[OPLIN 4cast] OPLIN 4Cast #125: Gaming news, Tech slang, Online tutorials, 2009 predictions

[Bobbi Galvin]

*OPLIN 4Cast #125:
Gaming news, Tech slang, Online tutorials, 2009 predictions
*December 18, 2008


  /4casting technologies that could have an impact on public libraries.//
  Published every 4tnight!/

1. News from the gaming front

    * FCC commissioner: Warcraft is a "leading cause" of college
      dropouts
      <http://www.boingboing.net/2008/12/12/fcc-commissioner-war.html>
    * Mario makes way for Shakespeare on Nintendo DS in HarperCollins
      deal 
      <http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/gadgets_and_gaming/article5303730.ece>
    * Soak It to Me: Inside Liquid-Suspended Gaming PC 
      <http://www.wired.com/gadgets/pcs/multimedia/2008/12/gallery_liquid_suspended_pc>
    * World of Warcraft, the restaurant
      <http://www.sk-gaming.com/content/20501-World_of_Warcraft_the_restaurant> 


2. Tech Slang - keep up!

    * Don't be 404, know the tech slang
      <http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7775013.stm>
    * Messaging shorthand seeps into formal usage 
      <http://timesfreepress.com/news/2008/may/05/chattanooga-messaging-shorthand-seeps-formal-usage/>

    * Internet Slang Translator  <http://www.noslang.com/>
    * If u cn rd this quickly, gd 4 u 
      <http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSTRE4B90YA20081210>

3. Some nice tutorials

    * Twitter Tutorial
      <http://flatworldschools.blogspot.com/2008/12/twitter-tutorial.html> 
    * 60 Beautiful Christmas Photoshop Tutorials 
      <http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/12/16/beautiful-christmas-photoshop-tutorials/>
    * Howcast <http://www.howcast.com/> 
    * Video Tutorial Zone  <http://www.videotutorialzone.com>

4. Predictions for 2009

    * Social Media in 2009: RRW Predictions and Desires
      <http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/social_media_in_2009_our_predi.php>
    * Top Marketing Geeks Make Their Predictions for 2009
      <http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/top_marketing_geeks_make_their_predictions.php>
    * Predictions for 2009: SNS Edition
      <http://libraryriot.com/2008/12/09/predictions-for-2009-sns-edition/> 

    * RWW Predictions Double: Facebook, Microsoft, & Pandora
      <http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/rww_predictions_double_facebook_microsoft_pandora.php>


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Bobbi Galvin
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