<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN">
<html>
<head>
<meta content="text/html;charset=ISO-8859-1" http-equiv="Content-Type">
<title></title>
</head>
<body bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000">
<div class="Section1" style1="">
<p align="center"><b><span style="font-size: 14pt;">OPLIN 4cast #65 -
July 31, 2007</span></b></p>
<table align="center" bgcolor="#f5f5f5" border="0" cellpadding="5"
cellspacing="5" width="90%">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>
<p>The <em><b>OPLIN 4cast</b></em> is a weekly compilation of
recent headlines, topics, and trends that could impact public
libraries. You can subscribe to it in a variety of ways, such as:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>RSS feed</strong>. You can receive the <em>OPLIN
4cast</em> via RSS feed by subscribing to the following URL: <a
href="http://www.oplin.org/4cast/index.php/?feed=rss2">http://www.oplin.org/4cast/index.php/?feed=rss2</a>.</li>
<li><strong>Live Bookmark</strong>. If you're using the <a
href="http://www.mozilla.com/" target="_blank">Firefox</a> web
browser, you can go to the <em>4cast</em> website (<a
href="http://www.oplin.org/4cast/">http://www.oplin.org/4cast/</a>)
and click on the orange "radio wave" icon on the right side of the
address bar. In <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/"
target="_blank">Internet Explorer 7</a>, click on the same icon to
view or subscribe to the <em>4cast</em> RSS feed. </li>
<li><strong>E-mail</strong>. You can have the <em>OPLIN 4cast</em>
delivered via e-mail (a'la OPLINlist and OPLINtech) by subscribing to
the <em>4cast</em> mailing list at <a
href="http://mail.oplin.org/mailman/listinfo/OPLIN4cast">http://mail.oplin.org/mailman/listinfo/OPLIN4cast</a>.</li>
</ul>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p class="style4">This week’s <em>4cast</em><b>:</b></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">1. <strong>'Net Neutrality Remains
in Neutral (For Now)</strong></span></p>
<blockquote>
<p>The debate over <a
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Net_neutrality" target="_blank">net
neutrality</a>
continues. While proponents believe that a neutral, non-tiered Internet
allows the public to shape and control what happens online,
telecommunications companies argue that increasing bandwidth demands
justify their wanting to prioritize the traffic they deliver. On their
side, the entertainment industry sees greater control by ISPs as a way
to fight copyright infringement. It's unclear how the government really
feels about it.</p>
<ul>
<li><a
href="http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070709-neutral-net-needs-up-to-twice-the-bandwidth-of-a-tiered-network.html"
target="_blank">A neutral 'Net needs up to twice the bandwidth of a
tiered network</a> (Ars Technica)</li>
<li><a
href="http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070718-mpaa-to-fcc-network-neutrality-could-kill-a-cornucopia-of-content.html"
target="_blank">MPAA to FCC: Net neutrality could kill a cornucopia of
content</a> (Ars Technica)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.publicknowledge.org/node/1045"
target="_blank">FTC Net Neutrality Report Tortures Logic to Reach a
Twisted Conclusion</a> (Public Knowledge) </li>
<li><a
href="http://michaelgolrick.blogspot.com/2007/07/wils-world-net-neutrality.html"
target="_blank">WiLS World - Net Neutrality</a> (Thoughts from a
Library Administrator) </li>
</ul>
</blockquote>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">2. <strong>Google & Telcos
Fighting for Air </strong></span></p>
<blockquote>
<p>The fight over what will become of the 700-MHz broadcast spectrum <em>(see
<a href="http://www.oplin.org/4cast/index.php/?p=87" target="_blank">4cast
#60</a>, item 4)</em>
is intensifying. Google would like to see it turned into a national
wireless network that allows anyone to use any mobile device to access
it (probably because they'll be selling one). But the major telcos
don't want to lose control over how their wireless devices are used.
The FCC is due to set some ground rules today.</p>
<ul>
<li><a
href="http://wireless.lisnews.org/article.pl?sid=07/07/22/1740226&from=rss"
target="_blank">Google Goes for Wireless</a> (LISNews) </li>
<li><a
href="http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/22/the-fcc-needs-to-listen-to-google/"
target="_blank">The FCC Needs To Listen To Google</a> (TechCrunch)</li>
<li><a href="http://searchengineland.com/070725-094345.php"
target="_blank">FCC: Nice Ideas, Google -- But We Don't Like All Of
Them</a> (Search Engine Land)</li>
<li> <a
href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/29/AR2007072901259.html?hpid=topnews"
target="_blank">FCC to Rule on Wireless Auction</a> (The Washington
Post)</li>
</ul>
</blockquote>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">3. <strong>We're the Government
& We're Here to Parent You </strong></span></p>
<blockquote>
<p>The U.S. Senate held hearings last week about <a
href="http://commerce.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=PressReleases.Detail&PressRelease_id=248888"
target="_blank">children's online safety</a>,
and while some commenters have jumped all over their bipartisan call
for universal Internet filtering, others suggest that it was only one
part of a more nuanced discussion about information literacy. </p>
</blockquote>
<blockquote>
<ul>
<li><a
href="http://pressesc.com/news/78225072007/us-senators-call-universal-internet-filtering"
target="_blank">US Senators call for universal Internet filtering</a>
(Press Esc)</li>
<li><a
href="http://digitaldaily.allthingsd.com/20070726/no-internet-filter-left-behind/"
target="_blank">U.S. Senators Announce 'No Internet Filter Left
Behind' Campaign</a> (Digital Daily) </li>
<li><a
href="http://www.pbs.org/teachers/learning.now/2007/07/senate_hearing_on_online_safet_1.html"
target="_blank">Senate Hearing on Online Safety: More Emphasis on
Educating Kids</a> (PBS: learning.now) </li>
<li><a href="http://www.libraryplanet.com/2007/07/26/nannystate"
target="_blank">The New Nanny State</a> (LibraryPlanet.com)</li>
</ul>
</blockquote>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">4. <strong>The Kids Are All Wired</strong></span>
</p>
<blockquote>
<p>Meanwhile,
all evidence suggests that when it comes to the Internet and technology
in general, the kids are many, many bytes ahead of the grown-ups. </p>
<ul>
<li><a
href="http://scanblog.blogspot.com/2007/07/new-study-about-youth-and-tech.html"
target="_blank">New study about youth and tech assumptions</a> (It's
all good) </li>
<li><a
href="http://radar.oreilly.com/archives/2007/07/guest_blog_teen.html"
target="_blank">Guest Blog: Teens Weigh in on Changes in Publishing,
Media</a> (O'Reilly Radar) </li>
<li><a
href="http://news.com.com/Kids+say+e-mail+is%2C+like%2C+soooo+dead/2009-1032_3-6197242.html?tag=nefd.lede"
target="_blank">Kids say e-mail is, like, soooo dead</a> (CNET) </li>
<li><a
href="http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/07_24/b4038405.htm"
target="_blank">Chart: Who Participates And What People Are Doing
Online</a> (BusinessWeek) </li>
</ul>
</blockquote>
</div>
<pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">--
Joel Husenits
Managing Editor
Ohio Public Library Information Network (OPLIN)
2323 W. 5th Avenue, Suite 130
Columbus, Ohio 43204
Phone: (614) 728-5252
Fax: (614) 728-5256
E-mail: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:editor@oplin.org">editor@oplin.org</a>
Web: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.oplin.org">www.oplin.org</a></pre>
</body>
</html>