Over the course of two weeks, Ohio library internet traffic dropped from daily peaks over 8 Gigabits per second down to brief spikes that barely…
Category: Netflix
Netflix
While Netflix didn’t win big at the Oscars this year, it still has been making headlines. The streaming service has known for some time that the streaming wars would eventually heat up, and some recent news make it evident that Netflix is ready for the competition.
OPLIN 4cast #49
Posted in ASCII, GIMP, Google News Archive Search, Library 2.0, Library vs. Internet, Lipsum, Netflix, Screen Readers, Web 2.0, and Xoopit
This week’s 4cast: 1. Gettin’ Famous… The red-hot Learning 2.0 program at the Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg County recently received some national attention…
OPLIN 4cast #41
Posted in digital movie downloads, digitization, eBooks, Library vs. Internet, Netflix, RA, Second Life, tagging, Touchscreens, and Valve
This week’s 4cast: 1. Check the Tags According to a recent report by the Pew Internet & American Life Project, more and more Internet users…
OPLIN 4cast #40
Posted in DRM, eBooks, Google, Google Reader, MyYahoo, Netflix, Netvibes, One Minute Critic, and techies
This week’s 4cast: 1. Are Libraries Part of the DRM Problem? A blogger at Wired recently wrote a post complaining about OverDrive audiobooks, which can…
OPLIN 4cast #33
Posted in Flowgram, Gmail, Google Guide, Library training, Mail Googles, Microsoft Word, and Netflix
This week’s 4cast: 1. AskCity Knows Your Town Better Than You Do Ask.com has formally introduced AskCity, a new search service that finds local businesses…
This week’s 4cast: 1. The WorldCat’s Meow In their ongoing effort to make library materials easier for the general public to find, OCLC recently unveiled…
OPLIN 4cast #15
Posted in blogs, del.icio.us, Netflix, podcasting, videoblogging, and W3C
This week’s 4cast: 1. Podcasting (Part Three): Warm Up Those Vocal Cords On the heels of our very first podcast, we humbly leave you with…