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style=""><span style="font-size: 14pt;">4Cast #84: 2008, Wikia Search,
Netscape,
Teens<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span
style="font-size: 10pt;">January 8, 2007<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style=""><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="">1.<span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style=""><span
style="font-size: 14pt;">Library/Web
2.0/Tech Predictions for 2008<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">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.</p>
<ul style="margin-top: 0in;" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://stephenslighthouse.sirsidynix.com/archives/2007/12/30_library_tech.html">30
Library Technology Predictions for 2008</a> (Stephen’s Lighthouse)</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://web2.socialcomputingmagazine.com/web_20_predictions_for_2008.htm">Web
2.0 Predictions for 2008</a> (Dion Hinchcliffe’s Web 2.0 Blog)</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://globalpolitician.com/articledes.asp?ID=3954&cid=12&sid=52">The
Top Inventions of 2008</a> (Global Politician)</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.louisgray.com/live/2007/12/10-predictions-for-2008-in-world-of.html">10
Predictions for 2008 in the World of Tech</a> (LouisGray.com)</li>
</ul>
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style=""><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="">2.<span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style=""><span
style="font-size: 14pt;">Wikia Search
Goes Alpha<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">On January 7, Wikipedia creator Jimmy Wales
launched the
alpha version of <a href="http://search.wikia.com/wiki/Search_Wikia">Wikia
Search</a>, a search engine that allows users to rank results, thereby
increasing relevancy for subsequent searches.</p>
<ul style="margin-top: 0in;" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.brandrepublic.com/Digital/News/775003/Wikipedia-founder-offers-rival-search-engine-Google/">Wikipedia
Founder Offers Rival Search Engine to Google</a> (<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Brand</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Republic</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>)</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/06/wikia-search-is-a-complete-letdown/">Wikia
Search is a Complete Letdown</a> (TechCrunch)</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://mashable.com/2008/01/06/wikia-search-miles-behind-the-competition/">Wikia
Search – Miles Behind the Competition</a> (Mashable)</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.searchmarketinggurus.com/search_marketing_gurus/2008/01/wikia-search--.html">Wikia
Search – Google Killer… Hardly</a> (Search Marketing Gurus)</li>
</ul>
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style=""><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="">3.<span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style=""><span
style="font-size: 14pt;">Netscape No
More<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">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.<span style=""> </span>The Netscape Team
encourages users to download <a href="http://www.mozilla.org/">Mozilla
Firefox</a>
instead.</p>
<ul style="margin-top: 0in;" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://blog.netscape.com/2007/12/28/end-of-support-for-netscape-web-browsers/">End
of Support for Netscape Web Browsers</a> (Netscape Blog)</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.boingboing.net/2007/12/28/rip-netscape-navigat.html">RIP:
Netscape Navigator (1994-2008)</a> (Boing Boing)</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.nytimes.com/idg/IDG_002570DE00740E18002573BF0076658D.html?ex=1357016400&en=da3b1093700c8b4f&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss">AOL
to End Support for Netscape Browser</a> (The New York Times)</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7163547.stm">Web Icon Set
to be Discontinued</a> (BBC News)</li>
</ul>
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style=""><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="">4.<span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style=""><span
style="font-size: 14pt;">Teens &
Technology: They’re Savvier Than You Think<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Now more than ever, teens are embracing the
“conversational
nature of interactive online media.”<span style="">
</span>This behavior creates a new platform on which to serve teen
customers.<span style=""> </span></p>
<ul style="margin-top: 0in;" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.pewinternet.org/PPF/r/230/report_display.asp">Teens
and Social Media</a> (Pew Internet & American Life Project)</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://librarianinblack.typepad.com/librarianinblack/2008/01/teens-are-savvy.html">Teens
are Savvy Online Users</a> (Librarian In Black)</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.walkingpaper.org/522">More Teens Have Used IM for
Homework than for Dating</a> (Walking Paper)</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.davidleeking.com/2007/11/20/ignoring-our-digital-community/">Ignoring
Our Digital Community</a> (David Lee King)</li>
</ul>
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