[OPLIN 4cast] 4Cast #84: 2008, Wikia Search, Netscape, Teens

[Laura Watkins]

*4Cast #84: 2008, Wikia Search, Netscape, Teens*

January 8, 2007

*1.     **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) that will make it big in '08.

    * 30 Library Technology Predictions for 2008
      <http://stephenslighthouse.sirsidynix.com/archives/2007/12/30_library_tech.html>
      (Stephen's Lighthouse)
    * Web 2.0 Predictions for 2008
      <http://web2.socialcomputingmagazine.com/web_20_predictions_for_2008.htm>
      (Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog)
    * The Top Inventions of 2008
      <http://globalpolitician.com/articledes.asp?ID=3954&cid=12&sid=52>
      (Global Politician)
    * 10 Predictions for 2008 in the World of Tech
      <http://www.louisgray.com/live/2007/12/10-predictions-for-2008-in-world-of.html>
      (LouisGray.com)

*2.     **Wikia Search Goes Alpha*

On January 7, Wikipedia creator Jimmy Wales launched the alpha version 
of Wikia Search <http://search.wikia.com/wiki/Search_Wikia>, a search 
engine that allows users to rank results, thereby increasing relevancy 
for subsequent searches.

    * Wikipedia Founder Offers Rival Search Engine to Google
      <http://www.brandrepublic.com/Digital/News/775003/Wikipedia-founder-offers-rival-search-engine-Google/>
      (Brand Republic)
    * Wikia Search is a Complete Letdown
      <http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/06/wikia-search-is-a-complete-letdown/>
      (TechCrunch)
    * Wikia Search -- Miles Behind the Competition
      <http://mashable.com/2008/01/06/wikia-search-miles-behind-the-competition/>
      (Mashable)
    * Wikia Search -- Google Killer... Hardly
      <http://www.searchmarketinggurus.com/search_marketing_gurus/2008/01/wikia-search--.html>
      (Search Marketing Gurus)

*3.     **Netscape No More*

Netscape Navigator, once the go-to browser for over 90% of web users, 
will no longer be supported by AOL (its current owner) beginning 
February 1, 2008.  The Netscape Team encourages users to download 
Mozilla Firefox <http://www.mozilla.org/> instead.

    * End of Support for Netscape Web Browsers
      <http://blog.netscape.com/2007/12/28/end-of-support-for-netscape-web-browsers/>
      (Netscape Blog)
    * RIP: Netscape Navigator (1994-2008)
      <http://www.boingboing.net/2007/12/28/rip-netscape-navigat.html>
      (Boing Boing)
    * AOL to End Support for Netscape Browser
      <http://www.nytimes.com/idg/IDG_002570DE00740E18002573BF0076658D.html?ex=1357016400&en=da3b1093700c8b4f&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss>
      (The New York Times)
    * Web Icon Set to be Discontinued
      <http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7163547.stm> (BBC News)

*4.     **Teens & Technology: They're Savvier Than You Think*

Now more than ever, teens are embracing the "conversational nature of 
interactive online media."  This behavior creates a new platform on 
which to serve teen customers. 

    * Teens and Social Media
      <http://www.pewinternet.org/PPF/r/230/report_display.asp> (Pew
      Internet & American Life Project)
    * Teens are Savvy Online Users
      <http://librarianinblack.typepad.com/librarianinblack/2008/01/teens-are-savvy.html>
      (Librarian In Black)
    * More Teens Have Used IM for Homework than for Dating
      <http://www.walkingpaper.org/522> (Walking Paper)
    * Ignoring Our Digital Community
      <http://www.davidleeking.com/2007/11/20/ignoring-our-digital-community/>
      (David Lee King)

 

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