[OPLIN 4cast] OPLIN 4Cast #140: Author resources, StumbleUpon, Social media lessons, Photo Tagger

[Bobbi Galvin]

*OPLIN 4Cast #140:
Author resources, StumbleUpon, Social media lessons, Photo Tagger
*July 29, 2009


  /4casting technologies that could have an impact on public libraries.///

*1. For your local aspiring authors:*

    * FastPencil: Speedy Self-Publishing for Authors 
      <http://mashable.com/2009/07/15/fastpencil/>
    * Five Open Source Apps For Writers and Authors 
      <http://ostatic.com/blog/five-open-source-apps-for-writers-and-authors>

    * Literary Tweets: 100+ of the Best Authors on Twitter 
      <http://mashable.com/2009/05/08/twitter-authors/>
    * book launch 2.0
      <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxschLOAr-s&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.googlizationofeverything.com%2F2009%2F06%2Fthis_is_not_funny.php&feature=player_embedded> 


*2. StumbleUpon helps you discover and share great websites. As you 
click  Stumble!, you get pages that match your personal preferences. 
Pages have been recommended by your friends or one of 6 million+ other 
websurfers with interests similar to you.  Rating these sites you like 
automatically shares them with like-minded people.*

    * StumbleUpon: Discover your web <http://www.stumbleupon.com/>   
    * HOW TO: Get the Most Out of StumbleUpon 
      <http://mashable.com/2008/12/11/how-to-get-the-most-out-of-stumbleupon/>

    * Quick ratings and short reviews for StumbleUpon!
      <http://www.blippr.com/apps/336717-StumbleUpon> 
    * Unofficial StumbleUpon FAQ  <http://stumbleupon.theprawn.com/>

*3. Social media: lessons learned*

    * How to Promote an Event Using Social Media 
      <http://www.openforum.com/idea-hub/topics/marketing/article/how-to-promote-an-event-using-social-media>

    * Passwords: The Biggest Lesson from the Twitter Hack
      <http://nten.org/blog/2009/07/21/passwords-biggest-lesson-twitter-hack> 

    * Tweetable Eats: What Street Vendors Can Teach Businesses About
      Twitter <http://mashable.com/2009/07/17/twitter-street-vendors/> 
    * Three Lessons in Social Media Fundraising 
      <http://nten.org/blog/2009/07/06/three-lessons-social-media-fundraising>


*4. Did you upload a camera worth of photos to Facebook?  Dread tagging 
everyone?*

    * It's Bulk Facebook Photo Tagging Time with Face.com Photo Tagger
      <http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/07/21/its-facebook-photo-tagging-time-with-facecom-photo-tagger/> 

    * Photo Tagger: Tag Your Facebook Friends in Bulk
      <http://mashable.com/2009/07/21/face-photo-tagger/>
    * Photo Tagger: Facial Recognition for Auto-Tagging Facebook Photos
      <http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/photo_tagger_facial_recognition_for_auto-tagging_facebook_photos.php>  

    * Photo Tagger Automatically Tags Your Facebook Photos
      <http://www.allfacebook.com/2009/07/photo-tagger/>  

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Bobbi Galvin
OPLIN Customer Relations & Support
P: 1-888-966-7546
www.oplin.org

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