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…
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The OPLIN 4cast is a weekly compilation of recent headlines, topics, and trends that could impact public libraries. You can subscribe to it via RSS feed at www.oplin.org/4cast.
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)…
OPLIN 4cast Podcast #14: Computer Security
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Last week saw the release of Windows Vista, the new operating system that contains Microsoft’s most comprehensive collection of desktop-security features. Vista contains features that…
Ho Ho… No 4cast
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The OPLIN 4cast is a new, weekly compilation of recent headlines, topics, and trends that could impact public libraries. You can subscribe to it via…