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style="">4Cast #86: Google Gen, LOC & Flickr, MySpace, Blogs<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span
style="font-size: 10pt;">January 22, 2007<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style=""><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="">1.<span
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</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style=""><span
style="font-size: 14pt;">Google
Generation?<span style=""> </span>I Guess Not….<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">A new study puts an end to the common assumption
that the
“Google Generation” (those brought up in the age of the Internet) is
the most
web-savvy.</p>
<ul style="margin-top: 0in;" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.resourceshelf.com/2008/01/16/%e2%80%98google-generation%e2%80%99-is-a-myth-says-new-research/">“Google
Generation” is a Myth, Says New Research</a> (Resource Shelf)</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.bl.uk/news/2008/pressrelease20080116.html">Pioneering
Research Shows “Google Generation” is a Myth</a> (The British Library)</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://ask.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/01/18/0420247&from=rss">The
Impatience of the Google Generation</a> (Slashdot)</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080118-the-google-generation-not-so-hot-at-googling-after-all.html">The
“Google Generation” Not So Hot At Googling, After All</a> (Ars Technica)</li>
</ul>
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</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style=""><span
style="font-size: 14pt;">Library of
Congress & Flickr: Getting the Pictures to the People<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The Library of Congress and Flickr, the ubiquitous
photo-sharing website, have introduced a project that seeks to allow
better
access to LOC image collections.</p>
<ul style="margin-top: 0in;" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.news.com/8301-13580_3-9852087-39.html">Flickr to Host
Library of Congress Photos</a> (CNET News)</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.loc.gov/blog/?p=233">My Friend Flickr: A Match Made
in Photo Heaven</a> (Library of Congress Blog)</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/library_of_congress_teams_with_flickr.php">Library
of Congress Teams with Flickr</a> (ReadWriteWeb)</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://blog.flickr.com/2008/01/16/many-hands-make-light-work/">Many
Hands Make Light Work</a> (Flickr Blog)</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;">MySpace
& Safety<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Social networking site MySpace has been making the
news
lately after agreeing to implement a broad set of guidelines geared
towards
protecting the many underage users of the site.</p>
<ul style="margin-top: 0in;" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.news.com/8301-13577_3-9849909-36.html">MySpace Agrees
to Social-Networking Safety Plan</a> (CNET News)</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/14/myspace-tries-to-put-sexual-predator-problems-behind-it/">MySpace
Tries to Put Sexual Predator Problems Behind It</a> (TechCrunch)</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.reuters.com/article/rbssTechMediaTelecomNews/idUSN1441132520080114">MySpace,
49 U.S. State Agree on Web Safety Steps</a> (Reuters)</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.news.com/8301-13577_3-9850057-36.html">Texas AG:
MySpace Safety Plan is Smoke and Mirrors</a> (CNET News)</li>
</ul>
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style=""><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="">4.<span
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</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style=""><span
style="font-size: 14pt;">Library
Blogs: What to Read<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Reading library-related blogs can help you keep up
with the
ever-changing and fast-paced world of library science and information
technology.<span style=""> </span>And admittedly, sometimes,
non-library-related blogs help, too.</p>
<ul style="margin-top: 0in;" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.lisnews.org/node/28830">The LISNews 10 Blogs to Read
in 2008</a> (LISNews)</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.lisnews.org/node/28850#comment-32155">Some Essential
Reading</a> (LISNews Comment)</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.lisnews.org/node/28850#comment-32155">Top Non-Library
Blogs I Read</a> (LISNews Comment)</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.lisnews.org/node/28850#comment-32089">Top Ten Non
Library Blogs</a> (LISNews Comment)</li>
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