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…
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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 #88: Microsoft/Yahoo, New Google Views, Amazon/Audible, Going Green
Posted in 4cast, Amazon, blogs, Cinematic Internet, Google, Google Maps, Google News, Google Reader, Internet, Microsoft, Photo Tagger, StumbleUpon, and Yahoo!
This week’s 4cast: 1. “Microsoft + Yahoo = ?” Microsoft’s bold and unsolicited $44.6B bid for Yahoo shocked many and even appalled a few bloggers. …
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 #86: Google Gen, LOC & Flickr, MySpace, Blogs
Posted in 4cast, blogs, Flickr, Google, Library 2.0, Library of Congress, LinkedIn, and social network websites
This week’s 4cast: Google Generation? I Guess Not…. A new study puts an end to the common assumption that the “Google Generation†(those brought up…
4Cast #85: Sharing Data, Banning Google, Wikia Search Review, Future of Libraries
Posted in 4cast, blogs, education, Facebook, GIMP, Google, Google News, Internet, Library 2.0, Library vs. Internet, LinkedIn, Lipsum, privacy, Reference Extract, social network websites, social search, software development, VirtualBox, and Wikipedia
 This week’s 4cast: Sharing Data: Google & Facebook Join DataPortability.org The mission of DataPortability is to allow personal data (the kind found on social networking…
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)…
4cast Podcast #25: Library Web Presence
Posted in 4pod, Add new tag, blogs, Cinematic Internet, Let Simon Decide, social network websites, Video searches, and Wikipedia
For years, libraries have been issued the challenge of creating an effective (but not overly invasive) web presence. For many libraries, the extent of this…
4cast #77: IL2007, OCLC Report, Twine, Catalogs
Posted in blogs, Boss & Vertical Lens, Company Buzz, Google News Archive Search, OPAC, social network websites, Truveo, and Video searches
This week’s 4cast: 1. Do You Know the Way to Monterey? The Internet Librarian 2007 conference is underway in Monterey, California, and many of the…