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<p align="center"><b><span style="font-size: 14pt;">OPLIN 4cast #70 -
September 4, 2007</span></b></p>
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<p class="style4">This week’s <em>4cast</em><b>:</b></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">1. <strong>Wi-Fi Going Bye-Bye</strong></span></p>
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<p>Not
so long ago, cities across the U.S. were chomping at the megabits to
provide high-speed, wireless Internet access to every last corner of
town. But with the recent demise of several high-profile projects, the
odds of municipal Wi-Fi thriving anywhere in the country are suddenly
looking slim.</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.wired.com/techbiz/it/news/2007/09/muni_wifi"
target="_blank">What's Behind the Epidemic of Municipal Wi-Fi Failures?</a>
(Wired)</li>
<li><a
href="http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070829-chicagos-decision-to-drop-muni-wifi-symptomatic-of-a-troubled-sector.html"
target="_blank">Chicago's decision to drop muni WiFi symptomatic of a
troubled sector</a> (Ars Technica)</li>
<li><a
href="http://machinist.salon.com/blog/2007/08/31/muni_wifi/index.html?source=rss&aim=yahoo-salon"
target="_blank">Citywide Wi-Fi sees a grim future nationwide</a>
(Machinist)</li>
<li><a
href="http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2007/08/30/MNEJRRO70.DTL"
target="_blank">S.F. citywide Wi-Fi plan fizzles as provider backs off</a>
(San Francisco Chronicle)</li>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">2. <strong>BookSwim: "Time is the
New Currency" </strong></span></p>
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<p>There's been another spate of talk about <a
href="http://www.bookswim.com/" target="_blank">BookSwim</a>, which
offers a Netflix-like model for book delivery (<a
href="http://www.oplin.org/4cast/index.php/?p=58" target="_blank"><em>see
4cast #40, item 4</em></a>).
Several library blogs have noted that although BookSwim membership is
obviously more expensive than a library card, it's the convenience
factor (and lack of fines) that readers may ultimately care about more.</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://scanblog.blogspot.com/2007/08/bookswim.html"
target="_blank">BookSwim</a> (It's all good)</li>
<li><a
href="http://www.librarytechtonics.info/archives/2007/08/rent_books_netf.html"
target="_blank">Rent Books Netflix-Style with BookSwim</a>
(LibraryTechtonics)</li>
<li><a
href="http://ntrls.blogspot.com/2007/08/bookswim-renting-out-books-netflix-way.html"
target="_blank">BookSwim: Renting out Books the Netflix Way</a> (North
Texas Regional Library System)</li>
<li><a
href="http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2007/08/the-netflix-of.html"
target="_blank">The Netflix of...</a> (Seth's Blog) </li>
</ul>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">3. <strong>Hey, No Fair Use! </strong></span></p>
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<p>Many
of the biggest technology companies are teaming together to fight many
of the biggest entertainment companies over the increasingly
misleading, threatening, and possibly illegal copyright notices
attached to practically every sporting event, DVD, and TV broadcast. An
official complaint has been filed, calling for an investigation by the
Federal Trade Commission.</p>
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<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.defendfairuse.org/" target="_blank">Defend
Fair Use</a> </li>
<li><a
href="http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070828-google-microsoft-backed-group-ready-to-defend-fair-use.html"
target="_blank">Google, Microsoft-backed group ready to Defend Fair Use</a>
(Ars Technica)</li>
<li><a
href="http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/29/the-tech-industry-wants-you-to-support-the-fight-for-fair-use/"
target="_blank">The Tech Industry Wants You To Support The Fight For
Fair Use</a> (TechCrunch)</li>
<li><a
href="http://kcoyle.blogspot.com/2007/08/deceptive-copyright-notices.html"
target="_blank">Deceptive Copyright Notices</a> (Coyle's Information) </li>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">4.<strong> Google on the Go </strong></span></p>
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<p>Summertime
usually means more people are outside surfing the waves, not inside
surfing the web. But Google is reporting that this year, their mobile
services were like, way more popular than expected.</p>
<ul>
<li><a
href="http://www.reuters.com/article/internetNews/idUSN2120622020070822"
target="_blank">Google says mobile usage has surged this summer</a>
(Reuters)</li>
<li><a
href="http://mobilecrunch.com/2007/08/23/unexpected-surge-in-google-mobile-this-summer/"
target="_blank">Unexpected Surge in Google Mobile this Summer</a>
(MobileCrunch)</li>
<li><a
href="http://feeds.arstechnica.com/%7Er/arstechnica/BAaf/%7E3/147384667/20070823-if-you-build-it-they-will-come-google-sees-big-boost-in-mobile-traffic.html"
target="_blank">If you build it, they will come: Google sees big boost
in mobile traffic</a> (Ars Technica)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.bored4u.com/2007/08/google-mobile.html"
target="_blank">More People Using Mobile Google Services</a> (for
bored mindz) </li>
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Joel Husenits
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