This “Web 2.0” has been with us for 20 years, and now the buzz is about what’s next: the metaverse, an experience built on what’s being called “Web3.” Besides encouraging us all to buy things that aren’t real, what’s all the hype really about?
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Web 2.0
OPLIN 4Cast #104: MS Book Search, Broadband, 2.0, Land Lines
Posted in 4cast, AOL, cellphones, communication, GDrive, LinkedIn, Second Life, social network websites, TwitterThoughts, and Web 2.0
1. End of MS Book Search It’s all up to Google now…or is it? Why killing Live Book Search is good for the future of…
OPLIN 4Cast #102: Aggregation, Library of Congress Goes Tech, Online Searching, Blogging Help
Posted in 4cast, blogs, Cinematic Internet, Facebook, Google, Library of Congress, LinkedIn, social network websites, Web 2.0, web browsers, and Wikipedia
1. Are you aggregated? Several major companies have launched new data portability sites recently, all in the hopes that you will use them as your…
4Cast #91: Library Hybrids, Librarian Profession, Free, Webware
Posted in 4cast, Add new tag, backlinks, blogs, communication, GIMP, Internet, Let Simon Decide, Library 2.0, Library vs. Internet, OffiSync, Reference Extract, Songza, training, Tweetmeme, Web 2.0, and web design
This week’s 4cast: 1.  It Ain’t Your Grandma’s Library. Libraries are offering more and more services inside and outside of their walls, allowing them to…
4Cast #89: E-Books, Librarian Tools, Customer Service, More Green
Posted in 4cast, Amazon, blogs, desktop applications, eBooks, Firefox, Google, Internet, Library 2.0, Library vs. Internet, Photo Tagger, Playlist.io, productivity, screencasting, Second Life, Sitemap Generator, Social Networks, Tweetmeme, Web 2.0, and Xoopit
This week’s 4cast: 1.  E-Books: Point, Counterpoint With recent advancements from Google Books Library Project, Amazon’s Kindle, and others, some are contemplating the future of…
4Cast #87: Library 2.0, LTR, Social Media, Gaming
Posted in 4cast, Add new tag, blogs, Facebook, Flickr, games, GIMP, HarperCollins, Library 2.0, library funding, Reference Extract, social network websites, and Web 2.0
This week’s 4cast: Co-Opting Library 2.0 Technology brings challenges, of course, but how much 2.0 does a library really need? Are important issues being ignored…
4Cast #84: 2008, Wikia Search, Netscape, Teens
Posted in blogs, Cinematic Internet, Firefox, Google, GoogleVoice, social network websites, Tweetmeme, VirtualBox, Web 2.0, web browsers, and Wikipedia
This week’s 4cast: Library/Web 2.0/Tech Predictions for 2008 It’s officially 2008, and along with the New Year come predictions of the technologies (web, library, otherwise)…
OPLIN 4cast #74
Posted in Library 2.0, NORWELD, Pixlr, Tweetmeme, and Web 2.0
This week’s 4cast: 1. Technology’s Elusive Rewards So your library spends plenty of time researching, testing, and implementing new technology, but the results are never…
OPLIN 4cast #61
Posted in ALA, games, GIMP, Internet, Library 2.0, Library vs. Internet, OPAC, Screen Readers, social network websites, URL shorteners, Web 2.0, and World Digital Library
This week’s 4cast: 1. The Digital Natives Are Restless At the ALA Annual Conference (wrapping up this week in Washington D.C.), librarians were given some…
OPLIN 4cast #54
Posted in Digg, digitization, DMCA, DRM, tagging, usage statistics, Valve, and Web 2.0
This week’s 4cast: 1. Oh Dewey, You Old Coot In his new book, Everything Is Miscellaneous, David Weinberger argues that the Internet and the onset…