When one thinks “wearables,” one might think primarily of devices such as a FitBit or perhaps of the much-maligned Google Glass. But this market is…
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OPLIN 4cast #516: Fake news
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In the search to find explanations for Donald Trump’s surprising victory in last week’s election, many people are pointing the finger of blame at Facebook…
OPLIN 4cast #515: IoT security
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This is supposed to be the year the Internet of Things (IoT) becomes the big new thing in our lives. But over the last few…
If you’re like many of us, you may spend time (maybe more than you’d like) on Facebook. The social network continues to integrate itself into…
Last week I had the opportunity to attend the 2016 Internet Librarian conference in Monterey. There were scores of excellent and informative sessions — you…
Have you talked to a bot recently? No, not a robot; these days, the word “bot” usually means the shortened form of “chatbot.” Chances are good that you…
OPLIN 4cast #511: Catfishing in Amazon
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If you were hoping to get some tips about the best way to catch catfish in the Amazon River, our apologies; that’s not what this…
We’re all generally familiar with smartwatches and smartphones. Berkeley Breathed, the creator of Bloom County, recently riffed on the trend with a comic strip featuring…
It was supposed to be a speech at Kenyon College about encryption and privacy by FBI Director James Comey, but what caught everyone’s attention was…
Online privacy is a really large-scale issue. Yet, often we turn a blind eye, either purposefully or inadvertently. Many of us will shout that privacy is important to…