunes and search “BanktasticTV.”

Email Us!
Feel free to email comments or suggestions about “The Burst” to brad@banktastic.com, or post your thoughts on the Banktastic Community.

See you next week!

-The Banktastics