Every character counts these days, so a little help from a link shortening service is a must. But are there other benefits to using a…
OPLIN 4Cast #156: URL shorteners
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Every character counts these days, so a little help from a link shortening service is a must. But are there other benefits to using a…
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Microblogging sites have been around for a couple of years, and perhaps you already have your favorite. A couple of months ago, Posterous became available…
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Perhaps you’ve heard that there will be no Nook for the holidays, but the Kindle must still be available…in fact, there is a catchy ad…
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While waiting for your Google Wave invitation, you could try an already-existing form of online collaboration: the wiki. So you’ve done a presentation or you…
Online privacy has been a concern since the first online account was created. Recently, Google announced the launch of Google Dashboard. This is a new…
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Mixed reality seeks to smoothly link physical and digital environments. Using special hardware and software, it’s becoming more and more mainstream. An environment that combines…
You’ve probably already heard the big tech news this week from the big vendors, such as the release of Windows 7, IE 8, and Droid.…
You tweet. You blog. You’re on MySpace and Facebook. You’re LinkedIn and you IM with your patrons. But what kind of impact is social media…
What’s on the horizon for human/computer interaction? Are mice and keyboards a thing of the past? Future computer use may be more about touch than…
The reading experience, just as with any online or face-to-face experience, is about how the customer wants to be served. What’s good for you, may…