The OPLIN 4Cast has been published weekly for over 16 years! In that time, we’ve likely covered almost every kind of emerging technology. However, we’ve…
The 4Cast is going on hiatus
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The OPLIN 4cast is a weekly compilation of recent headlines, topics, and trends that could impact public libraries. You can subscribe to it via RSS feed at www.oplin.org/4cast.
“I, for one, welcome our robot overlords.” This is a line used by many of the geek persuasion, any time that significant strides are made…
There’s little doubt that things are unlikely return to exactly as they were before the pandemic. And it made me wonder about the general state of education technology (AKA “edtech”). As it turns out, the path ahead may an interesting mix with some potholes.
Twitter has been a solid player in the social media landscape for over a decade, but surprisingly little has changed since it first launched in…
We all know that texting and driving don’t mix. Driving on the Pennsylvania turnpike this weekend, I saw at least one sign that said “THIS…
To date, Big Tech has not been having a great 2019. It’s now commonly acknowledged that too few of these companies have too much influence…
Amazon is having quite a week. A good deal of it has been focused on the alleged sextortion of Amazon’s founder Jeff Bezos by The National Enquirer.…
OPLIN 4Cast #614: Will California’s daring net neutrality bill change the landscape?
Posted in 4cast, and net neutrality
[Guest post from OPLIN’s intern, Eric Vescelius] On December 14th, 2017 the Federal Communications Commission voted to repeal net neutrality laws introduced by the Obama…
These days, it’s likely that no one would call online shopping a fad. It’s a regular part of modern living for most Americans. As a…
OPLIN 4Cast #593: Face it, this technology is in a state of chaos
Posted in 4cast, and facial recognition
Ever since the iPhone came out with FaceID last year, facial recognition technologies have seemingly exploded into our newsfeeds. (Although I did wonder if we’d…