The October 1 demise of Bloglines that was announced a couple of weeks ago launched a raft of articles about the decline—or not—of RSS readers.…
Month: September 2010
OPLIN 4Cast #196: Tablet periodicals
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Once again, we’re hearing news about how tablet computers, specifically Apple’s iPad, are going to change the way newspapers and magazines are published, except this…
OPLIN 4Cast #195: Searching innovations
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It was hard to avoid the news last week about Google’s new “Instant” search, but in this 4cast we’re still offering a couple of links…
OPLIN 4Cast #194: Locating things
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Picture this: You go into a library and point your smartphone in the general direction of the shelves. Through “augmented reality” technology, labels appear on…
OPLIN 4Cast #193: VOD vs DVD
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According to the rumor mill, Blockbuster video is set to declare bankruptcy sometime in September. Some video-industry commentators are wondering if this is not just…